#20: Paul Srivorakul Co-Founder & Group CEO aCommerce

Paul has a global background, being born in Thailand and raised in California. Although he got a BA in anthropology at the University of California Berkeley in 2000, he caught the internet bug early and got a sales job at Ask.com in the U.S. Earlier in 2012, he had already launched Advent Capital in Thailand, to seed e-commerce firms around Southeast Asia, which sparked his idea to start aCommerce. 5 years later aCommerce is now the leading e-commerce service provider in Southeast Asia bringing brands and retailers online to reach consumers in the world's fastest-growing markets in SE Asia. And in the most recent funding round in November 2017 raised more than $65 million. Now boasting 1400 staff across 5 countries and 9 fulfillment centers.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:\

• The story of aCommerce
• Key clients and  projects
• What’s better? Being an investor or being a  founder?
• Key point for a regional startup to raise funds
• Did starting in Thailand make the startup better?
• What is the exit strategy for aCommerce?
• How do you hire people to join aCommerce?
• How do you shape the company’s culture?
• Leadership principles

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