Kevin Tran, Pharm.D

AI Piping

Reached $520K ARR in 8 months. 

The next generation of B2B sales. 

AI Piping leverages a blend of AI and proprietary ML algorithms to know exactly when, and what, to send each prospect in order to maximize sales conversion.

Our clients report 40% higher conversion at 90% reduced costs compared to human SDRs.

The best part? We are fully automated and only require 15 minutes to get started.
Then, our AI trained by world-class sales experts takes over, constantly optimizing your email campaigns through feedback loops.

We combine Performance, Efficiency and Simplicity.

Performance
Our ML algorithm optimizes >50 communication parameters to maximize messaging conversion for any given prospects. Parameters include: Opener, length, sales intensity, tone, type of CTA, sequencing, date/time, and more. Each prospect is unique, so we craft a sales playbook tailored to each lead.

Efficiency
Our platform automates the entire SDR role, from lead sourcing, researching the lead to hyper-personalized messaging (Emails, Linkedin, Whatsapp). It's a hands off solution for our clients, they sit back and enjoy the qualified meetings booked on autopilot.

Simplicity
We onboard clients in 15min. We take care of data and analytics. Our feedback loops constantly optimize the emails so our clients can just sit back and collect the converted leads.

CEO and Co-Founder

Orbit Startups

As a mentor, I help the Orbit's startups with B2B Sales and building high performance organizations. 

Orbit Startups helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe. 

Orbit invests through its fund SOSV, a US-based venture capital firm with US$1.4 billion in assets under management.

Mentor

OneDrip

Feel, Look, and Perform at your absolute best with our Intravenous (IV) therapy, in the comfort of your home

Founder

Crypto.com

Expertise: Strategy 
Industry: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Web3

Strategy and New Ventures 

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Expertise: Strategy, Sales, Digital transformation, Due Diligence, Post-Merger Integration
Industries: Healthcare, Telco, Big Tech, Banking, Insurance, Retail

Strategy Consultant

Simon-Kucher & Partners

Expertise: Pricing, Sales excellence, Sales optimization, Market access
Industries: Healthcare, Insurance

Manager

Senior Consultant

Consultant

Merck Group

Internal Consultant for Corporate Strategy, Innovation Management, Marketing

Customer & Market Insights Analyst

Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière

Virology Lab and Geriatric Post-Operative Units

Hospital Clinical Pharmacist

JackSpot

JackSpot is an App that helps local retail businesses with perishable good sell their surplus to customers looking for a good deal.

Responsibilities include Strategy, Operations (incl. Marketing, Sales, Project management) and setting up the app and backend
Built and led team of 8 (3 developers, 3 sales, 2 co-founders)
Awarded best service startup (#1/65, JEE 2015)

CEO & Co-Founder

VALWIN | Santé & Innovations

Valwin helps digitalize community pharmacies
Responsibilities include sales, business development and project management

Business Developer

AI/ML Sales Prospecting: Maximize conversion, on Autopilot | Ex-BCG | Keynote Speaker | AI Sales Corporate Trainer

I am a Doctor of Pharmacy, Serial Entrepreneur, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and Ex-Strategy Consultant.
But you could say my story is a bit more colorful.

At 11, I became a regional Chess champion

At 17, I was ranked #1France, #9Worldwide on a competitive video game, and selected to represent France in the World Cyber Games

At 20, I played Poker professionally and by 23 had been sponsored to play in the biggest tournaments across the globe

At 24, I invested my poker gains and launched an award-winning startup

That ultimately failed. Miserably.

I realized you actually need extensive business skills and acumen to launch a startup (shocker I know). 

The logical next move was to acquire those skills and build credibility.

Hence, for the bigger part of my career, I worked at top consulting firms (SKP, BCG) and in corporate Strategy (Crypto.com)

There is a common denominator in everything I undertake: consistent stellar performance, in competitive high-stakes environments.

I eventually gathered the courage to be an entrepreneur again, and founded OneDrip, a Health Tech startup.

Then the Generative AI revolution started.

After successfully leveraging AI to supercharge sales at OneDrip, I realized many others could benefit from it too. 

This is why I founded AI Piping to supercharge B2B sales. We leverage a blend of AI and proprietary ML algorithms to know exactly when and what to send each prospect in order to maximize sales conversion. 

Interested to work together? Shoot me a DM

AI Piping brings the incredible power of automated Gen AI to businesses & individuals on a massive scale.

Our back-end engine connects top Gen AI tools with widely-used software services.
This allows us to create any AI product & workflow with ease.

Concretely, we offer 2 solutions:

1) 10x productivity with no-code automated AI workflows 

Some of our current uses cases:
Sales - 1-click sending 1,000+ fully personalized emails
Copywriters / Marketers - 1-click generating 1,000+ SEO articles with images 

2) Bring AI product idea to life 

Are you an Entrepreneur with an amazing AI concept, but don’t know how to code it? 
We help you build it.  Think of us as the “Shopify” of AI tools.

Dr. Kevin Tran

🌐B2B Marketing Consultant ☑️ I help companies land their dream clients from LinkedIn with B2B Sales, Lead Generation, Content & Advertising☑️ Speaker & Trainer

As a specialist in B2B Marketing Strategy, LinkedIn Lead Generation, and Training, my mission is to assist businesses in driving revenue growth.

Feeling stuck with marketing efforts that don't translate into business leads? Are you a budding startup grappling with growth marketing strategies? Or do you find it challenging to engage with key decision-makers in large organizations?

🆘 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘 / 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘(𝗦) 𝗜 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦:
Navigating the complexities of marketing and lead generation can be daunting. I empathize with those challenges and have successfully guided numerous global entities in generating leads, boosting revenue, and crafting sustainable marketing strategies.

My consulting experience encompasses marketing campaigns for world-renowned enterprises such as Samsung Mobile, Disney, and Marvel Studios, to mention a few.

Additionally, I've offered training in Digital Marketing and LinkedIn Strategy to individuals from prestigious companies like Coca-Cola, Maxis Communications, Carlsberg Brewery, Ernst & Young, and Accenture.


🤝 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣:
I offer businesses tailored solutions in:
✔️LinkedIn Lead Generation
✔️Marketing and B2B sales training
✔️Performance marketing, including LinkedIn, Google, and Facebook advertising.

Bob Low

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲...

𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱.

Yesterday we had LinkedOut Buka Puasa, and the food was solid.

𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶, 𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺 𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗻 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝘂. Simple yet delicious food.. (photo in the comments)

It was also my excuse to put on a Baju Melayu Johor. Thanks to Fareez Shahfiqar Mohd Fauzi for helping me with the samping.

We had people from different industries at the same table. Founders, corporate folks, creators, operators. Some meeting for the first time, some reconnecting.

Just dinner and conversation.

Thanks to everyone who came.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗸𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀.

🌐B2B Marketing Consultant ☑️ I turn boring topics into viral conversations through podcasts, B2B Sales Consulting, Lead Generation, Content & Advertising☑️ Speaker & Trainer

𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁!

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 Eldred Wee...

Lao Er Teochew Restaurant is a...
Michelin Guide restaurant, good choice Darren Leow 
Old school Teochew cooking.
Clean flavours. Clear broths. Steamed fish done properly, yummy

This reminds me of home, as my maternal grandmother is toechew. 

Teochew food is not loud.
It doesn’t rely on heavy sauce or strong seasoning.
It’s about freshness, timing, and restraint.

Our lunch conversation ranged from breast to testis, Viagra to tongkat ali, how we ended up talking about this, ask the rest there...

Happy birthday May Cheng 

Thank you Thomas Hoon for the thoughtful gift! May the 葫芦 capture the prosperity this year! 

Besides porridge, have you tried teochew food?

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻, 𝗠𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Elton Lim 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.

As of this morning, as we cross our 3rd year anniversary, the Asian Century Podcast is at 49.8k subscribers on YouTube.

𝗦𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝟬𝗸.

Three years ago, this started as a simple idea.
Have deeper conversations with business leaders across Asia.
Document their journeys.
Share lessons that don’t usually make it into headlines.

Since then, we’ve spoken to founders, CEOs, policymakers, creatives.
We’ve covered China expansion, AI, high ticket sales, entrepreneurship, culture shifts, and everything in between.

Help us cross 50k.
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁.

The link is in the comments.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

PS If you’re interested to be featured on the Asian Century Podcast , please send me a DM.

Hi LinkedIn — I need your help again! 👀

I still haven’t chosen my new profile picture.

From the last round, the most votes went to #𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝟰. This time, I’ve also included a few photos 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰, as some of you suggested.

I even threw in #𝟱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻 😄

𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, and that will become my next profile picture!

Thanks in advance for helping me decide 🙌

Profile Photo 2

"𝗜𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁.."

In a recent viral video, In a recent viral video, 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗰𝘇𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶 promoted the new 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿. But the delivery felt… a bit awkward. 

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁” made it sound corporate, not like something you actually enjoy eating.

Saying “I’m going to have this for lunch” didn’t feel very believable.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲...

If you love burgers, you know the drill.

You munch down on the burger and fries
and then soft drink to wash it down...

So here’s my version.

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲.

Trust me I ate the burger and fries.

𝗛𝗶 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Just testing this one out...  at least until Raya.
I’ll need your help again when it’s time to pick the next profile photo!

Btw, this photo is not Ai, its taken by Elton Lim at our recent buka puasa LinkedOut!

“𝗕𝗿𝗼… 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.”

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱.

Back then, I was doing more consulting, corporate workshops, and B2B marketing.
Today, my work has shifted heavily into podcasting, conversations, and media.


I’d love your honest take.

Comment the number below 👇
𝟭, 𝟮, 𝟯 𝗼𝗿 𝟰.

Help me pick the one that best represents who I am today.

Bob Profile Pic

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲?

The most powerful brands don’t just win market share.

They win vocabulary.

When someone says “Tupperware,”
they usually mean plastic food container.

When someone says “Maggi,”
they mean instant noodles.

When someone says “Pampers,”
they mean diapers.

When someone says “Milo,”
they mean chocolate malt drink.

This is called genericization — when a brand name becomes the generic term for an entire product category.

There’s a difference between being known…

And becoming the category.

What’s another example where the brand name became the product name?

𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴...
𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀

Across much of Asia, women enroll in universities at similar rates as men — and in some countries even higher. The talent is clearly there.

But as careers progress, the numbers start to shrink.

Women still make up only about one-third of the technology workforce. In startups, only around 15% of founders are women. In boardrooms across Asia, 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟲% 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀.

At the very top, the gap is even wider. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺.

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹

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Happy International Women’s Day.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?

In an interview with the 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, Cheryl Ellron of Ellron Consulting Services highlights a paradox in Malaysia. Women are highly educated and widely represented in the workforce, yet their presence drops sharply when it comes to top leadership roles in politics and corporate boardrooms.

She points to structural barriers, party gatekeeping and the intense scrutiny women often face in public life. The pipeline of capable women exists, the real question is whether our systems are creating enough space for them to lead. Full article in the comments.

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 if you find this insightful!

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What’s blocking women’s rise in politics and corporate lea

𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Originally it was to help with singing. I realised the best way to understand music theory is to sit in front of the instrument.

The first song I learned was “𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝘆”

What surprised me was how songs are broken down. You don’t learn the whole thing at once. You learn it bar by bar. A few notes. Then another bar. Then slowly it becomes a song.

It reminded me of something simple.

Practice, practice, practice.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲.

Sometimes the joy isn’t in mastering something.

It’s in the process of learning something new. 🎹

What is something new you are doing this year?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.

Is a strong ringgit always good for Malaysia?

We are an export-heavy economy.
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟲𝟱–𝟳𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗗𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 — electronics, semiconductors, commodities like palm oil, manufactured goods.

When you’re built that way, currency strength isn’t just about national pride. It affects competitiveness.

A stronger ringgit helps consumers.
A weaker ringgit helps exporters.

I shared a short reel breaking this down in simple terms.

What’s your take on where the ringgit should be?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆...

I arrived 10 minutes early for a meeting.

It wasn’t a client meeting — it was a potential collaboration.
The other party was late and not responsive on texts. 

Situations like this always raise a small question about professional courtesy and expectations.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼?

Honestly I've tried all three options!

What if someone was late for a meeting

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬% 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
 
When I interviewed Abhishek P. CEO of inloop.studio , I asked for one real example, not just theory.
 
He told me about a bank that was stretched.
 
Too many deals. Not enough people. Everyone wearing multiple hats.
 
Instead of adding more headcount, they mapped the entire deal lifecycle — from origination to portfolio management.
 
Then they redesigned it.
 
They created:
 
• 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁 
• 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁
 
Each AI agent had a defined role inside the workflow. Clear ownership. Clear handoffs. Clear interaction points.
 
Not random prompting. Not “use AI if helpful.”
 
Structure.
 
The results:
 
– Due diligence compressed from weeks to days 
– Faster internal turnaround across teams 
– 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟬% 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
 
Most of us are experimenting with AI. Very few of us are redesigning how we operate.
 
Full interview is out now on Asian Century Podcast. (link in the comments)

PS  If you’re interested to be featured on the 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, please send me a DM.

𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗡𝗬, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻.
 
And what better way to mark the season than coming together for a meaningful buka puasa together.
 
This March, we’re hosting a special edition of hashtag#𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗢𝘂𝘁 – 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗮.

🗓 3 March 2026 
⏰ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM 
📍 Hidang KL
 
Every Ramadhan i look forward to bazaars and also my favorite Nasi Kerabu!

Hope to see you there, DM for more details.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀?

A war in the Middle East rarely stays local. Even in the early days of this conflict, we’re already seeing disruptions in oil markets, shipping routes, aviation, and travel across the region.

If the war were to last 100 days, the ripple effects could be far bigger, higher oil prices, supply chain delays, aviation disruptions, and pressure on the global economy. Wars reshape more than borders. They reshape markets, businesses, and livelihoods.

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What if the Iran war lasts 100 days

𝟳𝟲% 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗢𝗦 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮4, which surveyed 50,000 people across 50 countries, reveals several surprising insights about how Malaysians see leadership, the economy, and institutions. From perceptions that the economy favors the rich to declining trust in official statistics, the data shows how public sentiment is shifting.

In Episode #121 of Asian Century Podcast with Ipsos in Malaysia we unpack what these trends mean for Malaysia and how they compare with global attitudes. Watch the full conversation, link in the comments.

Surprising facts about Malaysians

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! 𝗔 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇 is one of the most important chokepoints in global trade. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, with Iran on one side and Oman on the other.

Yet this small passage carries enormous importance.
𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
In simple terms, one out of every five barrels of oil traded in the world passes through this single route.
Major exporters such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar rely on it to ship their energy to global markets.

Which is why whenever tensions rise near the Strait of Hormuz, global oil markets react immediately — and prices can move quickly. In the past two weeks, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 $𝟳𝟴 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 $𝟴𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹.

Sometimes the most important places in the world are not the biggest.

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹.

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The Straits of Hormuz 

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜.

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆.

After interviewing Abhishek P. of inloop.studio , here are 6 practical ways AI can actually help organisations — beyond hype.

1️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆
One case he shared: due diligence that normally took 6–12 weeks was compressed into 5 days using human + AI collaboration.
Less waiting. Faster execution. Lower cost.

2️⃣ 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
An investment bank with too many deals and too few people redesigned their workflow.
They built a human org chart + an AI org chart.
Result: deals moved 200% faster.

3️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 “𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗸𝗲” (𝟯 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀)
He breaks strategy into:
– Me & My AI (personal productivity)
– Us & Our Team AI (workflow integration)
– Organisation Brain (values, context, direction embedded into AI)

4️⃣ 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺
If AI sits under IT, it becomes a tool purchase.
If it sits with the executive team, it becomes a competitive strategy.

5️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
In one example, a CFO preferred interacting with AI agents during due diligence.
AI removed emotional tension from financial scrutiny.

My biggest takeaway?

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.

If you're leading a team, running lean, or thinking about scale — this conversation is practical.

Full episode with Abhishek is out now.
Link in the comments.

PS If you’re interested to be featured on the Asian Century Podcast , please send me a DM.

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