Amanda Cua joins The Adrian Tan Show to discuss choosing entrepreneurship over university and building BackScoop, a newsletter covering Southeast Asian startups and business.
We explore starting during the pandemic, building a network from scratch, growing a subscriber base, managing a team, and dealing with imposter syndrome. Amanda also shares her perspective on opportunities in new media and advice for aspiring founders.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Meet Amanda Cua
02:00 How BackScoop evolved
02:48 Challenges and inspiration
03:32 Choosing entrepreneurship over college
04:11 Considering UK and US education
05:05 First steps in startups
08:16 Building a network from zero
11:23 Growing the newsletter
14:16 Newsletter evolution and team challenges
17:00 Content creation challenges
17:59 Imposter syndrome
22:19 Routine and health
24:00 Moving to Singapore
26:37 Opportunities in new media
33:13 Advice for aspiring founders
CONNECT WITH AMANDA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-cua/
BackScoop: https://backscoop.com
EPISODE SPONSOR
Deel: https://deel.com/adriantan
CONNECT WITH ADRIAN
Website: https://www.adriantan.com.sg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriantanck/
No More Bosses: https://amzn.asia/d/abmPxU6
