How I bootstrapped a 250,000 Asian entrepreneur network | Bryan Pham, CEO & Founder, AHN | Zero to X S1E10

SUBCRIBE NOW to receive notification on the latest episode. Watch on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/YoutubeZerotoX Become a Sponsor: https://docsend.com/view/6tzsgiua7tav7b92 Join us on this episode of Zero to X as Ruby Nguyen chats with Bryan Pham, founder and CEO of Asian Hustle Network. Bryan’s inspiring journey from founding AHN to leading a global community of over 250,000 members is a testament to resilience and innovation. He also shares how he started AHN to support Asian entrepreneurs, discussing the unique business model and cultural insights that shaped his approach. He reflects on being rejected non stop by VC rejections and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. You can also learn about the trials of building a team, the hardest parts of growing AHN, and the personal sacrifices he made along the way. He shared his view on IPO, managing entrepreneurial challenges, and the reason to be in Vietnam. This episode is filled with personal stories, valuable insights, and a lot of heart. Don’t miss it! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:24 Meet Bryan Pham, Founder of Asian Hustle Network Inc. (AHN) 1:09 How and why Bryan started AHN 3:48 The business model of Asian Hustle Network 4:52 Asian community doesn’t like to pay for anything 5:45 2 ways to sell 7:14 A blessing disguise for being rejected nonstop by Venture Capitals 12:37 How Bryan defines Product Market Fit for AHN 13:47 A lot of trials and errors in building his team 18:27 The dream of going IPO 20:07 How to handle the difficulties of an entrepreneur’s life 26:47 A surprise! 27:29 The hardest part in building AHN 30:12 The biggest sacrifice: My parents 35:44 The biggest failure! 40:14 Create his own entrepreneurial path 45:31 Vietnamese engineers among the best in the world 49:57 The advice for entrepreneurs to go global  52:31 Key thesis to focus on 54:01 Fun questions for Bryan (and his inappropriate answers!) Buy us a coffee that powers the podcast and the host: ☕ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ruby.zerotox⁠⁠⁠ ☕ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/rubyyeukhoinghiep⁠ ✉️ Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you have any feedback or collaboration request. #ZerotoX #ZerotoXPodcast #khoinghiep #kinhdoanh #startup #podcast #CEO #startupCEO #Founders #business