Timothée Grassin is the Co-founder and CCO of TendoPay, a Philippine startup that offers employee benefits. They were recently acquired by Tonik, a Series B fintech in the Philippines. Before TendoPay, Tim founded two agencies focused on design and advertising.
Topics:
[00:00:00] - Raising Money in the Philippines
[00:01:10] - Tim's Background
[00:06:07] - Growing Up in Kenya
[00:10:01] - Going to Canada
[00:15:07] - Starting TendoPay
[00:14:35] - Finding His Passion for Finance and Entrepreneurship
[00:21:04] - Creating Stinson Design
[00:25:04] - Selling Stinson Design
[00:26:19] - Building an Agency
[00:28:14] - The Rise of SaaS
[00:29:02] - Candy Banners' Inception
[00:32:34] - Managing Multiple Businesses
[00:33:01] - Discovering the Philippines
[00:38:09] - The Birth of TendoPay
[00:41:48] - Adjusting to Life in the Philippines
[00:44:45] - Building Tendo Pay in the Philippines
[00:47:13] - Challenges of Running a Startup in the Philippines
[00:49:12] - Raising Money for Tendo Pay
[00:51:32] - Managing a Team in the Philippines
[00:55:05] - Life after Acquisition
[00:57:08] - Emotional Attachments to Selling a Company
[00:59:18] - Financial Planning after a Successful Exit
[01:01:31] - Angel Investing
[01:02:26] - Personal Goals outside of Work
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