Ep9 - John Fearon @ Sugar

12/01/2016 25 min
Ep9 - John Fearon @ Sugar

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Episode Synopsis

On the show this week, we have serial entrepreneur and co-founder of venture builder Sugar, John Fearon.

We discuss venture building in Asia, personal ambitions for Sugar and a focus on profit versus raw growth.

Select companies Mentioned In The Episode:
- Sugar
- Dropmysite
- SOML - Story of My Life
- Rocket Internet
- Google - Apps for work
- Slack

Show Notes:
- What is venture building versus other industry players, e.g. an accelerator
- The importance and benefits of the venture building team
- Why sacrificing profit for growth isn't always the right thing
- A Singapore unicorn
- Expecting failure and learning
- Getting lost amongst digital marketing tools