Today's podcast guest is Monkol Sok, the Co-Founder & CEO of Codingate, the preeminent technology consultancy and SaaS firm in Cambodia. Monkol is a passionate entrepreneur, never settling for sitting still and being at the forefront of digital transformation in Cambodia as the country rapidly moves in this direction across many sectors we discuss including e-delivery, e-commerce and edtech. 
Episode Time Stamp:
(1:00) – Monkol’s life changing experience studying abroad, his dream of providing better education in Cambodia, and how it laid the foundation for starting Codingate.
(7:00) – The origin story of Codingate: How Monkol started in 2013 with a vision to empower the Cambodian youth to pursue their dreams in computer science.
(12:00) – How two students who joined Monkol for an internship shaped the direction of Codingate
(14:00) – What it was like starting a tech consulting company like Codingate in 2013 compared to today
(17:00) – Human capital perspective: how anything computer related was self-taught in 2013
(19:00) – When Codingate found product market fit
(23:00) – Codingate’s sector focus for providing services and COVID’s impact on that
(28:00) – Examples of how Codingate provides digital transformation
(35:00) – Future plans for transformation at Codingate
(39:00) – How Codingate's backers are helping the business scale
(44:00) – Opportunities for startups to grow in Cambodia
(47:00) – Who Monkol would send as the 1 representative of the human race to meet aliens
(50:00) – Pillars of creating the culture at Codingate
(55:00) – Habits that keep Monkol follows to keep himself motivated and focused
(57:00) – The importance of growing and reflecting on yourself
(1:00:00) – Monkol’s most formative book (Leadership Mastery)
(1:03:00) – Most important advice you’ve ever been given

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