Synopsis for Episode 5: In this episode, Michael Smith (otherwise known as "Smithy" or @dreampipe) from Spuul joins us here for an interesting conversation on S

Synopsis for Episode 5: In this episode, Michael Smith (otherwise known as "Smithy" or @dreampipe) from Spuul joins us here for an interesting conversation on Southeast Asia from the past to present. Starting from his current gig at Spuul, Smithy offered insights on the global video streaming market with respect to Indian content and how Spuul has to apply different business models from subscription to direct purchase to the vast Asian market. We also traced his roots back to Yahoo! on how Yahoo!'s acquisition of Koprol jump-started the chain reaction of US technology companies acquiring Southeast Asia startups. Smithy share the story behind the scenes of Koprol to why Yahoo! worked on the intersection of communication and location with payments far before the days of LINE and WeChat. While having Smithy on the podcast, he shared his thoughts on product management, the location problem for startups in Southeast Asia and challenged the dogma of iOS or Android first in the native app development space.