Dony Ang is a serial entrepreneur who has deep experience in Artificial Intelligence. He has co-founded several startups throughout his life and has worked for several high profile companies including Oracle, Google, Yahoo and EA. In this episode he also shared several life-changing personal stories.

This is Part One of his story.

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Outline

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:04:24) - AI

(00:14:20) - Background

(00:20:21) - Leveraging AI for Everyday Use

(00:28:43) - Agentic AI

(00:34:12) - Vibe Coding

(00:42:55) - Getting Atari

(00:50:32) - Virus

(01:08:07) - 1998 in Jakarta

(01:26:28) - Tragedy Struck

(01:36:58) - The Ride Home

(01:46:00) - Closing

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Eri Ike is a licensed vet in Japan with an executive experience in animal hospital group management. In this story she described her studies in veterinary medicine, early career in management consulting and why caring for animals is her lifelong passion Timecodes 00:00:35 Intro 00:02:40 What is Toastmasters 00:05:44 "Eri" 00:08:46 Living in Different Cities 00:11:14 Childhood & Growing Up 00:17:36 College in Hokkaido 00:22:03 Vet Medicine & Equestrian Club 00:31:00 Hoseback Riding 00:37:31 Tragic Story 00:41:04 Stumbling into BGC 00:54:17 Pivoting from Consulting 01:13:53 Parents' View of Her Career 01:22:52 Favorite city in Japan 01:25:33 Stray Cats in Japan 01:30:35 Cats vs Dogs in Japan 01:35:57 Switching Career 01:40:41 Outro

Vivi Cahyadi Himmel is the CEO and Co-Founder of AltoVita, a startup with a mission to deliver smart & sustainable corporate housing solutions to employees anywhere in the world. Vivi started her journey at an inflection time in her life in 2017. Together with her Co-Founder, Karolina Saviova, they have grown AltoVita to become one of the top companies in the corporate housing industry.

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Timecodes 00:00:32 Intro 00:01:37 Vivi's Playlist 00:10:58 Childhood Days 00:14:13 Library 00:15:22 Out of Michigan BBA 00:17:33 New York City 00:22:34 Tokyo-living 00:26:28 Celebrity Tenant 00:28:56 The Start 00:29:58 AltoVita the Name 00:37:17 Early Days at Alto 00:40:47 Hiring the Team 00:44:53 Keeping the Growth 00:47:09 Hiring Mistakes 00:50:08 Advice to Her Younger Self 00:52:59 Fitness and Acuity 00:53:36 Thanks 00:54:33 Outro

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