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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Ulzhan Zhaksybay is an entrepreneur and aviation consultant specializing in aircraft heavy maintenance and airworthiness projects. She’s our guest for Episode 3 and retells her story on choosing Aviation as her career path at the tender age of 16. She hails from Kazakhstan and is passionate about championing girls and women to join and thrive in aviation.
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Sean Azizi is an accomplished aviator who have flown for different carriers over the past 8 years. Sean didn't grow up dreaming to become a pilot. Listen to this episode to understand his journey in aviation and his tips on how to become a commercial pilot.

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Andrew Domngern is an accomplished program manager professional with careers spanning 5 different industries. Andrew's love of Dinosaurs is ageless. Listen to his life experiences as he details his numerous pivots in our very first Pivot Play Media production.

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