Contributors

Headshot
Host

Adrian Ching

Adrian is the Founder of Upstack Studio, a Malaysia-based app development agency that helps non-technical entrepreneurs turn million-dollar app ideas into reality in just 16 weeks.

With a non-technical background himself, Adrian understands the challenges that come with having a big vision but no coding experience. That journey also uncovered the common pitfalls many non-technical founders face when trying to build their first app.

Today, Upstack Studio is known for:

🚀 Building scalable apps that drive business growth and disrupt industries
 💡 Turning complex ideas into reality. Even for first-time tech founders
 📈 Launching digital products that boost revenue, streamline operations, and enhance user engagement

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianchinghc/

Guests

Headshot
Guest

Muhammad Fathy Rashad

Fathy Rashad is the Co-founder & CTO of Cleve.ai, a VC-backed startup helping professionals and creators build their personal brands with AI. Cleve has already attracted 20,000+ users and launched the viral #LinkedInUnwrappedcampaign, used by over 100,000 people.


A full-stack developer and machine learning engineer, Fathy specializes in Generative AI and computer vision. He has co-authored a research paper with MIT, built global AI solutions for businesses, and written widely read technical articles with over 500,000 views. His expertise spans product development, growth, and translating complex AI systems into practical tools that empower creators and entrepreneurs.

https://www.mfrashad.com/

Guest appearance on:

Headshot
Guest

Ashvin Praveen

Ashvin Praveen is a founder, builder, and content strategist passionate about helping creators and business leaders scale their influence. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Cleve.ai, a venture-backed GenAI platform designed to be a “second brain” for modern creators. Cleve distills the content strategies of top business leaders from storytelling frameworks to high-performing topics and packages them into a tool that gives entrepreneurs the power of a full content team without the cost.


Before Cleve, Ashvin co-founded Whacked, an agency that grew to six figures while helping 40+ CEOs and founders build personal brands and thought leadership online. With an engineering background and hands-on startup experience, he’s built a reputation for combining product, growth, and creativity. Today, Ashvin is focused on building tools that give business owners leverage. Freeing them to run their companies while still winning the battle for customer mindshare.

https://www.ashvinpraveen.com/

Guest appearance on:

Headshot
Guest

Dennis Lee

Dennis Lee is a tech entrepreneur and musical theatre performer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As the co-founder and CEO of CloudJoi, a digital platform revolutionising ticketing and streaming for arts and culture events, Dennis merges his deep passion for the performing arts with innovative tech solutions. By day, he leads digital transformation in the live arts and entertainment space. And by night, he takes the stage as a musical theatre performer. With accolades in both the tech and arts industries, Dennis is on a mission to build a sustainable ecosystem for the performing arts in Malaysia.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis13e/

Guest appearance on:

Headshot
Guest

Deric Yee

Deric Yee is the Founder & CEO of Sigma School, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing coding bootcamps built on a bold promise: get a tech job in three months or your money back. A self-taught developer who once locked himself in a room for 12-hour days to learn coding, Deric has since helped hundreds of people across Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, France, and Germany. 


From gig workers to doctors, land real software jobs. Beyond Sigma School, he has bootstrapped ventures in EdTech, HRTech, and AI, including Codeo.ai and Jobier, and partnered with companies like Grab, OCBC, and Setel to place talent. Featured on The Edge, Astro, BFM, and Vulcan Post, Deric now leads a portfolio of businesses focused on productized education, AI automation, and hiring innovation. Proving you don’t need a CS degree to thrive in tech, just the grit to go all-in.

https://dericyee.com/

Guest appearance on:

Headshot
Guest

Johnson Goh

Johnson Goh, co-founder and CEO of Mindhive, is building AI into real businesses. His company powers operations for brands like Zus Coffee, one of Malaysia's biggest coffee chains. In 12 months, Minehive became a top 13 finalist in the 2024 Alliance Bank BS Smart Challenge by solving "unsexy but essential" AI problems like logistics, accounting, and operations bottlenecks. Before Mindhive, Johnson launched a resale platform called Unearth but pivoted when he saw a better opportunity. He shares insights on common mistakes founders make when using AI, how to build tech for non-technical teams, and staying relevant as AI evolves

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsonunearth/

Guest appearance on:

Headshot
Guest

Terrance Teh

Terrance Teh is the founder of DashOil, a Malaysia-born brand reshaping access to quality engine oil for high-usage riders. Born from a pandemic insight, DashOil has sold over one million bottles, onboarded 500+ motorcycle workshops, and secured 50+ contract outlets nationwide—while becoming the Official Lubricant Partner of the Petronas MAM Malaysian Cub Prix 2025, taking the product from street duty to racetrack-proven performance.


Backed by seven years in the auto game, his rider-first model champions the backbone of Malaysia’s delivery economy (Grab, Foodpanda, Lalamove) and points to what’s next: smarter ops, partner enablement, and data-driven maintenance. By 2029, DashOil aims to serve three million customers and empower 5,000 businesses across Southeast Asia.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrancetehlc/

Guest appearance on: