Asia Tech Podcast – Episode 116 – Marc Ruffet – iZZi Guide and AI and Robotics Ventures – Make Sure Everybody Connects with Everybody

The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Marc Ruffet, an Entrepreneur In Residence at AI and Robotics Ventures (ARV).  ARV is the venture building arm of PTTEP, set up to innovate and develop new technologies to scale up new S-Curve businesses.

Some of the topics Marc and I discussed:

• His introduction to Asia as a teenager and his parents’ influence
• His first trip to Myanmar when he was 17 and how that changed his life
• The importance of learning the local culture and understanding that foreigners have as much or more to learn from locals than vice versa
• The pure potential of the Thai startup ecosystem and Thai people in general
• The beginning of Marc’s entrepreneurial life with iZZi guide
• The challenges of starting a TravelTech company in the midst of COVID
• The excitement and challenge of working at AI and Robotics Ventures