About Ramy Farid
Ramy Farid, co-founder of Proseeder, discussed the corporate venturing scene in Asia at the 2018 GCV Asia Congress in Hong Kong. He stated that the company's client base in the APEC region had grown substantially over the previous year, citing increased activity from Asian-based corporations entering the mentoring space. Farid noted that these groups require systems to operate seamlessly and that Proseeder provides such solutions.
Farid identified team growth as a challenge, saying the company was working to expand its team to meet client demand. He described networking at the conference as beneficial, allowing him to meet Asian-based corporate clients face-to-face and engage with new contacts. He characterized the exposure provided by the event as unique compared to other conferences.
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Ramy Farid's recent appearances.
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Transcript (12 segments)
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Interviewer0:01
So Ramy, thank you for joining us today. As you know, the Asia corporate venturing scene continues to grow. Could you tell us a bit more about your own ventures in the region?
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Ramy Farid0:12
You know, our client base has grown substantially actually in the APAC region over the last year. Seeing a lot more activity from Asian-based corporates getting into the mentoring scene, and just like other groups around the world, they need a system that helps them operate seamlessly, and we're able to provide solutions.
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Interviewer0:33
What would you say the biggest challenges you're facing at the moment?
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Ramy Farid0:39
Being in more than one place at one time. So we're growing the team, so as our resources catch up with the speed of the demands that we're getting from clients. I think just growing the team out to be everywhere where we need to be. It's great to be in demand.
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Interviewer0:54
Which leads me on to the next part: benefits. So what are the benefits of being in Asia?
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Ramy Farid1:01
Benefits of being in Asia now, that may not be sleeping in on there, being able to go face to face with a lot of my Asian-based corporates, which I don't generally get a chance to do unless at an event. That goes a long way, as well as meeting corporates that I haven't really ever engaged with yet. So the networking is quite powerful.
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Interviewer1:23
What would you say your expectations are looking ahead?
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Ramy Farid1:26
Continuous growth, exponential like that.
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Interviewer1:32
And so we're here at the GCV Asia Congress 2018. How does it help you?
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Ramy Farid1:37
It helps me tremendously. Networking, as we've said before, but the amount of exposure that it provides—and there's really that said—it really goes a long way. I don't think you can get this type of exposure really at any other conference to key players in the corporate scene.
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Interviewer1:55
That's great to hear, and it's great to have you joining us today. So Ramy, thank you very much.
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Ramy Farid1:58
Thank you.
