🎙️ EP 12:The Great Reality Check: How SEA's Tech Scene Finally Grew Up (And Why Silicon Valley Should Pay Attention)

SEA of Startups · Sep 17, 2025 · 35m · transcript

"We went from the whole growth at all costs mentality to, can you actually make money? All within the span of about 18 months."

Hey everyone,

News flash- That's not some venture capitalist pontificating from a Palo Alto coffee shop. That's Kevin Brockland describing the most dramatic pendulum swing in tech history—happening right now, in Southeast Asia, while everyone else is still arguing about AI regulations.

Here's the uncomfortable truth Silicon Valley doesn't want to admit: While they've been obsessing over who gets to build the next ChatGPT, SEA quietly solved the profitability problem…