Building for the middle men in supply chains, FT. Yann, CEO & Co-Founder at Baskit

We have had ton's of startups in the FMCG space trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to replace the middle men in the supply chains.

In this weeks podcast we chat with Yann Schuermans, CEO & Co-Founder of Baskit. Baskit aims to empower the middle men in the supply chains in Indonesia.

Yann has have been building digital supply chains in Asia for a decade, across some of the region's most dynamic and complex markets (China, India, SEA). He comes from a lineage of more than 400 years of consumer product manufacturing and distribution and has it in his DNA to solve the most rewarding and difficult supply chain puzzles.

He has also travelled to 110 countries and loves learning about the world and it’s awesome cultures

0:00 - Jakarta - Home away from home & initial journey.
4:30 - Why entrepreneurship ?
10:05 - Middle Men in supply chains.
19:35 - How does Baskit help the middle men?
25:00 - Early lessons.
29:00 - Fundraising in this market.
31:40 - Governance in start-ups.
40:48 - Being an expat and building for Indonesia.
44:10 - How does Yann hire people ?
47:50 - Establishing culture in early stage company.
52:20 - Having wife as your co-founder and a funny story with a VC
58:50 - You got revenue!
59:59 - Bloopers in form of an elevator pitch
1:05:09 - Advise to founders