The Impatient Entrepreneur: Lessons from Alvin Lim | The Good Garbage

The Impatient Entrepreneur: Lessons from Alvin Lim | Good Garbage Podcast with Ved Krishna

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We’re very excited to share this incredibly insightful conversation with the CEO and Founder of NBCo, Alvin Lim, as he shares his journey from growing up in Singapore to becoming a successful entrepreneur in sustainable packaging. The anecdotes about his sheer determination and impatience to break

00:00 – Intro

08:40 – Education and Early Career: The Hustler's Journey

18:04 – Transitioning to Sustainable Packaging: A New Venture

46:00 – The Journey of Design Evolution

01:07:52 – Vision for the Future of Sustainable Packaging

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