{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/92a01f39-5872-57db-9b46-339f517199e5/62cd3fedd28e23001207e5b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making the Leap from Corporate to Startup - Maya Hari ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610af85348cfcc3e85c7a123/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>We’re back from our much needed holiday and super excited about our guest this week. She’s a technology veteran who’s just made the leap, after a long career with big global tech brands, to run a climate tech startup in Singapore.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Maya Hari spent over 15 years in the digital media, mobile and e-commerce industries, working in the US and in Asia Pacific with companies such as Google, Samsung and Microsoft. She also led Twitter’s operations in Asia Pacific.</p><p><br></p><p>Now she’s taken up the reins as CEO of a startup called Terrascope with a mandate to scale the young venture. She’s had three months in her new role and is excited about how it fits both her professional and her personal purpose.</p><p><br></p><p>You can tell Maya is a deep thinker and we love how she talks about:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How she made the decision to leave big corporates to join a startup</li><li>How she assesses when it’s right to make a career transition</li><li>What she learnt from her most challenging career experience,</li><li>And we just loved a habit of hers that she calls ‘Serendipity Reading’.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>So without further ado, enjoy this conversation with the strategic and thoughtful Maya Hari.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Useful Links</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayahari/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Maya on LinkedIn</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.terrascope.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Terrascope website</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Claire Hatton & Greta Thomas"}