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Press & Interviews

Long-form interviews and press coverage, mostly from the Homebase years. For my own writing, see the main writings page.

Long-form Interviews

2021
Vietnam Innovators, Episode 8 — Vietcetera Long-form sit-down on building Homebase and solving the homeownership challenge across Southeast Asia. Article and podcast.
2021
Proptech Startup Homebase Seeks To Shake Up Real Estate Buying in Vietnam Vietcetera feature on the founding story and early product decisions.
2021
Geeks of the Valley, Episode 66 On Vietnam's future of homeownership, the iBuyer model, and what Y Combinator's first Vietnamese batch taught us.
2021
Ice Breakers with Phillip An — BackScoop Conversational interview on building from Vietnam and lessons from the Homebase journey.

Press — English

2022
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia — Consumer Technology Profiled as one of six Vietnam-based founders on the 2022 list.
2021
TechCrunch — Homebase raises $30M to help more people in Southeast Asia become property owners Coverage of the Series A round and Homebase's expansion plans.
2021
1982 Ventures — Vietnam Proptech Homebase Raises US$30M Investor write-up on the Series A from one of the participating funds.
2021
TechCrunch — YC-backed Homebase is an alternative to traditional mortgages Launch coverage out of Y Combinator W21.
2021
KrASIA — This Vietnam-based startup will co-invest in your dream home Startup Stories feature on the co-investment thesis and the path from Singapore to Vietnam.
2020
e27 — Owning a house in Vietnam is no longer a distant dream Early-stage feature on Homebase's product approach and SEA market thesis.

Press — Vietnamese

2021
CafeF — Co-founder Homebase tiết lộ bí quyết mua nhà cho người Việt trẻ Profile on the founder background and Homebase's product approach for young Vietnamese buyers.
2021
Diễn Đàn Doanh Nghiệp — "Điều quan trọng nhất là đừng bao giờ bỏ cuộc" Business Forum interview on perseverance and operating through Vietnam's early proptech years.
2021
Vietnam Innovators (Tiếng Việt) — Tập 8 Vietnamese-language episode on the dream of homeownership for young Vietnamese.