Asia Tech Podcast - Episode 115 - Dave Malhotra - SoldOutt and ShakeSphere - You're Basically Connecting the Dots The Asia Tech Podcast had a wide-ranging conversation with Dave Malhotra, the CEO & Lead Hustler at SoldOutt, Founder at ShakeSphere. SoldOutt is a sales-focused, white-labeled ticketing platform startup that helps event businesses like TechSauce, StartmeupHK, and Startup Launchpad hack ticket and booth sales. ShakeSphere is a digital business consulting agency that builds tech and startups for clients like Central Group. Some of the topics that Dave and I discussed were: - His family has run the Pattaya Mail Media Group for almost 30 years - Worked in the digital space at/with ThaiTicketMajor, Major Cineplex, Minor Food Group - How he founded an e-commerce startup and ran for 3 years but shut it down after Alibaba invested in Lazada - The idea behind SoldOutt and how the white-label ticketing platform can drive 90% conversion rates - Some real-life examples of SoldOutts prowess including TechSauce Global Summit, TechFest 2020 Malaysia, and others - How ShakeSphere is different than other venture builders - Building a complete food delivery platform for the Central Group in 2019 in just 3.5 months - How COVID has impacted venture building