EP 211 - Souliyo Vongdala - co-Founder and CEO of LOCA - Why Not Laos?

The Asia Tech Podcast was excited to do have a conversation with a co-Founder of a business in Laos.  Souliyo Vongdala, the co-Founder and CEO of LOCA, was just that person...and we would love to have more Founders from Laos as well.  LOCA is the only "Licensed" Laos-Based Ride-Hailing Service Application in Laos.

Some of the topics that Souliyo discussed:

• Moving to the United States when he was 18 years old
• Creating the Lao keyboard for the iPhone and getting inundated with eMail
• Fibbing to his mother about going back to work in Laos
• Founding Laos' first ride-hailing business even though people said they did not want it
• The impact of COVID
• Figuring out the right marketing model
• Building an entire ecosystem around LOCA's driver partners and their families

Other titles we considered for this episode:

1. People Like to Think We Are Killing the Taxis
2. How Can I Make My Decision Right?
3. It Takes Time, Like a Mother Tongue
4. Sustainable Means Sustainable Income
5. I Registered Myself, and I Drive

This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.