Every meaningful achievement begins with a mindset that values progress over perfection. In this episode of Hustleshare, Kharl Yeung of Amico Innovations shares why growth comes from staying curious, learning from experience, and welcoming perspectives that challenge your own. He explains how consistent improvement creates advantages that compound over time.

The discussion highlights why building something valuable is a process, not a one-time event. Kharl talks about applying lessons across different industries without repeating the same mistakes.

Episode Timeline

00:00:00 – Why better pet nutrition starts with better ingredients

00:02:34 – Meet Kharl Yeung and the mission behind Amico

00:03:27 – Solving the biggest problems in pet nutrition

00:10:25 – Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs

00:15:39 – Math, finance, and learning the language of business

00:20:15 – Leaving banking to pursue entrepreneurship

00:23:26 – Choosing startups over a higher-paying career

00:30:11 – Building ventures and learning the startup playbook

00:35:31 – Lessons from Web3, venture building, and failing fast

00:41:11 – The personal loss that inspired Amico

00:48:22 – Launching Amico through lean execution and customer feedback

00:53:10 – Why Amico is built around science, not marketing

00:55:32 – Partnering with Monde Nissin to scale the business

01:00:22 – Building trust while staying independent as a founder

01:06:23 – Raising the standard of pet nutrition in the Philippines

01:09:16 – Forbes 30 Under 30 and the future of Amico

01:12:09 – Where to connect with Kharl Yeung and Amico

QUOTE/S FROM KHARL:

“We were always taught that the moment that you're the noisiest person in the room then you're the one who's not learning... [We] were always encouraged not to be intimidated by people greater than us, but to always be surrounded by people you find better. And always being open to criticism…It's building from zero to one... And then once you ideate other things, you realize different industries, but same motion. You just have to learn a lot more on what's going on, but it's the same motion every single business... So once you've learned to build, you can do it again and again. Just don't repeat the same mistakes you did."

Resources:

LinkedIn (Kharl Yeung): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kharl-christian-yeung/

Linkedin (Amico): https://www.linkedin.com/company/amico-innovations-inc/posts/?feedView=all

Links/Sponsors:

OneCFO: https://www.onecfoph.co/

PayMongo: https://www.paymongo.com/

PLDT Enterprise: https://pldtenterprise.com

- MSME Fiberbiz: https://bit.ly/pldtenterprise-ROId-nbsi-fiberbiz

- 5G SIM Only: https://bit.ly/pldtenterprise-ROId-nbsi-smart-postpaid

This episode is brought to you by Villgro Philippines: , Paymongo, GoTyme Bank & SeekCap

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