She Asked for Brutal Feedback from Day One – Here's What Happened to Her Business

When Mai Vo left her decade long Big Tech career to start Podium,
a women's community in Singapore, she made a counterintuitive
choice: aggressively seeking brutal feedback from day one. Even
sweating with anxiety at her first event, she asked every
attendee for honest input.


Result: 150+ events over 1.5 years and hundreds of quarterly
paying members 6 months after launching their subscription


In this episode, Mai reveals her exact system for turning
feedback into business growth:


Why she's "still scared" but pushes through anyway

Specific questions she asks after every interaction with her
customers

How weekly vulnerability updates became her secret weapon

The Vietnamese saying that saves entrepreneurs from "analysis
paralysis"

An insider VC trick every founder should know before raising
money






Perfect for: Early-stage founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and
anyone building their first customer base who wants actionable
peer-to-peer insights.


Listen while you work – Each insight is self-contained and
immediately actionable.


Co Tam: Where entrepreneurs compare notes on building
businesses that last





Podium Society:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/podiumsociety/