UiPath’s rise from startup to global powerhouse is one of tech’s most dramatic growth stories. Malina Platon, who helped build UIPath’s go-to-market engine in its early days, shares what hypergrowth gets right—and wrong. We explore AI as enabler, channel-first strategies, hiring mistakes that stall momentum, and why she chose to build her next chapter in Singapore—where Southeast Asia’s founders are shaping a more sustainable playbook for scale.Unfair Advantage explores how the people building, funding, and transforming Southeast Asia’s next wave of enterprise technology create—and sustain—their edge. Each episode brings clarity to what drives growth across the region’s fast-evolving innovation economy.Hosted by Murli Ravi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tin Men Capital, a Singapore-based VC firm focused on Series A B2B tech startups across Southeast Asia.Have a question you’d like our guest to answer on the show? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/qsv93zWPMvG2L6zd8 (https://forms.gle/qsv93zWPMvG2L6zd8) Connect with Malina:Website: https://malinaplaton.com/ (https://malinaplaton.com/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/platonandra/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/platonandra/) Email: andra.platon@gmail.com (mailto:andra.platon@gmail.com) 

Two investors who bet on “boring but important” industries compare 2017 to now in Southeast Asia: why capital efficiency beats power-law heroics, how mid-market M&A delivers life-changing outcome, what local exchanges need to refine on rules and liquidity, and how public–private capital partnerships are reshaping early-stage funding. Plus, how parenting changes the way leaders make decisions.Unfair Advantage explores how the people building, funding, and transforming Southeast Asia’s next wave of enterprise technology create—and sustain—their edge. Each episode brings clarity to what drives growth across the region’s fast-evolving innovation economy.Hosted by Murli Ravi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tin Men Capital, a Singapore-based VC firm focused on Series A B2B tech startups across Southeast Asia.Have a question you’d like our guest to answer on the show? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/qsv93zWPMvG2L6zd8 (https://forms.gle/qsv93zWPMvG2L6zd8)