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🎙️ #58 From Analyze Asia to Reinventing ERP: Bernard Leong’s Double Life

🎙️ #58 From Analyze Asia to Reinventing ERP: Bernard Leong’s Double Life

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 From years inside the world of enterprise systems, Bernard Leong has reached a sharp conclusion: the core of every ERP is finance and it’s the part most broken. In Episode 58 of The Generalists, Bernard breaks down why he’s focusing Dorje.ai entirely on finance automation before even touching the ledger and why generative AI is making it possible to rethink ERP architecture from the ground up.He explains how he spent years building workflows outside traditional ERPs like SAP, Oracle, and NetSuite, and why a passing comment from a VC, “never pitch me an ERP” , became the spark for a contrarian opportunity. Bernard goes deep into AI-driven workflows, agent architectures, event-driven ledgers, enterprise readiness, kill-switch design, and why counter-positioning matters when taking on incumbents.📖 What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy finance is the true heart of every ERP systemWhy ERP implementations fail across SAP, Oracle, NetSuite & DynamicsHow generative AI and AI agents enable customizable financial workflowsHow event-driven ledger architecture could replace today’s ERP foundationsHow counter-positioning helps startups compete with incumbentsWhy Dorje.ai uses a pay-as-you-go model deployed fully on the customer’s cloudHow enterprise data privacy, kill-switch controls & audit trails must workWhy problem-market fit matters more than product-market fit in early enterprise SaaSHow to build capital-efficient B2B in Southeast AsiaWhat 495 episodes of Analyze Asia taught Bernard about storytellingWhy podcasting is a non-zero-sum game and how discovery really worksHow AI can eliminate grunt work and accelerate creativityBernard’s personal mental & physical routines for sustainable performance🔔 Subscribe for more founder stories, startup wisdom & entrepreneurial insights.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGeneralistsPodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2apfGY403NGr1EyTNkJfG4?si=a25c777a19854616Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/the-generalists👥 HostsMichael Smith Jr.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smittysgp/Raz Kotler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razkotler👤 GuestBernard Leong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardleong/🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned🚀 Companies & PlatformsDorje.ai: https://dorje.aiSAP: https://www.sap.comOracle: https://www.oracle.comNetSuite: https://www.netsuite.comMicrosoft Dynamics: https://dynamics.microsoft.comAWS: https://aws.amazon.comGoogle Cloud: https://cloud.google.comAzure — https://azure.microsoft.comDatabricks:https://www.databricks.comSnowflake: https://www.snowflake.comDatadog: https://www.datadoghq.comMongoDB: https://www.mongodb.comRead.ai: https://www.read.aiOtter.ai: https://otter.aiFathom: https://fathom.videoGlean: https://www.glean.comXero: https://www.xero.comQuickBooks: https://quickbooks.intuit.comCohere: https://cohere.com📚 Books MentionedHow Not to Invest (Barry Ritholtz): https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Invest-Mistakes-Investors/dp/164782788XA Conflict of Visions (Thomas Sowell): https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Visions-Ideological-Origins-Political/dp/0465002056The Half-Life of Facts (Samuel Arbesman): https://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-Facts-Everything-Information-Constantly/dp/1591844933SAP: Inside the Machine (Andrew Park): https://www.amazon.com/SAP-Inside-Machine-Andrew-Park/dp/0471753976📚 Concepts & Frameworks7 Powers (Hamilton Helmer): https://7powers.comEvent-Driven Architecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event-driven_architectureAgentic AI / Reflection Pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_agentCounter-Positioning (7 Powers): https://7powers.comProblem-Market Fit vs Product-Market Fit: https://review.firstround.com/the-new-pmfit-frameworkKill-Switch & Audit-Trail Design Patterns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audit_trail
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