Awesome Dinner with OV Ventures in SF
Jan 29, 2026
Being in a room full of Vietnamese builders in SF made one thing clear: momentum is real.
Two years ago, I met Quang Do shortly after he left Google. At the time, I was just beginning to explore Vietnam as a potential launchpad for PropLytics. I remember Quang telling me something simple but confident: Vietnam is changing fast.
He was right. And I was fortunate enough to witness that shift firsthand.
More and more ambitious founders are choosing Vietnam as their starting ground — not because it’s easy, but because it’s full of hungry, talented builders who want to create something meaningful. OV Ventures saw that early. They backed bold founders, expanded across borders, and made real bets when the market still felt uncertain.
What made this dinner especially meaningful was seeing OV show up in San Francisco — my own backyard.
Huge thanks to Zed Truong and My-Tien Vo for putting together such a thoughtful, well-curated evening. The Vietnamese founder community in SF is still small, not because there’s a lack of talent, but because many of us grew up being taught to avoid risk — to choose stability over ambition.
That’s what made this night feel different.
I was surrounded by Vietnamese founders who had chosen the harder path — people who had taken risks, failed, learned, and kept building. Founders like Andrew Luong, Michael Nguyen, AnhPhu Nguyen, Kevin Le, and many others. Seeing that level of shared experience and mutual respect in one room is still rare — and incredibly powerful. We need more of this.
That dinner wasn’t just a gathering. It was a signal.
