Nel Laygo - The Hustle Behind Peddlr

In this episode of Hustleshare, we chat with Nel Laygo, Founder and CEO of Peddlr, to unpack the wild journey that took him from hustling as a kid in Catbalogan, Samar to building one of the Philippines’ fastest-growing fintech startups for micro and small businesses. Nel gets real about how early side hustles shaped his entrepreneurial grit, why breaking through barriers in Region 8 gave him a chip on his shoulder, and what it took to scale Peddlr from idea to 250,000 downloads in just six months. He also shares how he tackled user trust issues, built a grassroots community that became their biggest growth driver, and what he learned moving from bootstrapping to finally raising investor capital. Resources: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nel-laygo-a2486686  Website: https://www.peddlr.io  Links/Sponsors: OneCFO: https://www.onecfoph.co/ Hustleshare is powered by Podmachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.