Matt Lapid

Startup & Coffee Storyteller filing in the gaps between LA & Manila

Aspiring entrepreneur who worked with global startups and social enterprises. Currently residing, learning, and working in LA with hopes to do business in the Philippines, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Portfolio
Medium
01/26/2017
A Portrait of Philippine Coffee

There is hope and potential for Filipino coffee producers. This is a portrait of Mang Onda. As my friend Zee has described to me, Mang Onda scratches his head like this when he's shy. He is one of Zee's favorite coffee farmers. Zee works with coffee producers like Mang Onda in the Talaan-dig Kalatunganon tribe of Bukidnon, Mindanao.

Issuu
03/01/2014
ILLUSTRADO Magazine Feb 2014

Championing the World Class Filipino. Fashion, Lifestyle, People, Places and Filipino Expat Life. | Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu's millions of monthly readers.

Medium
12/28/2020
"Talaarawan" Ayon sa Kanta ng Ben&Ben

Edited by: Kristin Militante Hindi ako magaling magsulat sa Filipino pero gusto ko maging masmagaling. Hindi ako natuto magsulat ng Filipino kasi Amboy ako at hindi ako nag-aral ng Filipino sa eskwelahan, pero mahalaga pa rin sa akin magkwento gamit ang wikang Filipino.

Medium
04/24/2022
"Sight in the Pandemic"

The beauty of light sheds on an object helping the eyes take a closer look illuminating radiance felt by sight the power to warm one's...

Medium
05/28/2014
Filipina Illustrator Liza Flores

Earlier this month, I got the chance to sit down with Liza Flores, illustrator of award-winning book and latest Adarna Digital app, But That Won't Wake Me Up!, at the Studio Dialogo office in Quezon City, Philippines.

Medium
04/24/2022
"Seen"

The sounds of my soula constant humsung by a bird or seen by the sight of a butterflypeace enters and quiet pacifiesthings unseen livelife eternalexactly in its placemanifestation of destiny the window provides perspectivewhere clarity existsa chance for natural air to flowthe breeze bound by nothingfaith withstands the test there you sit beside usunseen but knownshining your light

Medium
05/19/2014
5 Reasons Why You Should Read Filipino

It might take you an hour or two to read a children's book in Filipino, but trust me reading Filipino is worth the arduous trek that you might encounter if you're a Non-Native Filipino Speaker. Here are 5 reasons why you should read Filipino: 1.

Rappler
His cacao produces among the world's best chocolates

Meet Rob Crisostomo, who exports loads of Philippine cacao to Barry Callebaut, the world's largest supplier of high quality chocolate This is the first feature of my Manila Project. I embarked on the Manila Project as a personal endeavor to write about movers and shakers I've met in the Philippine start-up community throughout my journey as an aspiring entrepreneur.

Medium
05/28/2014
The Software Guru tells the Real Story

I remember texting Peter right after my interview with Joey Gurango, which was just days before Startups Unplugged. In my text, I asked Peter about what he thought about posting an uncut version of Joey's interview on Juan Great Leap (JGL).

Rappler
Growing up with Adarna

Entrepreneur Agno Almario, Digitial Ventures Director for Adarna House publishing, shares his thoughts on education, Filipino literature and entrepreneurship. MANILA, Philippines - Culture, heritage, and a world of unknown tales and unlocked secrets. This is what resonates when I think of Philippine children's literature.

Medium
05/19/2014
The Coach and His Love for the Bean

The championship PBA game between San Mig Coffee and Rain or Shine was playing on the television, while we scarfed down some hearty Thai food at Som's in Rockwell. That night I remember pestering Kevin, co-founder of Yardstick Coffee, with all these frivolous questions about his favorite Filipino dishes and why he thought Rain or Shine played like thugs.

Rappler
Butterfly Homes: Emergency shelters that unfold in minutes

Could fold-up mass manufactured homes be the solution to meet the high demand for permanent and emergency shelters? Manila Philippines - There are 4.1 million displaced as a result of the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), according to the UN. Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan was one of the most catastrophic storms in the world.

Medium
01/05/2021
"Sino ako?"

Kinakabahan masyado. Nagiisip masyado. Makulit masyado. Malakas ang boses. At minsan matahimik. Malakas ang loob. Makisama. Masipag...

Medium
05/19/2014
How Days at the Market Can Shape Your Son - Philippines and Filipino(s)

"Son, thanks for coming with me to the market. I wouldn't have been able to carry these groceries without you. You're a big help," my mom would tell me, as we unloaded the groceries from our car to bring into the house. As an angst adolescent American boy, my mom would drag me to the supermarket.