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Getting very excited to fly across the country (commercial, this time) for the Startup Grind Global Conference! We’ll be immersed in innovation and can’t wait to share the lessons learned. TODAY is the last day that our final comp pass is valid — if you want to join us in Silicon Valley, let us know now! #StartupGrind #SGGlobal2024 #StartupGrindConference Startup Grind Lansing Startup Grind

Here’s one inspiring story from Boon Kgim Khur, CTO at Hashmeta Group and Cofounder at Business Plus AI. In 2013, he participated at Echelon and met his investor during the business matching session. He secured a 6 digit investment deal in just a few weeks! Watch this heartwarming video to find out more on his top tips for startups to participate at Echelon 2025!

I am honored to be featured by e27 (Optimatic), one of the top startup media and communities in the region. Thanks Nison Chan for sharing my story. "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." This famous quote by the late Steve Jobs resonates deeply with me. Reflecting on my 15+ years of entrepreneurial journey, I’ve made many leap-of-faith decisions that, looking back, have connected in unexpected ways. Here are just a few highlights that feel relevant: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 This very feature post is the result of a leap of faith decision I made. In August, I received an invitation from Sherwin Elaine Hilario to participate in a roundtable discussion. As someone who isn’t very active in networking, I would have normally turned it down. However, having known e27 for a long time, I decided to accept. It was at this roundtable that I met Nison, and I casually mentioned how my second startup raised funds through Echelon. That conversation eventually led to this feature. 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟰 When Nison asked whether participating in Echelon had impacted my entrepreneurial journey, my answer was a definite yes. e27 is definitely a big dot that connects. I believe it has connected many entrepreneurs across the region as well. Our successful fundraising at Echelon 2014 also involved a leap of faith. Back then, I was working on ShopperBoard, a Pinterest-like platform for shoppers. Despite being an early-stage startup without much traction, we applied to Echelon 2014, trusting that we had a chance. We were selected as one of the Top 50 startups (https://lnkd.in/g-PrmNiY). This opportunity connected us with investors, eventually leading to our fundraising. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 My journey with Hashmeta Group also involved a leap of faith. The first time I met Terrence Ngu Teck Kong, Hashmeta’s CEO, was at a startup event organised by NTUitive around 2014. Terrence suggested that as small startups, we should collaborate, pool resources, and work together to compete against larger players with large resources. His advice made sense, and we kept in touch, having faith that we would work out a collaboration. Five years later, Hashmeta acquired ShopperBoard, and I joined the group as CTO after a consulting stint at Deloitte. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲 My "detour" from technopreneur journey to joining Deloitte Consulting was another leap of faith—one that significantly shaped how I plan to grow Hashmeta Group and Business Plus AI in the future. I’ll continue the story in another post as I’ve run out of character quota in this LinkedIn post.

Calling all AI Researchers & Innovators! ☕ Interested in turning research into a tech startup? Join a coffee chat to explore the journey from lab to launch and meet like-minded potential founders. As part of the Underscore VC Core Community, I see firsthand the power of initiatives that support technical founders. Don't miss this chance to connect and spark your next big idea! via Jenni Goodman Underscore VC #womeninSTEM #STEM #founders

🚀 Big News Announcement! 🚀 🌟 We've Applied to Y Combinator! 🌟 Exciting times ahead as we take the next step in our journey to revolutionize healthcare communication. We're thrilled to announce that we've applied to Y Combinator, the prestigious startup accelerator known for nurturing the world's most innovative companies. With our vision to transform healthcare through Connect Ecosystem, we're ready to make a lasting impact in the industry. Stay tuned for updates! #YCombinator #StartupAccelerator #HealthcareInnovation #ConnectEcosystem

🚀 TechBBQ is right around the corner, Investors & Founders! 🚀 Get ready for focused and meaningful networking with Vicinity, the AI-powered tool by Lab08! Vicinity provides personalized recommendations based on your criteria, helping you connect with the right people at the event. After finding your matches in Vicinity, you can seamlessly connect through Brella to start those key conversations. By using both tools together, you’ll ensure a more efficient and targeted networking experience! 🤝 ✨ 💡 Don’t wait – sign up now to make sure you meet the right founders and investors at TechBBQ! #Vicinity #TechBBQ2024 #Lab08 #NetworkingMadeEasy #Investors #Founders #AIMatchmaking #FocusedNetworking

⏳ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 - 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟯𝟬 ⏳ The clock is ticking. Deep Tech Momentum tickets will never be as cheap as they are right now. Apply now to secure your discounted pass and gain early access to one of the largest deep tech startup, investor, and customer networks in Europe. Link in the comments! ⬇️ #DeepTech #DeepTechMomentum #DTM25

📈 Increase your investor lead from 5 to 50 for #Techcrunch #TCDisrupt2024 #EmptyBooth The one-and-only #Techcrunch #Disrupt is right around the corner in 2 months. As an alumni of the #Disrupt200, I can say that it's an incredible opportunity to meet potential customers, investors, and media coverage. For this specific event, the main goal of many startups is to meet investors. The problem is - they are hard to come by. You'll be lucky to get the business cards of 5 investors per day, a far cry from all the effort and time you would've have spent preparing for the event. Here's what you can do to increase the investor leads from 5 to 50. Have one of the people, usually the CEO, empty the booth and approach anyone with the investor tag (it's a different color). They may be on both the main exhibition hall and the conference rooms. Make sure you cover both. Have hundreds of business cards ready and start talking with them with your 1-minute elevator pitch. There was a couple of founders who tried this and the number of investor leads they got was like 10x. Good luck!

Mark your calendars for July 31st. We are heading to San Francisco for the AI-PitchForce & conference by PeopleConnect. This isn't just another tech gathering—it's a full day packed with unfiltered innovation. AI startups, the dreamers and doers, pitching their hearts out to a panel of sharp-eyed VC and Angel investors. We'll be there, in the thick of it, soaking up the genius and grit that define this industry! This is where the future gets made, and we want you with us on this journey. Keep an eye out for more update!  #Volumio #FutureOfTech #Innovation

I asked Qasar “how to hire the best team and motivate them in an early startup”, watch his response Qasar Younis, the Founder & CEO Applied Intuition, ex-COO and group partner at Y Combinator