Why Startups Fail: East & West Edition
Topic: Why Startups Fail: East and West Edition
Date: 10 February 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 10AM – 11AM (GMT +08)
What is it about?
Failure is the best teacher there is.
Here's a shocking statistic for you: about 90% of startups fail! If you're running a startup, you should prepare to fail - it's unavoidable. But instead of running away from failure, why not embrace and learn from it?
Join Jeslin, Shelby, and Nancy in this discussion on why many startups fail. Based on the in-depth analysis and case studies of various failed startups from the newly launched Why Startups Fail Newsletter and the vast experience of Nancy dealing with startups and soon investing in some, you'll be able to:
Identify the expected and unexpected reasons why failed startups failed
Learn what mistakes to avoid
Scale your startup with some tips!
Who should attend?
Startup founders who want to scale their startups
Entrepreneurs who are interested in delving beyond startup statistics and numbers
The curious and the learners who want to learn from the missteps of failed startups from various industries
Moderator & Speakers:
Jeslin Bay (Moderator)
Managing Partner of BlackStorm Consulting
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Based in Singapore, Jeslin Bay is the Managing Partner of BlackStorm Consulting. As a business scaler, she has expertise in business partnerships, human resources, market entry, and business structuring in Southeast Asia. She also co-founded a fashion brand, SHINE APART, which specialises in loud outerwear stylish yet professional pieces. Jeslin is also the Director of Global Strategic Partners (Singapore), where talents are placed to jobs after intensive in-house training.
Being trained in operations and organisation management, Jeslin also conducts deep analytical dives into target subject matter, both internally and externally. Her responsibilities also include formulating frameworks and business tools to provide objective and innovative solutions to the clientele and business development.
Shelby Tee (Speaker)
Managing Partner of BlackStorm Consulting
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Based in Singapore, Shelby is always keen to explore new things, and nothing excites her more than a new challenge. Her expertise lies in corporate and product marketing, project management, business operations and crisis management.
Having witnessed the impacts of business misalignment in tasks, units, and teams, she has a keen understanding of the importance of strategising internally by developing formalised frameworks to sync up the process and people. Her experience can help you identify the relevant stakeholders to form a continuous connection through the appropriate strategy.
Shelby is also the Editor-In-Chief of the Why Startups Fail Newsletter brought to you by BlackStorm Consulting.
Nancy Ahola (Speaker)
Senior Director at CMG Consulting
Founder of Gradient Fund (launching soon)
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Nancy is an innovative thinker with deep expertise in telecommunications, technology, consulting, government, and health care based in New York. With a proven ability to cultivate enterprise-level connections with market leaders and grow joint ventures, Nancy is top-of-the-line.
With that being said, she is a self-directed and goal-oriented executive with strong experience driving business growth strategies, worldwide client operations and services, international market entry, and cross-functional teams to achieve long-term success.