ASN x Wantedly: Entrepreneurship as a Career
Are you at career crossroads and want more control over your life?
Do you wish to run a business but don't know whether if entrepreneurship is really for you?
Stop Waiting. Start Building: Make 2025 the Year You Finally Launch Your Dream Business!
If you were held back by fears of failure or self-doubt to become an entrepreneur, you’re not alone.
Here’s your chance to break free and take the first decisive step toward building the business you’ve always envisioned.
Join us on February 4th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for a lively and insightful online session hosted by the Asia Startup Network and Wantedly!
Elise Tan, founder of Asia Startup Network and Andrew Tan, Singapore GM for Wantedly will demystify entrepreneurship, share tips on how to navigate the journey and help you discover if entrepreneurship is your true calling. Let's explore how to get started and go from 0 to 1!
Whether you're dreaming of launching your own startup or just curious about the entrepreneurial journey, this event is your golden ticket to discovering if entrepreneurship is your true calling or how to get started 🚀
If you wish to start building your business through a structured program, check out ASN upcoming Pre-founder Bootcamp on 22 Feb: https://lu.ma/asp7z3h6.
Plus, find out how you can win $1,000 in cash funding and additional startup package worth $20,000 of mentorship, coworking space usage, discounts and credits from partners.
Selected promising startups from the bootcamp will also gain valuable opportunity to pitch at upcoming angel pitching events organised by Asia Startup Network.
About our speakers
Elise Tan
Elise Tan is the founder of Asia Startup Network since 2020, a vibrant not for profit community of >4,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and partners dedicated to empowering early-stage ventures through knowledge sharing, and support, enabling aspiring entrepreneurs to accelerate their growth.
Giving back is a central theme at ASN, and together with the community, they raised more than S$180,000 in donations over the past three years, making a tangible difference in the lives of those in need.
She was the director of Communications and Community at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, one of the oldest and most established early stage venture capital firm. Prior to joining Vertex, she served several roles - she was the VP for investor relations and partnerships at Longhash Ventures, a global blockchain fund. She previously led and built up the investor relations team at Entrepreneur First across Singapore, Hong Kong and India, helping more than 40 entrepreneurs raise their first US$1.4 million within 6 months after graduating from the program.
Elise holds a MBA from INSEAD, a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from NUS and a minor in Technopreneurship from University of Pennsylvania.
Andrew Tan
Before joining Wantedly, Andrew co-founded a Social Enterprise, The Shiok Collective, served as Head of Southeast Asia at BeMyGuest, and was Investment Director at One Belt One Road Venture Capital.
At Wantedly, a HR Tech startup, Andrew champions its mission, to Create a World where Work Drives Passion, so that companies and talents can match based on shared purpose and values.
Andrew is also a Past President of the University At Buffalo (UB) Alumni Singapore Chapter and now sits on the Board of Directors for UB Alumni Association which has over 200,000 members globally.
Andrew was honoured in 2021 as one of EDGE’s 35 Under 35 as a social driver in recognition for tackling social issues and generating impact beyond themselves, and as one of Darwinbox’s inaugural 40 Under 40 HR Leaders of Asia 2022. Most recently, Andrew was recognised by the Tech Talent Assembly as a Tech Talent Builder of 2024.