(S3) Startups, Setbacks & Scaling: Lessons from the Field with Kat Chan
Startup Mastery Series by GOAB Beach Club
Session 3
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🔹 Title: Startups, Setbacks & Scaling: Lessons from the Field with Kat Chan, Philippine Startup Ecosystem Leader
🔹 Speaker: Katrina Rausa Chan - Investor, Startup Ecosystem Builder, Co-Founder QBO Innovation Hub
🔹 When: Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm Philippine time. Optional networking till 9:15 pm.
🔹 Agenda:
8:00 to 8:05 - Introduction
8:05 to 8:25 - PART 1
Startups, Setbacks & Scaling: Lessons from the Field with Kat Chan
Founders face a steep climb. From finding product-market fit to managing teams, pitching investors, and scaling — each step brings new risks, tough calls and higher stakes. This session is about making sense of that climb, with stories grounded in experience, and actionable takeaways.
Join Kat Chan, a leading voice in the Philippine startup ecosystem, as she shares what she’s learned from helping hundreds of founders launch and grow ventures across Southeast Asia in the past decade. In this one-hour session, expect practical advice, candid feedback, and real-world lessons and insights from a builder and investor— that you can apply to your own journey.
Starting up with clarity, purpose, and grit
Scaling smart and avoiding common pitfalls
Raising capital — and knowing when not to
Building ecosystems that power innovation
8:25 to 8:30 - Q & A
8:30 to 9:00 - PART 2
Practice Pitching
Get feedback on your startup pitch from our speaker. Before applying to pitch, review Kat Chan's work at https://www.linkedin.com/in/krchan/. Selected startups will be notified via email before the event. Each startup will have 5 minutes to pitch.
9:00 to 9:15 - Optional Networking
🟢 Apply to pitch
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About the Speaker
Katrina Rausa Chan is a startup ecosystem builder, strategic advisor, and advocate for inclusive innovation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
She co-founded QBO Innovation Hub and led its merger with IdeaSpace, supporting over 700 founders and 50+ startups. Kat also launched Startup Pinay and co-founded Philippine Startup Week.
She currently serves on the NDC Startup Venture Fund Investment Committee and is a founding partner of AsiaBridge. A Stanford Executive Program alum, she has been recognized by UN Women, Tatler Gen.T, and the Mansmith Innovation Awards.
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🔹 Organized by: GOAB Beach Club
This is the third event in Startup Mastery Series —an online series of learning sessions running from July to September 2025. Refresh your understanding of tech, startup, and design topics, and connect with like-minded individuals in preparation for the GeeksOnABeach.com conference on October 1-3, 2025, in Cebu, Philippines.
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