Founder-Led Office Hours with Frank Chien, Cathy Guo, Alvin Yap and Nathaniel Yim
Founder-Led Office Hours, Curated for Experienced Builders.
Imagine a coach who’s founded and scaled successful startups working with you on your most pressing challenges. At Iterative, that’s exactly what our Office Hours deliver: hands-on, founder-focused guidance that’s at the heart of our program.
We’re opening a few curated sessions for founders actively working on startups (beyond validation). Sessions are intentionally small (~5 founders), so you’ll get practical, actionable advice, peer insights, and a chance to step back and sharpen your strategy before small problems become big ones.
Some challenges we can help with:
Why isn’t growth consistent?
Why is it so hard to explain what you do in one sentence (and how do you fix that)?
How do you make strategic trade-offs between product, growth, and fundraising?
Hosts & Focus Areas
Frank Chien – Co-founder & ex-CEO PrizePool & LearnSprout (acquired by Apple). Focus: Product strategy & consumer startup scaling
Cathy Guo – Head of Investments at Iterative; co-founder Dunya Labs. Focus: Early-stage investing, PMF & fundraising readiness
Alvin Yap – Co-founder Airship (YC W18); co-founder Agot AI; worked on early products at Zenefits & Snapdocs. Focus: Product & technical leadership, scaling teams & tech foundations
Nathaniel Yim – Founder Nila Studios; co-founder Janio Asia. Focus: B2B growth (marketing, sales & operations)
How it works
Sign Up – Fill out a short form so we can learn more about you and understand your current challenge.
Selection – We’ll review submissions and send email confirmation to selected participants.
Join the Session – Participate in a 1-hour small-group Office Hour, tackling your real challenges with peers and experienced founders.
No pitches. No generic advice. Just high-signal, actionable guidance.
Limited spots available.
About Iterative
Iterative was founded for founders, by founders. We are an accelerator program focused exclusively on Southeast Asia. No fees, an upfront investment of up to USD $500K and 3 months of targeted growth and fundraising support, which culminates in a Demo Day to a network of 400+ investors. Apply for the program.
Since we’ve been founded in 2020, we’ve invested in 100+ companies and 200+ founders. These companies have gone on to raise $178M and are collectively worth over $1.2B.