🇸🇬 What I Learned from Building 5 Tech Startups in 25 Years
​Real Lessons. Real War Stories.
​In collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, we’re hosting a private event just for technical founders in Singapore (30 spots only).
​Hear from Sam Hon — a serial technical founder who’s been:
​Director of Engineering at ViKi (acquired by Rakuten for ~$200M)
​CTO of multiple companies
​Now CEO of CREX.eco
​Meet Sam
​Sam has founded/co-founded 5 tech startups and raised US$13M+ in seed, angel, and venture capital funding. He was a founding engineer at ViKi, the subtitling video streaming platform acquired by Rakuten.
​Today, he’s co-founder of CREX.eco (a ClimateTech startup) and Tech Leadership Circle Global, a support community for technical leaders.
​What You’ll Learn
​Sam will share first-hand stories and lessons on:
​Navigating the leap from Director of Engineering → CTO → CEO
​The inside story of building ViKi, from early engineering challenges to its $200M acquisition
​Growing a team from 7 to 75 engineers in his first startup
​What he wishes he knew across 25 years and 5 startups
​Who Should Join
​This event is for technical founders in Singapore — especially those who want unfiltered stories and lessons from someone who’s been through multiple zero-to-one journeys.
​Agenda
​5:00 PM – Arrive early to get first dibs on pizzas
​5:10 PM – Introductions
​5:15 PM – Fireside chat with Sam (moderated by Shen Nan)
​5:40 PM – Q&A
​6:00 PM – Event ends
​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.
​Our mission is to increase the GDP of Southeast Asia through entrepreneurship. To do that, we need to (1) make entrepreneurship more accessible to more people and (2) give founders the tools and support to be successful. As part of this mission, we run events like this to help founders solve their biggest problems.
​About Iterative Startup Academy
​This event is brought to you by Startup Academy — as part of our mission, we run events like this to help you on everything you need to know to be a successful founder.
​Startup Academy is a free collection of courses, guides and templates on how to build startups in Southeast Asia. Whether you’re exploring an idea or scaling up, we’re here to support your journey.
​Sign up for Startup Academy here and learn from those who have done it before and been successful.
​​Our Co-Host
​​About Alibaba Cloud
​​Alibaba Cloud, founded in 2009, is a global leader in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, providing services to thousands of enterprises, startups, developers, and government organizations in more than 200 countries and regions. Alibaba Cloud supports entrepreneurs through its Startup Catalyst Program - where startups can receive Alibaba Cloud credits; technical, product, and business support; access to educational training via the Alibaba Cloud Academy; and tap into Alibaba Cloud’s global network of events, investors, and clients.