Aspire Startup Bootcamp - Saigon Edition
Aspire Startup Bootcamp is a selective program designed for founders ready to level up fast. Through hands-on clinics, expert-led sessions, and investor access, participants gain actionable frameworks to scale. Only high-potential, growth-minded founders like YOU are accepted, space is limited and the experience is designed to be practical and intensive.
Vetted Cohort: Highly-curated attendees/selection of high-potential founders
Hands-on Clinics: No passive stages. Just workstations, templates, and expert guidance.
Investor Access: Direct lines to pre-seed and seed-stage VCs looking for "Day-One" readiness.
Leave with more than inspiration. Leave with a vetted framework for scale.
Friday, 26 June
09:00 – Registration & Breakfast Networking
Fuel up and connect with fellow founders before we kick off.09:30 – Lean Canvas: Auditing Your Path to Scale
A high-intensity workshop to "clean the canvas." Perform a brutal stock-take of your current model and receive expert mentorship to pivot toward a stronger market position.
Workshop host: Finnley Lee
Startup & VC Partnerships Lead at Aspire
https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnleyleehuiyu/11:00 – The "Brutal" Pitch Audit Move past aesthetic slides to focus on what investors actually care about: the Problem, Solution, and Business Model. Work in peer-led "audit squads" to tear down your current pitch and identify weak links.
13:00 – Lunch Break & Networking
14:00 – Building Out Your GTM and Crossborder Strategy
Cut through the noise and build a commercial strategy that actually works. This hands-on session covers the five pillars of go-to-market strategy and a practical framework for entering new international markets — without the common mistake of simply copy-pasting your domestic playbook. Attendees leave with a completed one-page GTM Canvas, a crossborder readiness score across four key pillars, and a concrete assumption to test within 30 days.16:00 – Metrics That Matter: Data for Investors
Shift from "vanity metrics" to "sanity metrics." Learn exactly what VCs want to see in your data dashboard during due diligence.18:00 – Fireside chat with Founder
19:00 – Founder & Ecosystem "After-Hours" Mixer
21:00 – Final Event Close
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