A candid, real-world perspective on foundational execution - some effective and strategic ways to plan, build, and launch (or scale) a new business or early-stage startup from the ground up.

We'll explore curating the product or service offering, crafting a true minimum viable product, launch planning, bootstrapping until first revenues come in, rapidly testing & iterating to find product-market fit, and more. We'll also touch a little bit on funding as well.

This interactive session is for people thinking of starting a business, already launched one, or are working at any earlier stages of their startup's journey. Also relevant for those in corporate functions whose companies seek more internal innovation or a "labs" and ventures division/portfolio. We'll use a fluid, high-level agenda to keep us on theme while tailoring the conversation on the fly to address live audience questions.

Lecturer: JJ Beh is an operator with cross-industry breadth spanning early-stage & high-growth startups, NGOs, franchises & chains, and large corporations. He is currently building a new boutique venture development firm, is the Board Chair for a national youth nonprofit, and advises a handful of entrepreneurs.


With an international track record spanning ASEAN, the US, Canada, UK, and the EU, his experience has involved private, public, and venture-backed companies - dealwork acquiring franchise rights & hospitality chains, setting up JVs and other M&A, managing & scaling fintech startups, launching new ventures & cause organizations, building multi-country neo-/digibanks for large financial institutions, and serving as Board Member for a SaaS proptech in the TechStars accelerator program. He now splits time between Toronto and Kuala Lumpur.