tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-11-01T04:03:18+08:00 Peatix MAKE Digital tag:peatix.com,2018:event-570718 2018-12-05T19:00:00SGT 2018-12-05T19:00:00SGT

Do you know your VCs from your MCs, your bootstraps from your bootlaces, your Series A from your Series of Unfortunate Events? If the answer is a confused ‘nope!’ well - we hear you! The language of the start-up scene can often appear like it’s from a whole other dimension, so we figured it’s about time that it received the MAKE Digital treatment. After sold out events demystifying Social Media, UX, and Digital Romance, we’re bringing together some of the start-up scene’s movers & shakers for Show me the Money? Everything you wanted to know about funding, but were too afraid to ask. Our hand-picked panel of entrepreneurs, founders and Venture Capitalists will cut the confusion and dial-down the intimidating lingo to share real world advice for growing a successful business, with or without external dollar.  Whether you’re already running a business or are just curious about the start up scene, you’ll walk away with real world advice on both running a successful digital business and the funding options that are out there. What are the pros and cons of raising funding for your business? What are the benefits to going your own way, and the common pitfalls? How do you even know which to pursue? And what keeps founders awake at night? These are just some of the questions that we'll be covering off over the evening which spans a 45 minute panel session, Q&A, and, of course, some informal networking over drinks.  The event will be held at Collision 8, a coworking space in the heart of the CBD (and with a killer view of MBS), on 5 December at 7:00pm - 9:30pm. Registration is from 7pm with talks beginning at 7.30pm.We can’t wait to MAKE Digital with you. Announcing our speakers! James Hirst, Co-Founder & CEO, Tyk API ManagementAfter over 10 years working in digital strategy James jacked in the 9 to 5 and co-founded Tyk Technologies Ltd, a leading API Management start up.Fast forward 2 years and Tyk's winning deals from under the noses of tech's big boys, with clients including Starbucks, AXA & Trip Advisor. They’ve grown to 28 employees around the world, with offices in London and Singapore and a coveted listing in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.The most impressive part? Tyk’s done all this without a single cent of external funding. James joins our panel to share how he's grown a global, profitable start-up, and why Tyk has resisted VC dollar to date.Justin Hall, Partner, Golden Gate VenturesWe're super excited to announce our second panellist for Show me the money? How to grow your next big idea: Justin Hall, Partner at Golden Gate Ventures. Golden Gate Ventures is a Series A fund whose portfolio includes stellar local start-ups like Carousell, HipVan and RedMart. Justin's own focus is on investments in consumer-facing technology companies like Shohoz: Bangladesh's leading ride-hailing platform. In his spare time he organises invaluable Singapore tech events like Walkabout Singapore. With a wealth of experience across payments, marketplaces, content, and eCommerce businesses, Justin will be on hand to bust some common VC myths. He'll share insights into why - and how, start-ups should seek external funding, and explain what a great VC brings to the table.Jactina Lim, Founder at Seek SophieJacinta Lim is co-founder of Seek Sophie, a platform for off-the-beaten-track adventures in Asia that are sustainable for the community. Her plans for growth? Angel investment from her own happy customers.Jacinta's impressive achievements don't stop there though. Before Seek Sophie, she ran and scaled up an insurance tech start-up to over 40 million customers in 10 countries. This role included guiding the company through investment rounds that resulted in an incredible $60M in corporate funding. And, if that isn't impressive enough, Jacinta previously negotiated and executed multiple billion-dollar M&A deals in Europe, Africa and Asia. No biggie!From institutional & corporate funding to angel investment or bootstrapping: Jacinta has experienced it all. We are so excited and honoured to have Jacinta on our panel, and can't wait to hear her tales from the funding frontline.What is MAKE Digital?MAKE Digital is a collective started by two young makers working in digital who want to change the way we connect, create and collaborate in Singapore.Fed up with expensive networking nights and empty "business" exchanges we are creating a movement that focuses on genuine knowledge transfer and meaningful conversations. We'd love you for you to join us.

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