The Aspiring Founders Program – Fall 2022

Why you should attend The Aspiring Founders Program

90% of startups fail. After over 1,000 hours of interviews with Southeast Asia’s most successful founders to understand why, we created Tech in Asia School to nurture the next generation of great tech founders.

The Aspiring Founders Program is a six-week online program for formidable folks who want to launch a tech startup in the region, but don’t know how.

Weekly lectures will be led by successful founders who’ve been in the trenches themselves to give unfiltered and authentic insight into what it takes to turn ideas into reality. Additionally, to continuously support students outside of the classroom, attendees will be invited to weekly office hours, regular community networking events, and access the Tech in Asia School Founders Community to connect with all previous Aspiring Founders, Growth, and Fundraising program students.

The Curriculum (October, 2022)

🎬 Week 1: Orientation
Meet the cohort, get up to speed with key dates, structures, and people for the program, and internal pitches to determine the startup idea you’ll be working on during the program.

💡 Week 2: The Founder’s Journey & Big Idea
How to validate your big idea, learn the basics of starting a startup, and get a sense of the reality of a founder’s life.
Lecturer: Grace Sai, co-founder, Unravel Carbon

📦 Week 3: The Product
How to understand user needs, develop an MVP, and launch quickly and effectively.
Lecturer: Willis Wee, founder and CEO, Tech in Asia

💵 Week 4: The Founding Team & Finances
How to build a strong founding team, manage co-founder relationships, and take care of mental health and wellness.
Lecturer: Susli Lie, partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures

💰 Week 5: The Funding & Pitch Process
How to find funding, understand the VC world, and read standard early-stage contracts while perfecting your pitch to be launch ready.
Lecturer: Gavin Teo, general partner, Altara Ventures

🎓 Week 6: Graduation
Final day, where you pitch your startup idea in front of the rest of the TIA School community. Top students will be featured in an article on Tech in Asia!

The Lecturers

The application process

Applications close October 1, 2022.

Starting from US$999, you can pick the plan that suits you best, whether you only want to attend lectures or if you desire to go deeper with group work and office hours.

P.S. We offer a special rate for founders working on an idea with a clear social impact component!