I am Grace Sai, Co-Founder and CEO of The Hub Singapore. Ask me anything!

Hi TIA community!

I’m Grace Sai, Co-founder and CEO of The Hub Singapore. We were the first bottom-up entrepreneur/startup space and community in the region and is today Singapore’s largest community of entrepreneurs, creatives and techies. I am an entrepreneur who builds startup ecosystems and enjoys seeing the effects of entrepreneurship in a country.

I am also on the Advisory Board of Ben & Jerry’s here, and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at INSEAD. In 2014, I have also helped MaGIC (Malaysia) to set up a national blueprint for social entrepreneurship. This year, I raised a Series A round to grow The Hub and are launching a few programs such as a Hub Alumni Fund (to invest in our community) and an Investor-in-Residence program (with 10 of the region’s best VC funds).

I’m happy to answer any questions, specifically on the following topics:

• Startup ecosystems in different countries
• Funding, finding co-founders, growing teams
• Pursuing passion and profits at the same time
• Being an entrepreneur vs. joining a startup, vs. joining a large company as a career choice
• How to build something from $0 to $1million
• Hustling, Resilience, and knowing when to rest/take a step back

I spend most of my days at The Hub (128, Prinsep St), but I look forward to taking questions and having a good conversation here on TIA’s AMA!

Fire away (and then come for a good cuppa coffee at Hub)!

Note from Daniel, TIA’s community manager:
The host may choose at his/her preference to not answer particular questions. The AMA is moderated by the community managers, so let’s keep the questions friendly. 🙂

Read more about The Hub here:

Proof that coworking spaces are hot: The Hub Singapore just raised $1.1M 

The Hub Singapore is launching an investment fund