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Huiyi Lee · · 2 min readTIA Singapore founders meetup: How to build a product around the community
Hola! For September’s Tech in Asia (TIA) founders meetup, we have Marcus Tan, co-founder and President at Carousell, and Willis Wee, founder and CEO at Tech in Asia.
They will be sharing about their journey building a product around the community, the importance of making what users want and most importantly, tips on making product decisions and community building.
Photo credit: Channel News Asia
Marcus has always been passionate about design and community.
He had the opportunity to develop these two areas of interest during Carousell’s early days, where he worked on product and brand design as a self-taught designer. In addition, he was heavily involved in community building. Marcus’ role has since expanded to Operations and Human Resources.
Photo credit: Marvel the Tech in Asia Dog
Willis is obsessed with building a product that people love.
He picked up product management in the past year, and has been actively involved in Tech in Asia’s humble product milestones. Willis believes in making data-driven decisions as the fundamental principle when it comes to giving what users want.
He is a community advocate and is also a huge fan of the Imgur community.
Fun fact: Marcus and Willis worked in the same advertising agency together before starting up their own companies.
Event details
Date: 20th Sept, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Location: NTUC Centre (1 Marina Boulevard Level 8)
Agenda:
- 6.30pm: Arrive, fill your tummy and grab a drink (or two)
- 7:00pm: Brief intro about TIA community
- 7:10pm: Sharing by Marcus and Willis, Q&A
- 8.00pm onwards: Mingle and network!
Limited food and drinks provided.
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