Discover in This Free Onsite Masterclass
Is it really possible? To start a business from scratch and scale to 5 countries in 7 years — all without raising funds?
Learn how you too can launch, build and scale your business even with limited resources
Terence Yao
Early-stage Investor
Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (7.00pm - 9.00pm)
Udomsuk Hub 1st Floor, 55 Soi Sukhumvit 101/2, Bangna Nua, Bangna, Bangkok 10260 (2-minute walk from Udomsuk BTS)
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Speaker
Terence Yao is an early-stage investor, startup mentor, and award-winning Singaporean entrepreneur with The Asean Outstanding Business Awards 2015—whose past dignitaries include notable entrepreneurs like Tony Fernandes of AirAsia and shoe designer turned fashion icon Jimmy Choo. With over 20 years of startup background, combined with a deep understanding of both traditional and digital marketing experience, he has helped companies from startups to multinational brands grow market share in a short period of time. His own personal testament included taking his startup from Singapore to Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and India in 7 years — all without external funding.
How you will benefit
Avoid common mistakes that prevent your business from reaching its true potential. And how to significantly increase gross profits using a proven framework.
Understand why traditional marketing suddenly stopped working, and how to fix that! And what skills you must learn to stay competitive — no, it's not AI
Learn how to quickly dominate your niche by commanding premium prices in your industry instead of competing on price.
This Masterclass is more than just a workshop full of practical lessons. You’ll also get an exclusive opportunity to learn and connect with other top entrepreneurs in Asia.
Arrive early to chat with our speaker — Share your challenges and get personal advice. Learn from his setbacks and failures drawn from real-life experience.
Discover what’s really happening in the startup ecosystem and gain a deeper understanding on the NEW RULES of Entrepreneurship that’s affecting thousands of business owners.
Businesses stuck with growth
Young entrepreneurs
Aspiring entrepreneurs
Small business owners
Startup founders
Aspiring entrepreneurs
Businesses stuck with growth
Young entrepreneurs
Small business owners
Startup founders
Who Is This Masterclass For?
"I was a little skeptical as first thinking what new things I can learn. But I’m glad I went for Terence's Masterclass because I quickly discovered new strategies I can apply to my business. And what’s amazing is during the class itself, I used what he taught to secure a major deal which was a breakthrough for me!"
Benjamin Zhao
HR & Recruitment
Consultant
"Thankfully we found Mr. Yao, who has not only given us a lot of insights on how businesses can thrive during difficult times but he also showed us how to expand our business regionally in a scalable way!"
Imran Abid Mir
Managing Director
Lotto Carpets Gallery
"Learning from P’Terence really gave me a different perspective and confidence to take my business to the next level. Since then, Moon Studio has tripled the number of customers requesting for our services!"
Oratip Boonlert
Owner
Moon R Studio
"We hit a new milestone in our business by achieving our highest sales record in less than 2 months after meeting P'Terence!"
Chatchadaporn Bangchang
Co-founder
SHLC
"Seeing how Terence build his businesses with no investor funding despite coming from a humble background really inspired me. If you get the chance to learn from him, I recommend you go for it because he is the real deal!"
Tanit Virunkitkoson
Founder & CEO
Silverman
What other people say
The Startup Masterclass is free to attend, and fully sponsored by FOUNDERS IN ASIA — a community of Founders and Investors in Asia supporting entrepreneurship through education.
To guarantee a seat at the Masterclass, you must first register online as no last-minute walk-ins are allowed. After you have registered, our team will call to confirm that you are a real person and that you are committed to attend. We do this to prevent fake registrations as seats are limited.
The Masterclass is an onsite workshop where attendees get to interact live with our speaker. Please refer to the location of the Masterclass on this website.
Yes you can, provided if seats are still available. However, everyone attending the Masterclass must first register online to reserve a seat. We recommend that you share this website link with them.
The Masterclass lasts for 2 hours and we encourage you to take notes. Also, our speaker usually stays back after the workshop to help you with your questions or any challenges you may face in your business.
The Masterclass is conducted in a classroom style where attendees get to ask questions and get direct feedback. However, if you wish to get personal advice for your business, we recommend that you arrive early before the workshop starts to chat with our speaker.
We’re glad you asked. And the answer is no! The Masterclass is designed to educate and share practical lessons based on real-life experience that will help you achieve better results whether you are in Business-To-Consumer, Business-To-Business, Product or Service-based business.
There are no pre-requisites and prior experience is not required. What our speaker has to share has proven to work in any stage of the business you are in — including early-stage founders, growing companies or people thinking of going into business.