This month: finding the strategist behind your next move — plus three events across Penang, KL, and Johor Bahru, and a message from our Lead Engineer.
This Month's Headline
On 18 August, we joined PFTIA Association in Penang for 帮中小企业找诸葛亮, bringing entrepreneurs together with mentors and brand experts to explore one question: who's the strategist behind your next move?
Jeff Lee shared exit and transformation strategy, alongside Kingson Teo, Well Kam, and Alexis Tan, walking founders through the decisions that shape a business long before an exit is ever on the table. Real growth isn't improvised. It comes from having the right advisor in the room before the big decisions get made. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Penang.
The World Sees You
On 1 August, founders packed JB Lido Waterfront for The World Sees You, where 辉哥 (Singapore media personality), Engel (the TikTok strategist behind FoodPanda, KFC, and McDonald's), and Jeff Lee shared how personal brand and trust, not just product, turn attention into sales.
Corporate Structure Night 2.0
On 13 August, over dinner in Kuala Lumpur, business leaders gathered for Corporate Structure Night 2.0. Jeff Lee walked founders from growth thinking to capital thinking, while Lawyer Kang Xian (Y Kong, Wong & Partners) covered the legal groundwork: structure, equity, and governance ahead of a Pre-IPO stage.
Data-Fundraising Master Class
On 21 and 22 August, entrepreneurs spent two days at Amida Event Space, JB, with Wayne Fun and Jeff Lee: exit strategy and investor readiness on day one, data-driven fundraising and scalable business models on day two.
In Their Words
Keep the goal fixed, let the shape move.
Some time ago during one of our townhall meetings, Anya dropped this quote, "Be water, my friend," while she was presenting. I didn't expect that line to follow me into the codebase, but it has. Water has no shape of its own. Pour it into a cup, and it becomes the cup. That's the closest description I've found for what building at BizPal feels like. As an engineer, the instinct is to protect the plan. Anya's words remind me of the better instinct: keep the goal fixed, let the shape move. That's exactly how we think about the CapitalOS we're building. It should adapt to the way founders run their businesses, not force founders to adapt to us. The other lesson has been ownership. At BizPal, everyone is expected to treat the product as their own. We don't wait for someone else to solve a problem, we take responsibility for improving the experience wherever we can. For me, that has meant expanding my horizon beyond engineering. With our financial builder currently in the pipeline, I've had to understand more of the financial thinking behind what we're building, because writing the code is only part of building the right product. That combination of adaptability, ownership, and curiosity beyond my domain has shaped how I think about building products.
Coming Up
Two September dates worth blocking off.
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
A new format this month: fifteen-minute 1-to-1 sessions with the BizPal team, giving CapitalOS subscribers dedicated time to talk through their questions directly. Four slots only, 8:30 to 9:30pm, fully online.
Online · 8:30–9:30pm
Register now: forms.gle/pHWfatUv12teoJmu8
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Well Kam and our Alexis Tan on raising non-equity growth capital through crowdfunding, and strengthening your business, people, and systems for the next stage of growth.
INFINITY8 Reserve JBCC, Johor Bahru · 9:30am–12:30pm
Register now: eventsize.com/event/futureproofing-smes-unlocking-global-capital-organizational-strength
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