Lessons from Post-Exit Entrepreneurs

Michael Lin is a multi-exit entrepreneur and the Managing Director of Auston Institute, an engineering school across 3 countries, Singapore, Sri Lanka & Myanmar. He shares with us his experiences expanding overseas, the challenges & learnings for each entry as well as structuring for his multiple exits. Find Michael on: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlindj/Email: [email protected] you are looking to explore buying or selling a company, do reach out to https://www.themaven.co/ or email [email protected] and quote 'PostexitPodcast' to receive a complimentary consultation.

Rahul Sahgal is a data scientist and entrepreneur who set up the enterprise data and analytics solutions firm Annik Technology Services from just 2 people to over 1100 people in 16 years. He sold the business to US-based customer engagement company LiquidHub which was later acquired by French IT services giant, CapGemini for US$500 million in a PE rollup.  He is now the founder & CEO of QoreNext, a Singapore and Seattle-based tech startup that is re-inventing the future of data creation for the enterprise B2B market. He shares with us about:  Growing his business from $1 to a multi-million dollar business Change management when Annik was acquired  Selling to LiquidHub & being part of the PE rollup to sell to CapGemini  Safeguarding his IP that was an integral part of his new business  Find Rahul on:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-sahgal-60b33a/

Listen to Part 1 - Starting & selling 3 companies (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DD2sQA1AIlN8dAPnkxzCn?si=55495b992c954721 OR https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/postexitentrepreneurs/episodes/Starting--selling-3-companies-ft--George-Gan---Part-1--PostExitEntrepreneurs-Ep--3-e2f6cir)  George Gan is a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the IT industry in Malaysia. He successfully started and sold three IT companies. In 1987, he started his first IT Company in Malaysia called Hitechniaga. The company grew from an initial 3 staff start-up to a 300 employees group with a revenue in excess of US$30M. He then founded and lead a consortium called Commerce Dot Com in 1999 & successfully secured the largest Malaysian Government eProcurement project. The platform had a yearly transaction value of USD3.2B. George has been a master facilitator & trainer for the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) for 12 years. He trains globally in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Forum and Mentorship.

George Gan is a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the IT industry in Malaysia. He successfully started and sold three IT companies. In 1987, he started his first IT Company in Malaysia called Hitechniaga. The company grew from an initial 3 staff start-up to a 300 employees group with a revenue in excess of US$30M. He then founded and lead a consortium called Commerce Dot Com in 1999 & successfully secured the largest Malaysian Government eProcurement project. The platform had a yearly transaction value of USD3.2B. George has been a master facilitator & trainer for the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) for 12 years. He trains globally in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Forum and Mentorship.

Alvin Poh sold his Internet business for $30 million when he was 33 years old. He’d built this business with his partner from $0 to becoming Singapore’s #1 web hosting provider with 45,000 clients and a team of 150. He is now a business coach & helps business owners scale up their businesses with the Super Scaling framework and runs a cloud hosting startup. He is also the proud author of the popular book on scaling, Super Scaling, and is recognized by dozens of 7 and 8-figure entrepreneurs as ‘the real deal’. He shares with us his post-exit emotions & journey in rediscovering himself & his life’s purpose.  Find Alvin on:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealvinpoh Website: http://www.superscaling.com 

Raymond Chou is a serial entrepreneur who has sold 2 of his businesses. He was the CEO of Infront Consulting Group and is the Chief Growth Officer of Owners Circle Asia, as well as the Past President of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) in Malaysia. He shares with us his insights & lessons on before, during & after selling his businesses: Removing your ego & letting go of the business to someone who can take it further   Figuring out the valuation for the company  Selling a business to a buyer who does not share the same values  Knowing the right buyer for your company  Switching from being the CEO to the ‘employee’ of the new owner  There is a lot of valuable information that will prepare you if you are looking to sell your business and also different perspectives that will challenge you to think differently. Let’s dive right in. Find Raymond on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theraychou/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondchou/

A little background about me & why I launched this podcast. We will delve into topics like the What, How, When of selling a business, pursuing a meaningful & fulfilling life especially after a major life event like exiting the company you founded, the trials & triumphs of the entrepreneurs' businesses & lives & lesser talked about post-exit existential crisis. Join me as we learn from our entrepreneur guests’ collective journeys, their own pursuits for a purposeful life & their learnings from exiting their company.