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FAIL FORWARD: Founders' Fumbles & the Fight to Bounce Back

FAIL FORWARD
Founders' Fumbles & the Fight to Bounce Back

Every successful founder has a story — but not all stories begin with triumph. Some begin with costly mistakes, painful failures, and the kind of lessons you only learn the hard way.

"Fail Forward" is a powerful and raw panel discussion that brings to the stage two bold, resilient founders who’ve faced the harsh realities of poor decision-making in business — and lived to tell the tale.

From financial missteps and emotional breakdowns, to unexpected legal battles and investor rejections, these founders open up about the critical moments that nearly broke their businesses. More importantly, they share how they recovered, rebuilt, and came back stronger.

This event is not about glorifying failure — it’s about learning from it. If you're a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or someone navigating the unpredictable path of building something from scratch, this session is your shortcut to insight.

Learn what not to do so you don’t have to pay the same price.

What to Expect:

• Candid stories of failure, regret, and redemption from real entrepreneurs.

• Key takeaways and practical lessons on how to avoid common pitfalls.

• A safe space to discuss the unspoken challenges of entrepreneurship.

• Honest Q&A with founders who’ve been through the fire.
  

Who Should Attend:

• Startup founders and SME owners

• Aspiring entrepreneurs

• Investors and mentors supporting founders

• Anyone who believes failure is part of the journey, not the end
  
  

Come for the stories. Stay for the survival strategies. Leave with wisdom only experience and scars can teach.

Event Details:-

• Date & Time: 3rd July 2025 (Thursday) | 11:00am - 1:45pm

• Location: Iconik Coworking Space (Petaling Jaya)

• Address: Block B, Unit 8, Level 3A, Icon City, Jalan SS 8/39, Sungai Way Free Trade Industrial Zone, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Agenda:-

• 10:45AM: Registration

• 11:00AM: Intro & Panel Discussion 🧠

• 12:00PM: Featured Partner 🌟

• 12:30PM: Networking with Lunch provided 🍛

• 01:45PM: Back to Office 

Featured Speakers:-

DAVE CHEW, HOMECROWD

Dave Chew (LinkedIn - Dave) is a Big Four trained chartered accountant with over 15 years of experience across banking, asset management, and fintech in both Malaysia and Singapore markets. His career spans in external audit, financial accounting & reporting, compliance, and most recently, fintech entrepreneurship, where he founded a venture backed startup, HomeCrowd aimed at disrupting the mortgage industry with innovative financial solutions, showcasing both his financial inclusion mission and resilience.

ERIC SIEW, CHOOBUB CREATIVES

Eric Siew (LinkedIn - Eric) the founder of Choobub Creatives. A doctor by profession, he runs a marketing agency focusing on brand awareness and thought leadership through content marketing for businesses. Together with his team, they serve as the traditional and digital marketing arm for various industries, including human resources, retail, e-commerce, real estate, engineering, manufacturing, and healthcare. In his time, he built pockets of communities through workshops and events to foster learning and relationships. He takes solace in gaming to wind down and recharge.

 

ABOUT ARTYX MALAYSIA

At Artyx, we understand that the journey of an SME is filled with ambition, risk, and an unrelenting drive to succeed. While it is not a bed of roses all the time, we believe that with the right group support and with an open mind to learn new things to move forward, business owners can unlock their own growth potential, innovate, and breakthrough from where they are. 

Our work is to support SME owners to grow their business by offering educational and consultation support for them to navigate the complex financing landscape. 

 

ABOUT ICONIK COWORKING SPACE

Iconik Co Working Space was created with one objective in mind – to create a conducive space where entrepreneurs, young start-ups, free-lancers, innovators and dreamers can come together to inspire and be inspired. For enterprises who want more than a generic office space. Iconik has the solutions to help you create a space that best fits your nature of business and branding without you having to personally go through the nitty gritty details of cost and renovation.

Reach out to space@iconik.asia

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Contact the Organiser:-

You can reach out to Ash at 03-2786-3528 between Mondays - Fridays from 10am - 9pm; and on Saturday from 10am - 2pm.