Nio Liyanage
Head of Startup Strategy at NEST.vc | Founder of StartUpRIGHT.net
A founder and venture capital professional, Nio drives startup strategy for Asia's leading early-stage VC and is deeply integrated into the startup ecosystem.
With degrees in Engineering and Business, he started his career at Apple before building extensive experience as a Management Consultant over six years across Asia and Australia. After co-founding numerous startups, Nio went on to develop a highly profitable business-building boutique which has provided strategic & fundraising support to over one hundred ventures. He holds equity and advisory roles in several high-growth businesses and is a sought-after speaker, educator and mentor.
Having lived in four vastly different countries, Nio speaks five languages (none fluently!) and gets overly excited about sport, philanthropy and technology.
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How to Startup: 30 Days From Idea to Implementation
An interactive session that covers the key steps in developing a startup and the strategic requirements for a successful business.
19 Times
Financial Modelling for Better Business Decisions
Learn finance basics and build a useful model to make your business more successful
16 Times
Excel at Excel: A Practical Introduction
Learn the basics of Excel including configuring/optimising settings, input, navigation, calculation, formatting, and analysis.
12 Times
Strategies for Startup Success: 1-Day Intensive Bootcamp
An interactive day-long session that will teach you the key tools & methods for developing a startup and the strategic requirements for a successful business.
7 Times
Business Fundamentals & Tactics
This 10-week business course will teach you the fundamentals including financial and business modeling, market analysis, strategic marketing and more.
3 Times
Intro the Hong Kong Tech & Startup Community
This informative networking event will help newcomers to the startup scene get to know the key players, events, and resources for getting started in Hong Kong.
2 Times
Business Planning for Accelerated Growth
This class will give you the business planning, development and pitching tools to help ignite your entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial aspirations into a reality.
2 Times
Strategies For Startup Success: 1-Day Intensive Workshop
An interactive day-long session that will teach you the key tools & methods for developing a startup and the strategic requirements for a successful business.
2 Times
Business Model Generation using the Business Model Canvas Tool
This class is for any aspiring entrepreneurs and startups looking to model out or add structure to their business or idea.
Fundraising Bootcamp
This bootcamp will prepare you for fundraising outside of the bank. Learn about alternative financing methods for startups, and get an insider's take on pitching to investors.
How to Startup: 3 Days from Idea to Implementation
An interactive and intensive 3 day workshop that covers the key steps in developing a startup and the strategic requirements for a successful business.
Raising Capital & Pitching to Investors
This session will be a broad and exhaustive guide to the important things you need to know about fundraising and how to pitch to investors.
A Hands-on Intro to Startup Equity and Valuations
This session will help students understand the equity jargon, how equity works initially and over multiple rounds of capital raising, and how to retain value and control.
Identifying the Right Business Idea - a Comprehensive Guide & Framework
An intensive 2 hour session covering everything you need to know about choosing the right type of startup or business to get into, including a comprehensive framework to follow.
#TopTrends : A 2016 Analysis and 2017 Prediction
At this event, you will learn the newest trends making an impact in the Startup World in 2016, their significance, and whats to come for 2017.
Open House
Do you want to learn more about General Assembly's upcoming courses and what it's like to be a GA student? Join our instructors, students, alumni and staff for an open house.
Financial Modelling for Startups
Startup doesn't need to mean aimless, unlock the vision financial modelling can give your business.