August 5: Join Us for a Pragmatic Celebration of Startup Growth | "CEO Talk" Series — Register Now

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Whether you're building from 0 to 1 or scaling from 1 to N, entrepreneurship is always an uphill battle. As rapid growth continues, challenges around talent development, strategic direction, and financial management start surfacing. How do you handle the mounting pressure of management? How do you think through and break past the obstacles in your own personal growth? There are no standard answers; everyone's "crossing the river by feeling the stones."

To spare you some pain along the way, FreeS Fund has partnered with Baichanghui to put together the "CEO Talks" series. We're bringing in CEOs from all walks of life to bare the scars that entrepreneurship has left on them. Each session features one seasoned founder who, over two hours, will dive deep into one startup topic through real examples and live exercises — drilling down to the skill level so you can sidestep these pitfalls with ease going forward.

This season's "CEO Talks" series spans six sessions, organized around three themes critical to early-stage strategy: "People," "Growth," and "Financial Health."

Session 1 Preview

Speaker: Ye Wang, founder of AppAdhoc, former Google employee

Topic: Growth tactics used by Silicon Valley unicorns like Airbnb and LinkedIn

• There always seems to be a better option out there. When iterating on product features, how do you stop waffling between Plan A and Plan B?
• Team members each make valid points, and suddenly no one can convince anyone else. How do you make the call?
• User activity spikes or plummets, the cause is elusive — what do you do next?
• Growth slows, and the bottleneck arrives sooner than expected. How do you find another path?

The problems keeping you up at night once haunted Silicon Valley unicorns too. At moments like these, what's more important than "brainstorming" is mastering the right growth methodology.

Time: Saturday, August 5, 3:00–5:00 PM

Location: Yinshi Hutel, No. 27 Paizi Hutong, Dashilar, Beijing

Scan the QR code at the end of this article or click "Read More" to register.

More to come. Stay tuned.