Kent Teo
Founder & CEO of Invade — the experiential events company behind Artbox Singapore, Fleawhere and MOX. Over more than a decade Kent turned flea markets and pop-ups into a creative ecosystem that gives emerging brands a place to begin.
Starting from zero?
Identify a gap in the market for unique experiential events and start brainstorming ideas for creative and engaging experiences that can bring people together.
Kent’s journey
The full story. The pivots. The lessons. One path among many.
What Kent started with
Kent Teo started with a vision to create a platform for emerging brands, but the exact conditions of his start, including capital and prior experience, are unknown.
Every founder starts from a different place. Use this to calibrate — not to compare.
First Event
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Kent Teo organized his first event, which was likely a flea market or pop-up, and it marked the beginning of his journey in creating a platform for emerging brands.
Advice from Kent
Identifying a gap in the market
Look for opportunities to create unique and engaging experiences that fill a gap in the market and meet the needs of your target audience.
Experimentation and learning from failures
Be prepared to experiment and learn from your failures, as they can provide valuable insights and help you refine your approach.
Building a community
Focus on building a community around your events and creating a platform for emerging brands to showcase their products, as this can help drive engagement and loyalty.
Ask Kent a question
We review questions and bring the best ones to Kent in an upcoming interview.
Most asked
- How did you get your first 100 customers?
- What was your biggest financial mistake?
- How much did you really start with?