01 / Founders across Asia-Pacific Hosted video lunch and teatime

The Catalyst Initiative presents Catalyst Exchange

Lunch with four founders who get it. No pitching. No travel.

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Four founders / One hour Two Fridays a month / 12:30pm or 4pm SGT Scroll to read ↓
02 / The exchangeHosted by Murni Mo

A small, hosted video lunch for founders building across Asia-Pacific. You talk about what’s actually happening in your business. So does everyone else.

03 / The hard partsCarried alone

Most founders carry the hard parts alone.

  • The hire that isn’t working.
  • The market that isn’t moving.
  • The cash conversation you keep putting off.

Your team can’t hear it. Your investors shouldn’t. Your friends mean well, but they haven’t built anything.

04 / The rulesWhy the hour is different

Networking events don’t fix this.

You spend two hours swapping cards and hearing polished versions of everyone’s quarter. Nobody says the real thing, because half the room is selling. You leave having talked a lot and said nothing, and the decision you walked in with is still waiting for you.

Catalyst Exchange works differently because the rules are different.

  • Four founders at most, plus me as host.
  • Cameras on, lunch or tea in hand.
  • No selling of any kind. If someone starts pitching, I bring it back.
  • Each exchange mixes markets on purpose: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Sydney.

The founder who solved your problem might have done it in a country you’re about to enter.

05 / How it worksFive steps

How it works.

  1. Join the waitlist.A short form: what you’re building, where, and what you’re working through right now. I read every one.
  2. Get matched.I bring together founders facing a similar challenge, not necessarily from the same industry.
  3. Bring lunch or tea.One hour, on two Fridays a month. Lunch at 12:30pm SGT or teatime at 4pm SGT.
  4. Start honest.Each person gets a few uninterrupted minutes on one real question. Then it opens up.
  5. Keep going.You get a short recap, plus a direct introduction to anyone in the group worth knowing.
06 / TimesFridays, twice a month

Lunch or tea.

Sessions are planned for Fridays, twice a month. Pick the time that suits you when you join the waitlist.

01 / Lunch60 minutes
12:30PM

Singapore time (SGT).

Cameras on, lunch in hand
02 / Teatime60 minutes
4:00PM

Singapore time (SGT).

Cameras on, tea in hand
07 / Pilot exchangesWhile the format is being shaped

The first 4 tables are free while the format is being shaped. If the hour is useful, come back.

If it isn’t, you’ve lost an hour and had lunch with four interesting people.

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08 / WaitlistAbout two minutes
Waitlist / The Catalyst Initiative

Join the waitlist.

It takes about two minutes. The question about what you’re working through matters most, so take your time with that one.

I read every response myself, and I’ll be in touch when there’s a group that fits.

About you

Paste the link to your profile. It helps me understand your work before I match you.

Your business

Your role

Stage

Markets you’re in or planning to enter

Pick as many as apply.

Your exchange

The challenge closest to yours

A few sentences is plenty. Be as specific as you’re comfortable being. This is what I use to decide who you’ll meet.

Preferred time

Sessions are planned for two Fridays a month.

If someone referred you, add their name.

* Both boxes must be ticked to join the waitlist.

I’ll only use your answers to match you with other founders and to contact you about Catalyst Exchange. I won’t share them or add you to any other list. Reply to any email from me if you’d like them deleted.