Alice Liao
@aliceliao.bsky.social
CEO & CCO | Board Advisor & Investor | Author & Speaker | Scaling Startups to Exit | Driving Revenue, Market Expansion & Investor Readiness | AI Strategist | Growth Across Europe, Asia & the Middle East
Honored to be featured us The Most Iconic Business Leaders Shaping 2025.
As The Growth Navigator, my mission remains the same: help leaders and organizations grow with clarity, strength, and purpose.
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As The Growth Navigator, my mission remains the same: help leaders and organizations grow with clarity, strength, and purpose.
🔗 Read the full editions: lnkd.in/deBUyaDJ
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Honored to be featured us The Most Iconic Business Leaders Shaping 2025.
As The Growth Navigator, my mission remains the same: help leaders and organizations grow with clarity, strength, and purpose.
🔗 Read the full editions: lnkd.in/deBUyaDJ
As The Growth Navigator, my mission remains the same: help leaders and organizations grow with clarity, strength, and purpose.
🔗 Read the full editions: lnkd.in/deBUyaDJ
Recent strategy recap
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Recent strategy recap
I’m thrilled to be featured in “Voices of Change: 10 People Transforming the GCC” 🌍💫. Grateful to be recognized alongside such inspiring changemakers making a real impact in the region!
#VoicesOfChange #GCCLeaders #ImpactMakers #Gratitude #Inspiration #Leadership #MakingADifference
#VoicesOfChange #GCCLeaders #ImpactMakers #Gratitude #Inspiration #Leadership #MakingADifference
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I’m thrilled to be featured in “Voices of Change: 10 People Transforming the GCC” 🌍💫. Grateful to be recognized alongside such inspiring changemakers making a real impact in the region!
#VoicesOfChange #GCCLeaders #ImpactMakers #Gratitude #Inspiration #Leadership #MakingADifference
#VoicesOfChange #GCCLeaders #ImpactMakers #Gratitude #Inspiration #Leadership #MakingADifference
Companies with more women in leadership perform better—investing in skills, tech, and R&D, and expecting higher profits. Diversity at the top isn’t just right, it drives results.
https://www.grantthornton.global/en/insights/women-in-business/women-in-leadership-a-pathway-to-better-performance
https://www.grantthornton.global/en/insights/women-in-business/women-in-leadership-a-pathway-to-better-performance
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Companies with more women in leadership perform better—investing in skills, tech, and R&D, and expecting higher profits. Diversity at the top isn’t just right, it drives results.
https://www.grantthornton.global/en/insights/women-in-business/women-in-leadership-a-pathway-to-better-performance
https://www.grantthornton.global/en/insights/women-in-business/women-in-leadership-a-pathway-to-better-performance
✨ Honored & Grateful ✨
Thrilled to be named among the Top 100 Women Leaders in the Middle East at the 6th Women Leaders Summit & Awards 2025, Dubai (Oct 7–9).
Proud to stand with inspiring women driving leadership, innovation & impact. 🌟
#WomenLeadership #Leadership #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness
Thrilled to be named among the Top 100 Women Leaders in the Middle East at the 6th Women Leaders Summit & Awards 2025, Dubai (Oct 7–9).
Proud to stand with inspiring women driving leadership, innovation & impact. 🌟
#WomenLeadership #Leadership #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness
August 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
✨ Honored & Grateful ✨
Thrilled to be named among the Top 100 Women Leaders in the Middle East at the 6th Women Leaders Summit & Awards 2025, Dubai (Oct 7–9).
Proud to stand with inspiring women driving leadership, innovation & impact. 🌟
#WomenLeadership #Leadership #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness
Thrilled to be named among the Top 100 Women Leaders in the Middle East at the 6th Women Leaders Summit & Awards 2025, Dubai (Oct 7–9).
Proud to stand with inspiring women driving leadership, innovation & impact. 🌟
#WomenLeadership #Leadership #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness
#Bitcoin adoption sits at roughly 3% globally today.
💡 The pattern is clear: early adoption looks small, but every tech revolution starts here. History shows that once the fundamentals are solid, exponential growth can follow.
💡 The pattern is clear: early adoption looks small, but every tech revolution starts here. History shows that once the fundamentals are solid, exponential growth can follow.
August 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#Bitcoin adoption sits at roughly 3% globally today.
💡 The pattern is clear: early adoption looks small, but every tech revolution starts here. History shows that once the fundamentals are solid, exponential growth can follow.
💡 The pattern is clear: early adoption looks small, but every tech revolution starts here. History shows that once the fundamentals are solid, exponential growth can follow.
📊 By #SeriesC, #founders often own less than a fifth of their company, but their vision still drives the business. The real #skill isn’t just holding equity- it’s using early-stage leverage to structure rounds, align investors, and maintain decision-making influence while raising growth capital.
August 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
📊 By #SeriesC, #founders often own less than a fifth of their company, but their vision still drives the business. The real #skill isn’t just holding equity- it’s using early-stage leverage to structure rounds, align investors, and maintain decision-making influence while raising growth capital.
AI has been called everything: revolutionary, risky, overhyped… but are you ‘giving it a go’ or embedding it into your everyday systems? Too many companies are treating AI like a side project: a task force here, a pilot there, a post saying “we’re AI-first!” but with little follow-through.
#Thread
#Thread
August 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
AI has been called everything: revolutionary, risky, overhyped… but are you ‘giving it a go’ or embedding it into your everyday systems? Too many companies are treating AI like a side project: a task force here, a pilot there, a post saying “we’re AI-first!” but with little follow-through.
#Thread
#Thread
Startups don’t fail due to a lack of vision or foresight. If your inputs are foggy, your outputs will be too.
Startups succeed when every assumption is tested & sharpened—until what’s left is undeniable. Clarity isn’t just what you communicate. It’s what you build.
#FounderAdvice #StrategicGrowth
Startups succeed when every assumption is tested & sharpened—until what’s left is undeniable. Clarity isn’t just what you communicate. It’s what you build.
#FounderAdvice #StrategicGrowth
July 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Startups don’t fail due to a lack of vision or foresight. If your inputs are foggy, your outputs will be too.
Startups succeed when every assumption is tested & sharpened—until what’s left is undeniable. Clarity isn’t just what you communicate. It’s what you build.
#FounderAdvice #StrategicGrowth
Startups succeed when every assumption is tested & sharpened—until what’s left is undeniable. Clarity isn’t just what you communicate. It’s what you build.
#FounderAdvice #StrategicGrowth
How do you scaffold a ceiling?
Flydeck delivered safe, flexible, suspended scaffolding at Dubai Exhibition Centre—minimising disruption, speeding work, and meeting complex architectural demands.
When your project defies convention, so should your tools.
#Flydeck #Innovation
Flydeck delivered safe, flexible, suspended scaffolding at Dubai Exhibition Centre—minimising disruption, speeding work, and meeting complex architectural demands.
When your project defies convention, so should your tools.
#Flydeck #Innovation
July 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
How do you scaffold a ceiling?
Flydeck delivered safe, flexible, suspended scaffolding at Dubai Exhibition Centre—minimising disruption, speeding work, and meeting complex architectural demands.
When your project defies convention, so should your tools.
#Flydeck #Innovation
Flydeck delivered safe, flexible, suspended scaffolding at Dubai Exhibition Centre—minimising disruption, speeding work, and meeting complex architectural demands.
When your project defies convention, so should your tools.
#Flydeck #Innovation
Being "exit-ready" today isn’t about chasing big valuations !
In this Uncaged show season 4 interview , I talk about how the exit landscape has shifted:
✔️ Predictable, high-quality revenue
✔️ Capital efficiency over burn
✔️ Clean ops, clean cap table
✔️ Strategic value buyers can’t build in-house
In this Uncaged show season 4 interview , I talk about how the exit landscape has shifted:
✔️ Predictable, high-quality revenue
✔️ Capital efficiency over burn
✔️ Clean ops, clean cap table
✔️ Strategic value buyers can’t build in-house
July 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Being "exit-ready" today isn’t about chasing big valuations !
In this Uncaged show season 4 interview , I talk about how the exit landscape has shifted:
✔️ Predictable, high-quality revenue
✔️ Capital efficiency over burn
✔️ Clean ops, clean cap table
✔️ Strategic value buyers can’t build in-house
In this Uncaged show season 4 interview , I talk about how the exit landscape has shifted:
✔️ Predictable, high-quality revenue
✔️ Capital efficiency over burn
✔️ Clean ops, clean cap table
✔️ Strategic value buyers can’t build in-house
On average, small business leaders spend just 4 hours a week on identifying growth opportunities.
It's time for a mindset shift. To do more of what matters, leaders need to take a critical approach to their workload and cut low-value tasks from their lists.
#Productivity #StrategicGrowth
It's time for a mindset shift. To do more of what matters, leaders need to take a critical approach to their workload and cut low-value tasks from their lists.
#Productivity #StrategicGrowth
July 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
On average, small business leaders spend just 4 hours a week on identifying growth opportunities.
It's time for a mindset shift. To do more of what matters, leaders need to take a critical approach to their workload and cut low-value tasks from their lists.
#Productivity #StrategicGrowth
It's time for a mindset shift. To do more of what matters, leaders need to take a critical approach to their workload and cut low-value tasks from their lists.
#Productivity #StrategicGrowth
When ground access is limited, how do you elevate your approach to scaffolding?
Meet Pilosio’s Flydeck—the most advanced suspended scaffolding system in the industry.
Meet Pilosio’s Flydeck—the most advanced suspended scaffolding system in the industry.
July 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
When ground access is limited, how do you elevate your approach to scaffolding?
Meet Pilosio’s Flydeck—the most advanced suspended scaffolding system in the industry.
Meet Pilosio’s Flydeck—the most advanced suspended scaffolding system in the industry.
Happy to be invited as part of the global leaders shaping the future of the business world—interviewed by Bant Breen on the Uncaged Show, Season 4. 🌍🎙️
Before the full episode drops, here’s a teaser question !
Before the full episode drops, here’s a teaser question !
July 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Happy to be invited as part of the global leaders shaping the future of the business world—interviewed by Bant Breen on the Uncaged Show, Season 4. 🌍🎙️
Before the full episode drops, here’s a teaser question !
Before the full episode drops, here’s a teaser question !
Excited to share a short clip from my panel at the DFX Online Summit from New York, where I explored a key question:
“What signals do investors look for before traction or revenue is present?”
- A conversation on early-stage validation and the evolving landscape of startup capital.
“What signals do investors look for before traction or revenue is present?”
- A conversation on early-stage validation and the evolving landscape of startup capital.
July 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Excited to share a short clip from my panel at the DFX Online Summit from New York, where I explored a key question:
“What signals do investors look for before traction or revenue is present?”
- A conversation on early-stage validation and the evolving landscape of startup capital.
“What signals do investors look for before traction or revenue is present?”
- A conversation on early-stage validation and the evolving landscape of startup capital.
✨ I’m happy to share that I’ve been officially selected as one of the 40 Under 40 honorees by the Business Elite Awards!
I’ve also been invited to attend the exclusive award gala ceremony in Dubai this December at the stunning Jumeirah Mina Al Salam.
#BusinessEliteAwards #40Under40 #ALAdvisory
I’ve also been invited to attend the exclusive award gala ceremony in Dubai this December at the stunning Jumeirah Mina Al Salam.
#BusinessEliteAwards #40Under40 #ALAdvisory
June 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
✨ I’m happy to share that I’ve been officially selected as one of the 40 Under 40 honorees by the Business Elite Awards!
I’ve also been invited to attend the exclusive award gala ceremony in Dubai this December at the stunning Jumeirah Mina Al Salam.
#BusinessEliteAwards #40Under40 #ALAdvisory
I’ve also been invited to attend the exclusive award gala ceremony in Dubai this December at the stunning Jumeirah Mina Al Salam.
#BusinessEliteAwards #40Under40 #ALAdvisory
Thrilled to be joining the DFX Summit as a speaker on June 24–25 — a global event focused on what really moves the needle for founders and investors.
Fundraising today requires more than a good pitch. It’s about understanding capital flows and positioning
Fundraising today requires more than a good pitch. It’s about understanding capital flows and positioning
June 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Thrilled to be joining the DFX Summit as a speaker on June 24–25 — a global event focused on what really moves the needle for founders and investors.
Fundraising today requires more than a good pitch. It’s about understanding capital flows and positioning
Fundraising today requires more than a good pitch. It’s about understanding capital flows and positioning
Most startups don’t stall because they can’t grow — they stall because their systems can’t scale.
Scaling isn’t speed. Its structure. And without it, growth breaks things.
Here’s what actually works at a global scale: 👇
Scaling isn’t speed. Its structure. And without it, growth breaks things.
Here’s what actually works at a global scale: 👇
June 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Most startups don’t stall because they can’t grow — they stall because their systems can’t scale.
Scaling isn’t speed. Its structure. And without it, growth breaks things.
Here’s what actually works at a global scale: 👇
Scaling isn’t speed. Its structure. And without it, growth breaks things.
Here’s what actually works at a global scale: 👇
I’ve seen brilliant founders lose investor interest by skipping one thing: proof. Not market size, just the conversion efficiency of money to value. Understanding these metrics & their value helps you to assess how well you are converting capital into business momentum. #BusinessGrowth #KPI #Scaling
June 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I’ve seen brilliant founders lose investor interest by skipping one thing: proof. Not market size, just the conversion efficiency of money to value. Understanding these metrics & their value helps you to assess how well you are converting capital into business momentum. #BusinessGrowth #KPI #Scaling
Great founders don’t just raise capital — they engineer it.
They align investors with their vision, stage funding for strategic growth, and tell the right story to the right market. Smart money backs conviction, not noise .
#StartupGrowth #InvestorRelations
They align investors with their vision, stage funding for strategic growth, and tell the right story to the right market. Smart money backs conviction, not noise .
#StartupGrowth #InvestorRelations
May 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Great founders don’t just raise capital — they engineer it.
They align investors with their vision, stage funding for strategic growth, and tell the right story to the right market. Smart money backs conviction, not noise .
#StartupGrowth #InvestorRelations
They align investors with their vision, stage funding for strategic growth, and tell the right story to the right market. Smart money backs conviction, not noise .
#StartupGrowth #InvestorRelations
Honoured to be nominated and officially approved by the Forbes Global Business Committee to join the Forbes Business Council.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with global leaders, contribute to meaningful business conversations, and take part in high-impact initiatives shaping the future.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with global leaders, contribute to meaningful business conversations, and take part in high-impact initiatives shaping the future.
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Honoured to be nominated and officially approved by the Forbes Global Business Committee to join the Forbes Business Council.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with global leaders, contribute to meaningful business conversations, and take part in high-impact initiatives shaping the future.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with global leaders, contribute to meaningful business conversations, and take part in high-impact initiatives shaping the future.
🌱 I’m delighted to join the Advisory Board of Ashtanga Eco Village a female-founded initiative redefining what sustainable real estate and hospitality can look like.
It’s a privilege to support a project so deeply aligned with my value !
It’s a privilege to support a project so deeply aligned with my value !
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🌱 I’m delighted to join the Advisory Board of Ashtanga Eco Village a female-founded initiative redefining what sustainable real estate and hospitality can look like.
It’s a privilege to support a project so deeply aligned with my value !
It’s a privilege to support a project so deeply aligned with my value !
🚀 Excited to Join Tulupay’s Advisory Board – Revolutionizing Africa’s Financial Future!
Building Africa’s First Financial Blockchain Operating System —a unified, interoperable ecosystem bridging banks, mobile money, crypto, and governments.
Building Africa’s First Financial Blockchain Operating System —a unified, interoperable ecosystem bridging banks, mobile money, crypto, and governments.
May 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
🚀 Excited to Join Tulupay’s Advisory Board – Revolutionizing Africa’s Financial Future!
Building Africa’s First Financial Blockchain Operating System —a unified, interoperable ecosystem bridging banks, mobile money, crypto, and governments.
Building Africa’s First Financial Blockchain Operating System —a unified, interoperable ecosystem bridging banks, mobile money, crypto, and governments.
Honored to participate with NextGen Women Leaders Institute , where I had the chance to speak with an inspiring group of female business leaders and founders.
May 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Honored to participate with NextGen Women Leaders Institute , where I had the chance to speak with an inspiring group of female business leaders and founders.
Happy to be invited as a speaker and panelist at StartupsXchange conference—gathering private equity firms, venture capitalists, CXOs, and family offices for a powerful exchange of market insights and cross-border strategies.
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy to be invited as a speaker and panelist at StartupsXchange conference—gathering private equity firms, venture capitalists, CXOs, and family offices for a powerful exchange of market insights and cross-border strategies.