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Alice Liao
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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
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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
The difference between reactive #Founders and wealth builders? A proactive money mindset. #SuccessfulEntrepreneurs manage, reinvest, and design businesses for the long term. Strategy, not hustle, creates financial freedom. Agree? #MillionaireMindset
The Millionaire Mindset And How Successful People Think About Money
The difference between entrepreneurs who are struggling in business and those who are raking in millions doesn’t happen by luck; it is the result of mindset.
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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
✨ 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
#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.
📊 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.
What’s the smartest deal you’ve ever negotiated, and what made it work?

For me, it’s when both sides walk away stronger: clear goals, no ego, and a structure that scales. #Negotiations aren’t about “winning”, they’re about building a platform for #Growth.

Share your story below! ⬇️
A #CEOMindset isn’t about holding on to control—you need to learn to build a business that runs with or without you! I’ve seen it time and time again: the #Founders who scale best are the ones who build a #Culture that’s strong enough for innovation to continue when they step out of the room.
Ownership Mindset Drives Innovation: Milwaukee Tool CEO
Employees voted Milwaukee Tool one of Glassdoor’s best places to work for three of the past five years. Culture is key.
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40% of U.S. leaders say bad data led to poor strategic decisions last year… so how can you change that statistic?

Clean data = smart inputs.
Smart inputs = better ops.
Better ops = competitive edge.

That’s how #AI earns its place at the centre of the #BusinessModel.

#AIIntegration #DataStrategy
How To Save Your Business $443,000 Through The Good Data Dividend
AI has the potential to transform the workplace experience and drive significant improvements in day-to-day business operations.
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Your distribution channel isn’t just about delivery: it’s a system of trust, timing and alignment. If your buyers expect education, don’t push sales. If your model needs speed, avoid high-friction partnerships.

Distribution strategy = knowing what NOT to pursue..
Each channel has trade-offs in control, CAC, scalability, and brand positioning. Your job? Map the full journey, then focus on where you can win repeatedly, not just reach quickly.

#DistributionStrategy #ProductGrowth
You’ve got a product. You’ve got a customer. Now what?

Growth comes from designed distribution, not luck. Know your routes to revenue early - are you:

➡️ Direct or indirect?
➡️ Owned or paid?

#Thread
Treating AI like a side project only delays its impact. Making it part of the system accelerates growth.

What’s the biggest barrier you see to full integration?

#AIIntegration #DigitalTransformation #AISystems
🔹 Audit current processes to find bottlenecks AI can solve
🔹 Set clear adoption expectations across teams
🔹 Invest in upskilling, not just tools
The reality is that AI will only deliver value when it becomes part of your operating systems. It needs to be embedded into processes; teams need to be trained, and KPIs should be set. You can’t just plug it in and expect transformation.
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
A 46% pay gap, yet women continue to lead innovation & growth. That says more about resilience than fairness, but we can (and must!) do better. Equity isn’t just a moral win, it’s a market one. Fund women. Promote women. Close the gap. #FemaleLeadership #GenderBarriers #WorkplaceInequality
Women in Web3 Break Barriers Despite 46% Pay Gap
Women in Web3 Break Barriers Despite 46% Pay Gap
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#StartupStrategy isn’t a fixed blueprint, especially early on.

It’s about testing assumptions, building MVPs with real users, and learning what works.

Before scaling, focus on discovering a repeatable, scalable opportunity through hands-on experimentation and customer feedback.

#StartupGrowth
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
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
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
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
For small merchants, traditional transaction fees add up. Crypto payments, however, are enabling cross-border commerce at a fraction of the cost and paving the way for more SMEs to expand their horizons. #Crypto #Payments #TransactionFees
Mastercard And Shopify Drive Crypto Payments Mainstream
Two major partnerships this month—between Coinbase and Shopify, and Chainlink and Mastercard—have opened blockchain commerce to billions of consumers
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We’re actively exploring strategic partnerships with forward-thinking industry leaders. If this resonates with your project needs, I’d welcome the opportunity to connect.