Andrew Yeung - How to build a million-dollar events company from scratch!

👉🏼 About the Guests:

Business Insider dubbed Andrew Yeung as The Great Gatsby of startups. Andrew moved to the US as an immigrant in 2020 and after a brief stint at Facebook, Google he founded his events company Fibe, generated millions of dollars in revenue, hosted more than 40K tech folks, became a partner at Next Wave NYC, grew his personal brand - all this happened in the last 4yrs.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 24,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. He recently sold his second SaaS product, GuestLab, and he is working on a startup idea while hosting this show.

👉🏼 Sponsor Corner:

Shoutout to Acquire.com for sponsoring The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Andrew discuss networking, succeeding in America as underdogs, why NYC is awesome, and more!

👉🏼 Timestamps:

• 00:00: Episode Highlight
• 00:46: Shoutout to Acquire.com
• 03:14: Intro to Andrew Yeung - the Great Gatsby of startups
• 04:30: Why Andrew chose NYC and events over San Francisco and product-building
• 09:00: How Andrew entered tech
• 10:47: How Andrew built his network in tech
• 13:34: How to network as a founder vs a VC
• 17:31: Building a network in 2025
• 19:37: Cold Outreach 101
• 21:43: Andrew's favorite cold outreach template
• 24:41: Navigating cultural shock as an immigrant
• 29:10: How Andrew found gaps to build his business around
• 31:07: How to build a business for people's needs
• 34:06: Andrew's playbook on how underdogs can succeed in America
• 36:16: Behind the scenes of Fibe - Andrew's event-hosting business
• 41:12: What's next for Fibe
• 43:55: How to host better events
• 46:28: Andrew's favorite event-hosting format
• 47:15: Outro and closing thoughts

👉🏼 Resources:

• Link to Acquire.com: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

👉🏼 Where to find Andrew:

• Website: https://www.andrewyeung.co/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyeung
• Twitter: https://x.com/andruyeung

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/
• Founder Gigs: https://foundergigs.com/