The Art of Scaling Sales: Lessons from Two Billion-Dollar Exits and Two Global Charities
Orbit Startups
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Sales isn’t one-size-fits-all—it’s a specialized game that shifts with the customer, product, and market. Few know this better than Bill Liao , a serial entrepreneur with two billion-dollar exits (telecom and social networking) and the founder of WeForest , which has planted over 100 million trees while empowering millions of women.
He also co-founded CoderDojo , a nonprofit teaching kids to code for free. The common thread? Sales. Whether it’s B2B, B2C, or nonprofit fundraising, Bill has cracked the code on structured, scalable selling. Here’s how he did it—and how you can too. Read more >>
Portfolio News
USHOPAL (Orbit 2015) expands its portfolio by acquiring French skincare icon PAYOT , strengthening its presence in the high-end beauty market. Read more >>
Epic Angels has invested in BusCaro (Orbit 2023) alongside Wahed Ventures and other angel investors, enabling the company to scale its operations and meet the growing demand in Pakistan’s mobility sector. Read more >>
Meghna Krishna from VideoVerse (Orbit 2020) highlights women’s contributions in sports broadcasting, showcasing their challenges and successes. Read more >>
The Binary Holdings (Orbit 2022) and Robi Axiata PLC. to enhance user engagement through blockchain-driven incentives in Bangladesh. Read more >>
Revent (Orbit 2024) has been named as a Future 100 company by UAE’s Ministry of Economy for the second consecutive year. Read more >>
TradeTogether? (Orbit 2023) has been granted in-principle approval for a Capital Markets Services license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Read more >>
What We're Reading
In this new book, my co-authors and I challenge the blind pursuit of bigger and faster machine learning models. Instead, we propose Human-AI Symbiotic Intelligence (HASI), a practical framework that puts humanity back at the center of the AI we build. Founders, makers, and investors alike will appreciate its refreshing departure from technology for technology’s sake and its humanistic vision for the future of AI.
— Siok Siok Tan , Orbit Mentor and co-author of AI for Humanity: Building a Sustainable AI for the Future
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