​About

​​​At Figuring Shit Out, we put on events for Founders who don't normally go to events. We didn't believe Singapore needed another panel, fireside chat or Q&A so we did the radical step of asking speakers to sit down ahead of time and think about what they wanted to say. Beyond palatable food & hopefully more than palatable networking, why schlep across town to sit in a cramped room for an hour: Perspective!

​​All our speakers come from fascinating career backgrounds that caused them to look at the world and think about problems in uniquely insightful ways. From a Founder Coach who sees you avoiding your most important problem stemming from emotional barriers, an ex-Art Dealer, now Investor Relations on the psychology of million-dollar transactions when it comes to fundraising and IPOs, a COO who helps neurodiverse founders design systems that work with their brain... Each talk provides a unique lens on the problems facing startups that Founders can absorb to provide a new toolkit of insights for their own founder journey.

​​​Topic

​Today’s founders are scaling in one of the most complex environments we’ve seen. Gen AI is collapsing product cycles from months to weeks. Go-to-market expectations are global from day one. Tariff changes and regulatory volatility are forcing leaders to rethink where and how they grow. Teams are distributed. Budgets are scrutinized. And investors want results—fast. Speed isn’t just expected. It’s demanded.

​But speed without clarity? That’s where things break.

​From an AI start-up navigating early-stage chaos on the way to a $1.5B IPO, to managing big tech multi-billion-dollar business, and now helping founders build high-performing commercial organizations, I’ve seen one pattern repeat itself:

​The companies that scale aren’t the ones with the most talent or capital. They’re the ones with the most clarity.

​Founders don’t need more frameworks. They need sharper focus.

​I’ve made mistakes. I’ve scaled the wrong things. I’ve moved too fast without the foundations in place. And by sharing these lessons, you can skip some of the pain—and scale with more clarity, from day one.

​About the Speaker

​Fabrizio Caruso is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience driving growth in high-growth technology companies across APAC, EMEA, and North America. He combines strategic vision with hands-on leadership to scale startups and lead multi-billion-dollar businesses.

​Currently, Fabrizio is the Founder & CEO of S8 Advisory, where he helps founders build high-performing commercial organizations and scale revenue, international expansion, and go-to-market strategy.

​He also serves as an Investor in Residence at Insignia Ventures Partners, focusing on finding bold founders in AI across Southeast Asia who can become the region’s next unicorns.

​Previously, Fabrizio was Managing Director, APAC at Meta, leading a multibillion-dollar monetization partnerships business.

​At AI company Appier, he joined early as the first C-suite executive, expanded the business across 13 markets in APAC, building the foundations for $162M in funding and the company’s $1.4B IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

​He is also President of the Digital Innovation Committee at the International Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, championing digital transformation and innovation.

​​​​Event Details:

• ​​​​📅 Date: Wednesday, 11th June

• ​​​​🕒 Time: 6:30 PM - 9 PM

• ​​​​📍 Location: SQ Collective, 65 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore

• ​​​⏰ Agenda:

  • ​​​6:30 - 7pm - Networking

  • ​​​7 - 7:40pm - Talk

  • ​​​7:40 - 8:00pm - Q&A

  • ​​​8:00 - 9:00pm: Networking & Bites

• ​​​Website: https://speakers.figuringshitout.com/

• ​​​WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EcdZhBqS6tWBTRSuEMChLj

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