Episode description

What are the means to making social impact?

Sean Tan, founder of Insect Feed Technologies (IFT) humbles us with a frank conversation about his journey venturing into the food waste technology. Just two years ago, Sean was working 9-5 (maybe 11...) for an agency that supports startups with grant applications. In 2019, he took a leap of faith to invest his time and savings into a sustainable future food system he believes in. Starting out with a team of three in a makeshift test facility behind Audacity's Innovators' Playground, IFT has grown to a fourteen-person strong team with experienced partners from the Singapore food system who also believe in the vision of creating a circular economy.

Sean's 'just start-first' and go-getter attitude has been an inspiring source of energy for many in the community. The future is bright but as Sean said it best "黎明前的黑暗" - a Chinese idiom which translates to "before the dawn are the darkest hours." However he emphasises that it is not about the glorification of sacrifice. 

In this special edition series of Unlearn, Unlock, Unleash, hosts Colin and Jan seeks to uncover what makes startup founders who they are and share tips on how to best leverage the opportunities at startup programs like Moonshot: Permacolony.

Listen to hear more of his candid anecdotes which we find extremely inspiring to many Singapore founders. We're also excited to invite him back to Moonshot: Permacolony as a program partner and mentor to advise on grant applications and growth hacking.

Learn more about the audacious mission of Moonshot: Permacolony here: https://audacity.world/permacolony/

Application closes 30 Sep 2021.