Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur Djoann Fal is the cofounder and CEO of GetLinks, an online job platform based in Thailand that’s driving social change using tech. Labelled ‘The Millennial CEO Declaring War on Work’ this young CEO cofounded GetLinks, earning him a spot on Forbes 30 under 30 at the age of 26, and earning the company funding from Alibaba, JobsDB’s parent company SEEK, New World Group and 500 Startups.
Recently, GetLinks acquired several companies making it a Group Holding of several entities, supporting not only technology hiring but also technology education and flexible staffing. Djoann now acts as Strategy & Development officer of this group, overseeing the managing directors of each entity.
In this Fireside Chat Webinar, We will discuss these questions :
• How is the Nature of Work changing ?
• How do future graduates need to Adapt ?
• How the workers of future evolve ?
• How can technology better augment work?
• How might we leverage mentorship to better adapt and succeed?
• Some advice to future job seekers and Entrepreneurs .
Followed by open Q&A
About GetLinks
GetLinks is a platform and ecosystem connecting tech talents to opportunities across Asia which supports people to build their skills, their connections, their teams and their careers. They also empower organizations to match with the right tech talents effortlessly. Over 3,000 organizations have used GetLinks including Accenture, Garena, Grab, and Line. It has built a community of talents from across the tech world, ranging from developers, designers and digital marketers to operations managers and sales leaders called "humans of tech", and continuously expand this network by organizing events, producing content, supporting talent mobility and digital transformation. "Stop dreaming about working in Silicon Valley; Let's build the next Silicon valley in Asia!" is GetLinks's motto.
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Selected applicants will have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one mentor session to get guidance on how to grow and develop your business and allow you to get first-hand advice from experts in your field. We offer 5 distinct mentoring tracks that you can choose from, including Fundraising, Product, Marketing, Sales, or Strategy & Ops, and you will get paired with an AWS expert in the field of your choice. All sessions are held remotely, and the program is completely free for all participants.
GetLinks
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Djoann co-founded GetLinks as CEO in January 2015. A visionary, Asian start-up guru and proud geek, Djoann is passionate about driving social impact and meaningful change in the world using technology.
As CEO of GetLinks, funded by Alibaba, SEEK (ASX:SEEK), New World Group (HKG:17) and 500 Startups, he supervised operations across 6 countries, leading a team of 17 nationalities over 100+…
Djoann co-founded GetLinks as CEO in January 2015. A visionary, Asian start-up guru and proud geek, Djoann is passionate about driving social impact and meaningful change in the world using technology.
As CEO of GetLinks, funded by Alibaba, SEEK (ASX:SEEK), New World Group (HKG:17) and 500 Startups, he supervised operations across 6 countries, leading a team of 17 nationalities over 100+ employees.
Recently, GetLinks acquired several companies making GetLinks become a Group Holding of several entities supporting not only technology hiring (HR Tech) but also technology education (Ed Tech) and flexible staffing, Djoann now acts as Strategy & Development officer of this group overseeing the managing directors of each entity while also be more involved in the development of Adaptivity, the new operating system for lifelong learning of the group, helping 500,000 users to learn the skillsets of the 4.0 industrial revolution.
Djoann has previously worked as a Regional Digital Marketing Executive at Rocket Internet GmBH for Lazada — Acquired by Alibaba in 2016. Prior to, he served as Marketing Consultant in EY Shanghai.
While studying Masters in Management at ESCP Europe in Paris, Djoann co-founded La Paillasse, Europe’s largest maker space. Today Djoann keeps close relationships with the technology, hacker and maker space community across US, Europe & Asia.
Djoann has been the Regional Organiser for a technology networking event operating in 12 cities across Asia & supporter of Angelhack, the largest hackathon & developer community in the US.
Since 2015, Djoann has been selected as Kairos Fellow, an organization supported by Rockefeller Family, Richard Branson & Bill Clinton to support the most innovative entrepreneurs below 25 years old.
In 2017, Djoann got awarded by Kairos K50 in New York Stock Exchange with 50 most innovative tech companies solving social impact challenges founded by young entrepreneurs worldwide, endorsed by Richard Branson.
In 2018, Djoann got awarded by Forbes 30 Under 30 for the most innovative entrepreneurs of the year for the enterprise solutions category.
In 2019 Djoann got in the New York Times and CNBC mentioning GetLinks were solving the technology recruiting problem in Asia with its marketplace.
In 2020, Djoann released his first book, the Adaptive Economy. Technology disruption, climate change and other energy & political challenges towards 2030. A lot of variables entrepreneurs and corporate businesses will need to adapt to. In his book, Djoann provides a simple compass of tech opportunities & booming industries for corporate leaders investors and private equity hoping to adapt and thrive in the Future of Work.
Southwest University
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Currently studying Finance at Southwest University, he has been in China for the past three years.
He joined Startup Grind in April 2019, co-founder of Mbiang, an edible oil company in Cameroon.
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