AI-Enabled, Founder-Led

The New Blueprint for Bootstrapped Startups

In today’s hyper-competitive startup landscape, bootstrapped founders face a daunting challenge: building, shipping, and scaling without the luxury of deep VC pockets. 

Yet a new breed of founder is proving it’s possible to do more with less - by leveraging AI, lean operations, and relentless focus.

We are proud to welcome Phil Ingram, Founder of meed, a cloud-based loyalty platform reimagining how brands engage customers, on stage at Startup Grind Hong Kong. 

With decades of experience in marketing, tech, and entrepreneurship, Phil will share his blueprint for building with AI, owning product strategy, and turning early traction into long-term growth.

📅 Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM HKT / 1:00 PM CET
📍 Location: Online (Virtual Event)

💡 What You’ll Learn

✅ The underrated power of product managers in AI-assisted workflows
✅ The biggest myths about AI-generated code - and how to avoid painful surprises
✅ How to balance automation with human insight in marketing and customer experience
✅ How to bootstrap a SaaS product using AI without compromising quality

...and...

✅ Why “mise en place” 😋 matters more than ever when you build with AI

🎯 Who Should Attend?

🚀 Founders building tech products on a budget
📈 Teams experimenting with AI in product or dev workflows
🎤 Product managers wondering about their role in AI-driven teams
📢 Marketers and operators looking to do more with less - and grow smarter

🎤 Meet the Speaker

Phil Ingram is a veteran marketer, coder, and founder who built meed, a unified loyalty platform, without external funding. With 35+ years in publishing, eCommerce, travel, and Web3, his previous roles include CMO of Lepricon and VP of Marketing at Remote Lands. At meed, he’s using AI to power a small team doing the work of many - shipping fast, iterating smart, and staying lean.