Mind The Gap

VINCENT LAURIA is a global investor and former Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He has backed 100+ companies across the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, working closely with founders, boards, and leadership teams navigating cross-border growth.

STEFANO PELLEGRINO is a 3x start-up founder. He began his career in Europe as New York qualified lawyer, later relocating to Asia to work on cross-border M&A. He is currently the founder and CEO of a green fintech operating across continents, and lectures on Inter-national M&A.

PROFESSOR SAVANID "NUI" VATANASAKDAKUL of Carnegie Mellon University has more than 25 years of experience across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States. Her work focuses on technology, management, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Together, the authors draw on decades of lived experience expanding businesses across borders to help leaders avoid the costly mistakes they learned firsthand.