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Corner Office TO: The Evolution of an Entrepreneur

We hosted a conversation with Allen Lau, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Wattpad and Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures, where he shared lessons from building one of Canada’s most iconic tech companies, from bootstrapping to a $660M acquisition, and reflected on how reinvention, leadership, and strong fundamentals continue to guide his work with the next generation of founders.

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Nov 26, 2025

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Allen Lau

Co-Founder

Allen Lau

Co-Founder

“My advice to new founders and engineering grads is simple: follow what energizes you, not what impresses others. Build things, experiment, fail, learn, and double down on your superpower, the thing you do better than almost anyone else.”

- Allen Lau, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Wattpad and Co-Founder of Two Small Fish Ventures

Allen Lau

Co-Founder

Allen Lau is the Co-Founder and Former CEO of Wattpad, the world’s leading social storytelling platform with a global community of 90 million readers and writers. Under his leadership, Wattpad scaled from a Toronto startup to a cultural phenomenon, with stories adapted into books, films, and series worldwide. In 2021, Wattpad was acquired by Naver for US$660M. Beyond Wattpad, Allen is a mentor, investor, and advocate for Canada’s tech ecosystem, helping founders focus on building revolutionary startups.

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Jan 14

Intro to Product Design Toronto

Join us in Toronto to discuss how Product Designers are shaping the world’s most innovative digital products by combining creativity, research, and technical skills to solve real user problems.