Live Demo: Build & Market Your Side Hustle in 60 Minutes (Using Free Tools)

Often the hardest part for aspiring entrepreneurs is to just get started. So in this session, we'll design a brand, set-up a no-code website, and market it in less than 1hr. All live. No coding, no budget, no design or marketing skills required. Just very powerful and free tools.

April 23, 2025
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TRACK:
Ideation & Getting Started
ALL SPEAKERS
Adriana Lica
CoFounder, Stella

From leading global marketing and product teams to launching & scaling eight-figure startups, I’m passionate about building products people love.

I’m the CoFounder of Stella (mystellaai.com), an AI marketing platform, Aya Care (ayacare.ng), Nigeria’s fastest-growing women’s healthcare brand, and Try It on AI (tryitonai.com), the world’s first AI photography studio.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, I was the Head of Commercialization at HSBC, Global Head of Retail at Bullish (Peter Thiel’s crypto exchange) and Head of Digital at LVMH.

Part-time, I’m an avid photographer, startup advisor, unlicensed food scientist & amateur football player.

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