July 2026
Participants reflect on their first year with 710 Academy, and a learning community that keeps expanding.
Left to right: Calvin Wahyudi, Evelyn Y.K. Lee, and Enrico Fioretti in Vancouver, British Columbia - marking one year of growth for 710 Academy and its expanding international community.
A year after the Academy's vision was introduced, the milestone worth marking is not the program itself but the people in it. What follows are reflections from participants on a year spent closer to the real work of venture: the judgment, the relationships, and the timing that analysis alone cannot teach.
Relationships Are the Work.
Reflecting on his first year, Enrico described how the experience deepened his understanding of venture investing beyond theory - being closer to the process, the conversations, and the structure around how opportunities get evaluated.
[PASTE ENRICO'S FULL QUOTE HERE]
Technology Meets Venture Building.
As a software architect and entrepreneur, Calvin has contributed to emerging venture initiatives while expanding his understanding of venture creation and investment strategy - including preparing the technical development proposals for 710 Venture Studio startups.
[PASTE CALVIN'S FULL QUOTE HERE]
A Community Built for Long-Term Impact.
Founder and Managing Partner of 710 Academy.
[PASTE EVELYN'S FULL QUOTE HERE]
As 710 Academy continues to grow internationally, its commitment stays the same: developing leaders who pair thoughtful judgment with practical experience, and who are in it for the long term.
710 Academy admits a small number of participants at a time.