For Operators & Innovation Leads

You know how to run things. Building from zero is different.

Corporate operators making the leap to founder — or innovation leads spinning out ventures — face a specific challenge: the playbooks that made you excellent inside a company actively work against you in early-stage. We help you unlearn fast and build the right habits.

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Works with founders through
National GRIP BLOCK71 Plug and Play ATUM Ventures

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Corporate habits kill startups

Process, sign-off, and waiting for consensus are death in early-stage. We help you rewire for speed and scrappiness.

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Your network is enterprise, not startup

You know decision-makers — but your buyers and early adopters are different people. We help you find and access them.

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No clear path from pilot to scale

Corporate innovation labs are great at pilots. Terrible at what comes after. We build the commercial bridge.

How Arc Shift works

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Operator-to-founder mindset shift

Fast, practical work on where your instincts will help you and where they'll hurt you in early-stage.

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Build the commercial case

From pilot to paying customer — we design the bridge and run it with you.

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Access the ecosystem

Warm introductions to the APAC startup ecosystem: investors, accelerators, distribution partners.

If this is where you're stuck, let's talk.

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Who is Arjun Thomas?

18+ years as a venture builder, operator, and founder across 11 markets. Co-built and scaled ventures from validation through exit — not as an advisor watching from the sidelines, but as an operator in the room. Worked directly with 100+ entrepreneurs and innovation teams across APAC.

Today, he works independently with founders and through programs like National GRIP, BLOCK71, Plug and Play, and ATUM Ventures.

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18+Years experience
100+Founders supported
11APAC markets