Strategic Advisor · Legal Operations · Founder

Izna
Haider

Twenty years of building, structuring, and navigating complexity — across three continents, eight languages, and every stage of business growth.

20+
Years Experience
3
Continents
8
Languages
Currently Spanning: Europe · U.S. · Asia Pacific
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China–U.S. Market Bridge

Through a dedicated partnership with a China-based co-founder, our team provides end-to-end China–U.S. market entry services exclusively for founders — helping you launch, distribute, and legally structure your product across both markets without the guesswork.

Built from the
ground up.
On purpose.

2001Executive Secretary, NGO Canada
2006King's College London — administration & compliance
2011Training & education, Singapore & Malaysia
2016Operational Cofounder, B2B SaaS healthcare
2018Founded Urban Lit LLC — e-commerce & founder
2025Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs, AlsterrLab Germany

I didn't start with a business school pedigree. I started at thirteen selling friendship bands to seniors at school — and in between corporate and non-corporate interests, I was learning to run complex operations, organize international conferences, and make things function when the infrastructure around me was anything but certain.

"Every role I took was a brick. Not one was wasted — even the ones I outgrew quickly, or the ones I took out of necessity rather than ambition."

What followed was a life lived in motion — London, Islamabad, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, the United States. Each geography brought new regulatory environments, new cultural nuances, and new systems to understand.

I founded Urban Lit LLC not because it was the safe bet — but because I understood something many founders miss: building a business is an act of governance before it is an act of marketing. The entity structure, the compliance framework, the IP strategy — these aren't afterthoughts. They are the business.

"I am not embarrassed by the breadth of my path. I am proud of every chapter — every job taken to earn a living, every skill acquired out of necessity."

Today, as Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs at AlsterrLab Germany — and as inventor of a proprietary compression architecture with a pending European patent — I work at the intersection of law, strategy, and technology.

What I offer founders and executives is advice that only comes from having sat in every seat: operator, educator, strategist, legal architect, and builder. The journey was not linear. It was deliberate — and it equipped me to help myself and others alike build something that lasts.

Work With Me

Where strategy
meets structure.

Pragmatic, high-trust counsel for founders and executives who need more than a framework — they need a thinking partner.

01

Executive Business Consultation

  • Business model & governance structuring
  • Cross-jurisdiction regulatory navigation
  • IP strategy & protection frameworks
  • Investor coordination & capital access
  • Operational systems design
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02

Startup Foundation & Strategy

  • Entity formation & compliance
  • Revenue & licensing model design
  • Contractual frameworks & service terms
  • Brand, market fit & positioning
  • Founder workshop facilitation
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03

Traction-Stage Growth Advisory

  • Scaling operations & process design
  • Stakeholder & investor relations
  • Multi-jurisdictional compliance
  • Team resourcing & recruitment strategy
  • Documentation & workflow systems
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Let's work
through it
together.

A focused 15-minute consultation to diagnose, strategize, and map the next move for your business. No templates. No boilerplate advice. Just sharp, experienced thinking applied to your specific situation.

  • Strategic diagnosis of your core business challenge
  • Governance, legal structure & compliance review
  • Founder advisory for pre-revenue and traction-stage startups
  • Cross-border operational and regulatory guidance
  • Actionable output — not just conversation
Paid · 30 Minutes

Founder Focus Talk

A paid, deep-dive advisory session. Specific, strategic, and built around your business.

Paid / 30 min
Book Founder Focus

Built for founders
who are building
for real.

Ongoing access to experienced strategic counsel — for founders who want more than a one-off session. Two tiers, one purpose: building something that outlasts the hustle.

Founder Collective

The Foundation

For early-stage founders building from scratch

$497
Per Month · Cancel Anytime
  • 2× 45-minute strategy sessions monthly
  • Business structure & compliance framework review
  • Monthly resource dispatch — tools, templates & frameworks
  • Async Q&A via email (48hr response)
  • Founding documentation review (1 document/month)
  • Access to member workshop recordings
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Application-based. Limited spots available.

Two decades.
Three continents.
One through-line.

2025 — Present

Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs

AlsterrLab, Germany

Leading legal operations, IP strategy, and cross-border investor coordination across Europe, U.S., and Asia Pacific. Inventor of a pending European compression architecture patent (EP26161761.7).

2018 — Present

Founder

Urban Lit LLC · U.S.

Built and managed end-to-end e-commerce operations including digital product development, sales strategy, and marketplace management. Delivered founder education seminars across multiple markets.

2016

Operational Cofounder

Bitfoot (iSmile Cloud Solution) · Malaysia

Led legal research, ownership structuring, and revenue model design for a B2B SaaS healthcare platform. Directed business proposals and managed engineering recruitment.

2015 — 2017

English Teacher & Trainer

Malaysia

Taught IGCSE English First Language to high school students while developing enrichment curricula for secondary schools across the region.

2011 — 2014

Trainer

Singapore

Curated and delivered enrichment programs for junior high and secondary schools. Topics included public speaking, personal statement writing, and study methodology.

2006 — 2010

Program Administrator & Admissions Officer

King's College London · UK

Managed compliance processes across multiple regulatory frameworks. Served across Postgraduate Education, School Liaison, and Centre for Language Discourse and Communication.

Whether you're at day one
or a critical growth moment —
let's work through it.

Clarity, precision, and twenty years of hard-won experience. Applied to your specific situation.