Contrary to their reputation for pushy sales tactics, financial advisers help new investors cut through the noise, says an entrepreneur.
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With Southeast Asia’s digital economy accelerating at a breakneck speed and more startups moving into the late stage, there is a greater demand for capable managers, especially those that are in hypergrowth. Notably, the average age of a manager is 30, but those that receive formal training have an average age of 40. As managers get younger with lesser experience, this could turn into the blind leading the blind.
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Retail is not dead. Brands have to be bold and take the first step in adopting innovation
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(As released) EdTech start-up that piloted a teacher up-skilling program in the Philippines has over 150,000 educators across 36 countries with 18,000 educators on the waitlist for the new launch.
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Taiwanese cinema has much to celebrate. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the island produced an impressive 71 films last year, making it the third most productive country globally. This year, the isl…
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As the war for skilled talent intensifies, the Singapore-based HR tech startup aims to expand People Analytics into new Southeast Asian markets
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The new global fashion-tech fund receives investment from TSI Holdings, one of Japan's largest fashion conglomerates, as its key investor. This new global fashion-tech fund, allows Lyra Ventures to focus exclusively on global opportunities, primarily, companies that are ready to expand to Japan and Southeast Asia.
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We see that Singapore startups and SMEs are stuck in a chicken-and-egg situation when it comes to seeking financing for digital initiatives.
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With falling tourist arrivals, hotels with more efficient tactics will find customers faster.
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Berkeley Haas alum and fintech entrepreneur Ken So shares five key lessons in building a startup – from who to partner with to whose input matters most.
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Taking a page from the likes of Pinduoduo, Webuy hosts a fleet of community leaders to funnel groceries to customers in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
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Supahands co-founder and COO Susian Yeap on how to fight gender bias in AI.
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Zoom says it is rapidly scaling up hiring efforts in Southeast Asia across the full spectrum of its business.
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The pandemic seriously tested Ninja Van's capacities and the company received multiple complaints of missing parcels.
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Personal health, environmental concerns, and other factors have all driven interest in new ways of growing and producing food.
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The director of Singapore's first edtech accelerator says that schools have been caught by surprise, but they will plan better in the future.
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A strong uptick in interest for ESG-based investments is boosting capital flow into agritech. Silicon Valley-based AgFunder estimates USD 26.1 billion went into related tech ventures in 2020.
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Advertisers are reassessing the value of social media and their reliance on it. The spread of misinformation has grown to a serious concern, prompting them to seek out alternatives that could offer both rich mobile data as well as scale. Carousell, the Singapore-based online marketplace for secondhand goods, thinks it can fill the void.
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Shopee merchants gain new visibility with Google Ads functionality.
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Based on estimations by the Singaporean government, 60,000 more workers will be needed in the IT and communications sector in the next three years.
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