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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

In March 2016, Rosanne Hortensius left the Netherlands to launch online couponing platform Saleduck in Southeast Asia. As the company’s Commercial Manager, Hortensius was armed with the responsibility of setting up the office’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur as well as growing the local team. Giving the wrong company perks and benefits.

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Ready to expand your startup into Asia? Read this

The Next Web

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. . This is the first of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. countries or cities) across Asia that you would like to target. Laser focus.

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[Event] [Singapore] AppsWorld Asia: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apps

YoungUpstarts

Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia is happening right now and the event space in Suntec City is buzzing with the chatter of the gathered social media glitterati, brand managers and communications professionals from Singapore and the region.

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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

Across Asia Pacific, the average number of days for an invoice to be paid rose from 48 to 56, compared to the same period in the previous year. Understanding and managing cash flow will be crucial to riding the growth curve. net, Asia’s banks face $1 trillion Basel III capital shortfall, says DBS chief.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

While traditional offshoring to Asia or Eastern Europe has always been lauded for its cheap labor, for companies that practice agile, or require better collaboration, communication, and a higher level of engagement, the advantages of nearshore software development are clear. Ease of Communication.

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Companies Typically Underinvest In Managers. Here Are 12 Ways To Invest In Yourself. 

YoungUpstarts

by David Deacon, author of “ The Self Determined Manager: A Manifesto for Exceptional People Managers “. We all know managers do crucial work. And yet, fewer training dollars are typically earmarked for managers than for people at other levels. By virtue of being a manager, your words and actions are amplified.

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Why You Need the Right Sustainability Reporting Software for Your Company

The Startup Magazine

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. Leaders and business managers appear in agreement that the globe is on a dangerous path, and synergy is needed to counter the negative impacts threatening to tear it down.