YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2013

Akamai just released its State Of The Internet report for the first quarter of this year, and Indonesia has gotten itself into the report for mostly the wrong reasons. That’s right: more than half of the total observed attack traffic originated from two countries – China and Indonesia – alone ( see chart on right ).

Indonesia 133

Indonesia Oman Asia Iraq 133

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

The business may either start in Singapore and quickly venture outwards OR it starts in a larger regional market e.g. Indonesia from day one. Global from day one (GD1). Startups in this category have the know how, mindset, confidence and product differentiation to address the global market from day one. Consumer Facing B2C.

Singapore 178

Singapore Technical Cofounder Product Marketing 178

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. Growing the Philippines’ Digital Marketing Business (With A Snapshot on Indonesia).

Singapore 185

Singapore Asia Vietnam Thailand 185

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Singapore is the second country in Asia to host a DEMO event after China, and the event will comprise of conferences, pitches and networking sessions for an invited group of companies to launch their products for the first time to an audience. DEMO Asia Singapore Audition. Date: Thursday, 10 Nov 2011.

Asia 157

Asia Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 157

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). This will result in stronger networks of interaction and relationships from employees to suppliers to customers.

Technology 174

Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I overviewed the growth of the global internet and penetration, noting that the future of the Web was going to be driven by emerging countries, as mobile connectivity continues to be more ubiquitous and the West is largely penetrated. Globalization of the Internet. conference in NYC, in September 2010.

Global 59

Global Internet Web Indonesia 59

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

How, when and why did you co-found Viber Media? Viber is quite global. Obviously, we index better in some countries (and worse in others), but it’s pretty much a global phenomenon. We recently announced partnerships with Axis in Indonesia and Mobilink in Pakistan. We see Viber users pretty much everywhere.

Mobile 125

Mobile Iran Belarus Cyprus 125