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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

The Next Web

When he founded Netflix as a DVD rental service in 1997, Hastings had already led one company, Pure Software, from its birth to an IPO. So Asia is going to be a challenge, because it is such a different market. Now Netflix offers video streaming in 41 countries around the world. How can we optimize for global distribution.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. In Southeast Asia, if you are starting a B2B company right now, you will likely need to be selling to older / slower-moving industries.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. In Southeast Asia, if you are starting a B2B company right now, you will likely need to be selling to older / slower-moving industries.

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How has the price of currency fluctuated as a result of COVID-19?

The Startup Magazine

We’ll explore this further below, while asking precisely how Covid-19 has impacted on emerging currencies and associated economies in Southeast Asia? The Impact of Coronavirus on Developed and Emerging Currencies. before the end of 2020, down from its initial forecast of +4.8.

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[Review] Twitter Is Not A Strategy

YoungUpstarts

A case in point is Apple, whose “Think Different” campaign in 1997 (see video below) served as a rallying call to those who shared the brand’s values. How do we build strong brands in the digital age? Should brand marketers “bow to algorithmic salvation”, allowing data and process to ride roughshod over inspiration and creativity?

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The Longstanding Appeal Of Investing In Singapore’s Luxury Hotels

YoungUpstarts

Originally offices, and latterly a post office, in 1997 Sino Land spent S$300 million on converting it into a hotel and developing the adjacent commercial centre. For example the economy is strong, unemployment low and it is one of the most politically stable places in Asia. Investment as a whole.

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Franchises Finding International Niches

The Entrepreneurial Mind

One of the more active regions for international franchising is Southeast Asia. Kentucky Fried Chicken first came to Vietnam in 1997 through the vision of Singapore entrepreneur and franchisee Tony Chew. One of the most popular franchises is KFC.

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