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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. But it’s arguably even harder in a place where there aren’t ready distribution channels.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. But it’s arguably even harder in a place where there aren’t ready distribution channels.

Asia 48
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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I then partnered with other PR firms in the US to assist and grow their client base and in turn, grew mine as well. Then I quit my job and started my English as a Second Language business last year by outsourcing workers from Asia. In 1997 at just 42 years old, I suffered a massive heart attack that landed me in the ICU.