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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. How can we optimize for global distribution. You need to produce your own content so you are in control globally. So Asia is going to be a challenge, because it is such a different market.

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

The Startup Magazine

Interestingly, this impact has been more pronounced in the emerging markets, which is something of an unusual development during a global pandemic and the beginnings of an international recession. 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. Globalism is the result, and not cause, of success. How do we build strong brands in the digital age?

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The Longstanding Appeal Of Investing In Singapore’s Luxury Hotels

YoungUpstarts

With just 103 rooms and 103 suites it is a fraction of the size of the Marina Bay Sands but its global notoriety made it an appealing opportunity for the Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund who are said to have paid $275 million for the hotel back in 2010. The converted. Investment as a whole.

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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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Franchises Finding International Niches

The Entrepreneurial Mind

One of the more active regions for international franchising is Southeast Asia. Franchise success stories in ASEAN countries,” HSBC Global Connections, January 2, 2014, https://globalconnections.hsbc.com/us/en/articles/franchise-success-stories-asean-countries</. One of the most popular franchises is KFC.

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