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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

YoungUpstarts

Aziz: RIM has over 300,000 registered developers globally. BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. RIM has over 67 million subscribers to-date, which makes it easy for any developer to build an application for a global market. Can you elaborate? Over one billion apps downloaded to date.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After living and traveling around Thailand in 2014 and with other travelers I was desperate to learn Thai. The opportunity allowed me to fulfill the needs of the same organization and live out the mission to build a global company with a genuinely nurturing culture. Thanks to Laura Spawn, Virtual Vocations ! #2-

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[Singapore][Event] ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Digital Future For Asia

YoungUpstarts

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. Regional Insights into Markets of Vietnam and Thailand.

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time

Both Sides of the Table

It also chronicles the forces behind the decline of the American city (which has been revived in the past 10-15 years) and the rise of global manufacturing. Turns out it is a family-owned business started by a refugee from Vietnam and named after a small village in Thailand Si Racha. Provide something distinctive. Branding matters.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. For many visitors to Thailand, a trip to Bangkok’s famed Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the highlights of their holiday. Globally, only 38% of SMEs currently export overseas, even to markets right next door.

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Is Outsourcing Exploitation?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Even though $300 USD a month may not seem like much to someone living in a developed country, in Thailand, or Romania, the Philippines, or India, it’s above the average monthly wage. So how can outsourcing overseas, when the pay rate seems so terribly small compared to the amount of time put in by the worker, be considered fair?

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Clusters, Class, Culture and Unfair Advantages

Steve Blank

Forty years later when the Internet has made knowledge global, we’ve run into the second barrier – just knowing about things is not the great equalizer we expected. My first week on the base our shop chief announced: “We’re looking for some volunteers to go to Thailand.” Someone is advertising electronics jobs on the radio?

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