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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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Southeast Asia is one of them. It is home to over 680 million people and over 400 million internet users- nearly 70% of the population. The report predicts that the region’s internet economy can cross $300 billion by 2025. Southeast Asia was walloped by Covid-19. The region consists of 11 countries.

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Making Social Media Work For SMEs

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Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. For many SMEs, the rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce – tipped to be worth US$2 trillion this year in the B2C space alone [1] – makes the opportunity too valuable to ignore. It can trawl the internet for mentions of your business or products. 2] [link]. [3] 3] Joshua P.

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Guide to Create an Uber for Courier App

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Additionally, the major factors contributing to its high growth are better Internet access, e-commerce platforms, the scope of international trade, smartphone usage, and a rise in disposable income. Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

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Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . AgFunder , focused on the Food and Agri sectors, to solve for challenges brought by climate change, failing soils and population growth.

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From Israel to Pakistan, Community is Key When Building a Startup (Google I/O)

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When I moved to VC, I found out that there were no good consumer internet startups. Bridgette: What are you investing in South East Asia at Golden Gate Ventures? . Jeff – we look at mobile, consumer Internet, games and SaaS. A startup that made Internet based insoles, for shoes. They were sporadic.

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[Singapore][Event] Regional Startups Shine At JFDI-Innov8 2012 Bootcamp Demo Day

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Organized by technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI Asia – the recent JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp saw some 11 local and regional technology startups undergo a tough 100-day program that saw them attempt to turn a prospective idea into a potentially sustainable digital business.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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