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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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Southeast Asia is one of them. Southeast Asia was walloped by Covid-19. million people into extreme poverty across Southeast Asia and removed 9.3 If you leave aside the devastating impacts of Covid-19 on the economy and people, this pandemic was able to change the prospects of startups in Southeast Asia. billion in 2018.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

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M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. In 2023, mobile commerce will remain in demand and grow even further. of purchases were made via mobile devices in the United States, as Statista reported. Only in 2021, 72.9%

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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Guide to Create an Uber for Courier App

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Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. Over the next five years, the Asia-Pacific region will witness – massive progress in courier delivery services due to huge investments made in micro fulfillment centers (MFCs) and smart warehouses.

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

YoungUpstarts

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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GreenPost – Because Bills Should Be Green

YoungUpstarts

. “There are no comprehensive aggregators of electronic documents (including e-bills) in Asia – and that’s the gap that GreenPost fills,&# says Narulla, who was previously an attorney. GreenPost has big ambitions in Asia and the Pacific. “We think this is a greenfield market that presents enormous growth potential.&#

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

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It created awesome companies, but the army doesn’t do ecommerce, or much mobile, which are now the biggest growth engines in startups. Bridgette: What are you investing in South East Asia at Golden Gate Ventures? . Jeff – we look at mobile, consumer Internet, games and SaaS. They were sporadic.

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