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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

In March 2016, Rosanne Hortensius left the Netherlands to launch online couponing platform Saleduck in Southeast Asia. People place value on different things here in Southeast Asia so it’s always a good idea to determine what drives them. Giving the wrong company perks and benefits.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. He’s a founder of Andreessen Horowitz, which has backed Facebook, Skype, Jawbone, and dozens of other companies whose products you use. Another way to learn more about who’s speaking is to sort the conference program by category and find people addressing specific topics.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. Yet, Kik saw the potential far sooner. Success among youngsters and mobile apps.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

Collectively (the founders & investors) agreed that it would be sensible to recruit a CEO to lead the next phase of the company so that the main founder could stay focused on the product where he excels and is passionate. You want somebody who can do handset deals in the US, Europe & Asia. Is it book smarts?