The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2013

With the proliferation of blog shops and rise of online shopping in Singapore – and in Asia – the casual observer might be forgiven for thinking the brick and mortar shops will go the way of the Dodo. But just how can mobiles achieve this? Why such heavy mobile access in China? That’s not the case.

Singapore 173

Singapore Asia China Technical Review 173

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

by Roger Chen, Vice President, Asia for GoDaddy. Here’s how you can go from merely having a website, to rip-roaring success online, simply by putting a little attention towards a few simple matters: mobile, performance, and security. Mobile Now. While desktop web pages should be well optimized, mobile pages demand it.

Asia 100

Asia Mobile China Technical Review 100

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app. For example, manufacturing companies use On-demand courier delivery apps for kickstarting their production activities in their factories and plants. Why would courier service apps always be in high demand? How does an Uber for courier delivery app work?

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

Website, web app, or a mobile app—what would be the right “form” for your business idea ? Since the release of the very first iPhone, everyone has been treating the mobile-first business model as the new gold rush. Did they choose a mobile app or a website? This approach will yield critical information. What are your budgets?

Mobile 81

Mobile Application Development Web Software Review 81

YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2012

Beepmo ‘s mobile application can be thought of as a Foursquare for LinkedIn – during the period of the conference, Next Bank Asia attendees can use Beepmo to view event details, speaker lists, events schedules as well as utilize its social discovery features to check out the professional profiles of other nearby attendees nearby.

Asia 199

Asia Singapore Networking Mobile 199

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

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.

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

It delivers on-demand, self-servicing capacity so as to allow users to run applications through a simple administrative console. In addition to small businesses, cloud adoption by governments has been growing in the Asia region. The Rise of the Mobile Cloud. Governments adopting the use of the Cloud.

Cloud 223

Cloud Asia Government Mobile 223

Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Let alone the fact that not all employees were equipped with company laptops, mobile phones and other electronic devices. Doctors and nurses have been immediately mobilized, entire cities have been quarantined and new hospitals have been built in no time. Is Remote Work Popular in Asia? What is the situation in Europe?

South Korea 104

South Korea China Japan Asia 104

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

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.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. In May, the Indonesian on-demand motorbike startup Go-Jek managed to raise $1.2 Drives development in technology.

Venture Capital 196

Venture Capital Asia Artificial Inteligence Later Stage 196

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

Just think of the turmoil caused by the dawning of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, with employees demanding to use their beloved, personal mobile phones or tablets for work. Now even more IT agitations are on the way, once again being generated by employee demand. It’s a familiar story.

Government 113

Government Technical Review Asia Japan 113

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Mobile Commerce (m-commerce). Advancements in device technologies and mobile networks are sparking the use of mobile devices by shoppers at every point on the path to purchase. Globally, m-commerce accounts for 35 percent of all retail e-commerce transactions(5), and is projected to rise to 47 percent by 2018(6).

Small Business 100

Small Business Asia Channel Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2013

In Southeast Asia, having a pulse on those changes is getting increasingly important. According to LinkedIn’s recently released 2013 Global Recruiting Trends Report , the war for talent wages unabated across Southeast Asia. The talent acquisition industry is not keeping up with the demand from mobile hungry candidates.

Asia 190

Asia Acquisition Social Network Global 190

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

According to a recent Research And Markets report , corresponding with explosive growth in the demand for mobile broadband is a similar increase for Over-the-Top (OTT) content, where the delivery of video, audio and other media over the Internet other than via a service provider’s own dedicated, managed IPTV network. billion by 2018.

Asia 208

Asia Singapore Audio Demand 208

The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. In fact, in the mobile market, China is made up of two distinct markets.

China 128

China Marketing Asia Mobile 128

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Connectivity is changing the face of business in Asia Pacific and the world. While it is difficult to predict what exactly will happen next, there are four key trends that we believe are important to the business world, especially in Asia. In Asia, one of the most prominent challenges faced by many is the aging population.

Asia 100

Asia Global Singapore China 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

In a demanding career such as entrepreneurship, one can’t afford to ignore work-life balance. Pratik Dholakiya is the Co-Founder of E2M , a full service digital marketing agency and MoveoApps , a mobile app development company. Here are six things successful entrepreneurs certainly don’t do: 1. Ignore Work-Life Balance.

Entrepreneur 203

Entrepreneur Cofounder Asia 203

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

However, the vast majority of bankless adults live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and India. While many Indians are unbanked, mobile phone adoption is on the rise. India has about 200 million mobile subscribers and is adding 5 million new users monthly. What are mobile payments?

India 100

India Mobile SMS Tanzania 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

When we say on-demand, the glorious image of Silicon Valley and its technological environs pops up in the layman’s mind, and even that may be too imaginative. For several different versions of the on-demand economy in other parts of the world, the term itself may be alien, its implications unknown. Grab In Focus.

Demand 100

Demand Singapore Malaysia Asia 100

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 13-fold over the next five years and reach some 11.2 exabytes per month (or 134 exabytes annually) by 2017, according to he Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. And that’s just mobile data. More mobile users.

Mobile 145

Mobile Global Internet Brunei 145

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2013

Music fans in the country now has on-demand, legal access to over 20 million music tracks – and for free. month allows music to be downloaded on any device including mobile handsets and/or tablet devices at enhanced audio quality. If you’re not aware, Spotify started as a tiny little startup in Stockholm, Sweden in 2008.

Malaysia 153

Malaysia Singapore Asia Sweden 153

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

Singapore 203

Singapore Mobile South Africa South America 203

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Demand for divorce services will lead to more professionals getting into the divorce industry. The housing demand has far outpaced the supply in 2020 and this will continue into 2021. This concept has been taking off in such consumer-facing technology sectors as mobile app development and gaming. Photo Credit: Olivia Summerhill.

Entrepreneur 150

Entrepreneur United States Software Review Technical Review 150

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

By allowing people to provide transportation on demand without having to have access to an extremely scarce and expensive taxicab license, Uber was able to amass a US network of over 160,000 drivers in just five years. The traditional US taxi industry, which began in the 1920s, by comparison has 232,000 drivers.

Japan 100

Japan Global Asia API 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2016

By Eugenio Ferrante, General Manager, Parallels Asia Pacific. Mobility’s shift towards the enterprise is accelerating, especially in light of recent hardware announcements from the world’s major device makers. billion units annually by 2019. The cloud is also doing wonders for SMBs. What’s my app strategy?

Cloud 100

Cloud Mobile Asia Agile 100

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution. Starbucks has also built successful retail mobile payment experience, albeit a closed loop one.

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. It gets worse with even more experienced candidates.

Asia 129

Asia Operations Indonesia Thailand 129

Up and Running

JANUARY 31, 2018

Given the growth of content marketing, blogging, and social media, it seems pretty clear that the demand for good writers will remain high. In this era of omnipresent content, top-notch writing is in the highest demand—and freelancing has its benefits. Thousands of writers choose Southeast Asia or the small European countries.

Technical Review 126

Technical Review Portfolio Social Media Silicon Valley 126

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Winning the Wars We Knew Joe Felter, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, started the class showing excerpts from General MacArthur’s famous Duty, Honor, Country speech given to the Corps of Cadets at West Point in May 1962. If you can’t see the slides click here.

Technology 397

Technology Afghanistan Iraq Vietnam 397

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

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. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). I haven’t seen this movie yet, but it’s not (entirely) quite like this.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

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. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). I haven’t seen this movie yet, but it’s not (entirely) quite like this.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2013

Let’s take a look at some of the cross-border trade data provided by PayPal : Figure 1: Despite a flat growth rate for traditional exports in Singapore, PayPal merchants take advantage of high-growth online export opportunities to Asia Pacific markets in 2012. What have we been selling?

Singapore 133

Singapore Asia Japan Australia 133

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Fintech businesses have been thriving in Brazil in the last 10 years as more and more people have access to internet and cheap smartphones that give them access to mobile payment apps. Last but not least, incorporating your company in Singapore is a smart way to expand into Asia because the country offers a stable, advanced legal framework.

Global 95

Global Brazil Russia Singapore 95

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2017

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Thanks to big data analytics and changing customer expectations, demand forecasting is more sophisticated. Using mobile devices, sales staff can show products demos and 3D images of custom furniture. By Dr. Karen M. Local Motors is a carmaker with a difference.

Asia 100

Asia China Arizona Africa 100

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution. Starbucks has also built successful retail mobile payment experience, albeit a closed loop one.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

As our group sweltered in the July heat on the outskirts of Cairo , each of these purported minions of the state — none of whom wore a uniform or badge — in turn blocked our entry, determined to exercise the modest amount of authority bestowed on him by demanding that my host surrender his digital SLR camera.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172