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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. These fast sales cycles tend to come from selling to other startups. And that sales cycle can be long.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. These fast sales cycles tend to come from selling to other startups. And that sales cycle can be long.

Asia 48
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The Proof was not in the Pudding: Pudding Media is Shutting Down

VC Cafe

In its early days, the company offered free VOIP calls to landlines, with a plan to monetize those calls by contextually matching ads to the content of the conversation. So what went wrong? According to Ariel, Pudding Media’s CEO, the company was ahead of its time.

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