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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

Also, in Southeast Asia the Islam is the dominant religion in most countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia which means that a lot of your Southeast Asian team members may not consume alcohol. Upon realising this, it definitely helped to speed up the hiring process and we now work with a multicultural team of 14.

Asia 100
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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

“For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. That’s where the Private Workplace comes in.

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Google alumni launch analytics startup Sparkline to mine data and provide insights for Asian businesses

The Next Web

Sparkline sets out to mine data for insights that could improve a company’s business via customized data analytics and strategic solutions. It claims to be the first in Asia to do so (its closest competitors are Cardinal Path in the US and fifty-five in France) and is already advising companies such as Google, Malaysia Airlines and SingPost.

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Going Global At Launch: Tips For Building A Micro-Multinational Startup

ReadWriteStart

In our hyper-competitive global economy, startups are just as likely to find their first customers in Paris, France, as in Paris, Texas. In addition to targeting a wider customer base, internationalizing your startup can be a competitive edge in securing funding. Allowing customers to pay in a variety of ways can bolster conversions.

Global 60
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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I hired another guide to help with the load, and I started charging for tickets to pay the guide. My strength was not in finance, so one of the first things I did was hire someone to handle the books and keep me on a solid financial path, so I could focus on running my business. I hire the best, so we’re all able to have it all.

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Transcript of How to Create Ridiculously Good Content

Duct Tape Marketing

You can certainly learn a lot about yourself, your customers, there’s a lot of thinking that goes into writing. I mean, it might just be writing two or three emails to start getting somebody interested in hiring you, and that could make the difference in whether or not you get hired, or how you get hired, or what you get hired to do.

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