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[Interview] PSB Academy: Up-Skilling In A New Learning Economy

YoungUpstarts

Dr Liow: We had one recent graduate who decided to join forces with his dad to manage the family-owned backpackers chain in Yangon, Myanmar. For an entrepreneur to be successful, the business must be able to solve a particular problem and there will be demand from customers.

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4 startups facilitating a borderless world

The Startup Magazine

Danish-based startup Inpay was formed after founder Jacob Tackmann Thomsen realized money donated to help orphaned children in Myanmar after 2008’s Cyclone Nargis would lose 5% to fees and take days to arrive. Below are four examples of organizations doing just this, including household names and some more up-and-coming startups.