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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

Halong Bay, Vietnam The world has changed. The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. For years, she has been pulling dollars from the sky with a phone and email address. Take it off email (and Slack!) Be prepared for meetings.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

Messaging / email generally works. But it’s arguably even harder in a place where there aren’t ready distribution channels. Vietnam, for example, has strong tech adoption and has nearly 100m people. CRMs / marketing tech generally work. Ads generally work. Marketplaces generally work. Payments work.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

Messaging / email generally works. But it’s arguably even harder in a place where there aren’t ready distribution channels. Vietnam, for example, has strong tech adoption and has nearly 100m people. CRMs / marketing tech generally work. Ads generally work. Marketplaces generally work. Payments work.

Asia 48