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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

YoungUpstarts

BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. The BBM SDK allows very unique social features to existing and new applications, including the ability to distribute and share applications virally through BB. Approximately 3,000 apps available for PlayBook. Available in more than 100 countries around the world.

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Coronavirus: Will It Boost the Adoption Of Remote Work?

Transformify

Managing distributed workforce and remote teams was not something totally new for them. billion of tourism revenue in the first quarter due to the drop in Chinese travelers while Thailand could lose $1.15 installed on their laptops. ICAO also forecasts that Japan could lose $1.29

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Ecosystem for success: the key ingredients to attract an early-stage investor

The Startup Magazine

First, they have a compelling vision that computing will follow the same path as energy did in the 19 th century: costly and inefficient decentralized energy production was replaced by centralized plants and a distribution grid to produce formidable economies of scale. He is the Founder and former CEO of Wind Energy Holdings in Thailand.

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time

Both Sides of the Table

Turns out it is a family-owned business started by a refugee from Vietnam and named after a small village in Thailand Si Racha. I wonder how agressive they are with digital distribution. The company name sounded Chinese – Huy Fong Foods. Was this the latest Chinese product to take off in the US? Branding matters.

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5 of the most famous (and effective) growth hacks of all time

The Next Web

He mentors young startups at Singapore Management University and True Incube Thailand , a 500 Startups Partner. If a big corporation is pushing a new product, you might expect them to take out TV ads, online ads, maybe hire a PR agency and set up big distribution partnerships. Why does it work?

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Is Outsourcing Exploitation?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Even though $300 USD a month may not seem like much to someone living in a developed country, in Thailand, or Romania, the Philippines, or India, it’s above the average monthly wage. This is viable if you believe there is enough to go around if we learn how to distribute it without greed, or fear of loss.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

But it’s arguably even harder in a place where there aren’t ready distribution channels. Here’s a concrete example: we met with a health company based in Thailand who flew to Singapore to pitch investors. Thailand has nearly 70m people. In many cases, the tech required to execute these businesses have been done elsewhere.

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