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Careers Start by Peeling Potatoes

Steve Blank

When I got to my first airbase my job was lugging electronics boxes on and off fighter planes under the broiling hot Thailand sun, to bring them into the technicians inside the air-conditioned shop, to troubleshoot and fix. Solutions From Hands On.

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[Review] Startup Guide For The Technopreneur

YoungUpstarts

Written by David Shelters , managing director of Bangkok, Thailand-based investment banking and financial advisory firm Karon Business Consulting, the book should be an eye-opener for aspiring and new technology entrepreneurs and can help you navigate the dangerous waters known as venture capital.

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Announcing our investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform

Version One Ventures

The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is one of the most interesting use cases for the blockchain, gaining momentum inside both crypto and traditional finance communities. This is significant as a large number of people in countries like Mexico and Thailand own a blockchain wallet, but no brokerage account.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. However, the prospect of new startups is more focused on emerging technologies.

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How To Take Your Start-Up To The Next Level

YoungUpstarts

This tip concerns what you do have control over, for example: Planning your finances and monitoring how they match up to sales figures. A recruitment agency in Bangkok can help you find talent in Thailand to help work on your business – whether that’s remotely from southeast Asia, or by flying over to help you.

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[Malaysia] Startups Unite To Form Launchpad, An Intern Matching Platform

YoungUpstarts

The startup scenes in Southeast Asia – Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, among others – have been thriving, attracting scores of students and young graduates who want to be part of their local startup movement. And many of these startups, some flush with cash and others eyeing international expansion, are hiring.

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How has the price of currency fluctuated as a result of COVID-19?

The Startup Magazine

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the ASEAN-5 grouping of nations (including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines) will record average negative growth of -0.6% before the end of 2020, down from its initial forecast of +4.8. in the remaining months of 2020.

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