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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

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As the company’s Commercial Manager, Hortensius was armed with the responsibility of setting up the office’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur as well as growing the local team. Especially in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines where people are a lot more responsive over the phone.

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

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Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S. “Over the past 10 years, Imagine Cup participants have applied technology and minds to positively impact their local communities and change the world,” says Moorthy Uppaluri, general manager, Global Academic Programs, Microsoft. First Place: TANG Thai (Thailand). Xbox/Windows.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

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With fewer layers of management, SMEs only have a limited number of reviews and discussions that need to be held before progressing through to execution. Take risks – but do so only in a calculated and managed way. It often occurs on the sidelines, away from a company’s core business offering. . -

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4 Ways Sales Can Help Your Company Offset Losses From Trump’s Trade Wars

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by Ryan Moore, Director of Client Management, Peak Sales Recruiting. At Peak Sales Recruiting , a big trend we see is that the sales leaders of today are tasked with managing long-term relationships, not just closing deals. NAFTA was replaced with USMCA – a new trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

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[Interview] Benjamin Yee of EMERGE App

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Navigating a rented motorbike through the winding hills of Vietnam and swimming in secret lagoons in Thailand are just some of the things that Benjamin Yee does when he’s not typing furiously away at this laptop.

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[Review] How Asian Women Lead

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Faria Ali – a questioning Muslim Bangladeshi academic whose formative years were spent in Thailand and Canada before settling down to teach, mentor and coach young women leaders back in her home country. In other words, to shift from a transactional to transformational leadership approach.

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[Review] Startup Guide For The Technopreneur

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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.