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Founder Interview: Michel Ruiz on Augmented Reality and Building the KaviAR Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

AR shortens the sales cycle and simplifies the act of buying. From having a virtual salesperson helping consumers buy, to having a local tourism guide, AR can help explain a product, service or place with consumers. TSM: As your company grows, what are the primary challenges? Quality control?

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

Here’s my take on B2B – if you look at the US ecosystem, most of the high flying B2B companies got to their level of growth because of fast sales cycles. These fast sales cycles tend to come from selling to other startups. And that sales cycle can be long. Thailand has nearly 70m people.

Asia 48
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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

Here’s my take on B2B – if you look at the US ecosystem, most of the high flying B2B companies got to their level of growth because of fast sales cycles. These fast sales cycles tend to come from selling to other startups. And that sales cycle can be long. Thailand has nearly 70m people.

Asia 48
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The Proof was not in the Pudding: Pudding Media is Shutting Down

VC Cafe

The new strategy gained Pudding some momentum in South East Asia and the company managed to secure agreements with mobile carriers in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and others, however, they did not translate into revenue. So what went wrong? According to Ariel, Pudding Media’s CEO, the company was ahead of its time.

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