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regional stop

Korea: The first regional stop for Singaporean Startups

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By Joshua Lin   With many countries loosening their Covid-19 restrictions, the timing is perfect for startups that are ready to look beyond our borders. As a Singapore-based startup fresh off a 9-month incubation program, we were on the radar of VCs, but not enough for them to commit to investing with us, as we […]

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By Joshua Lin   With many countries loosening their Covid-19 restrictions, the timing is perfect for startups that are ready to look beyond our borders. As a Singapore-based startup fresh off a 9-month incubation program, we were on the radar of VCs, but not enough for them to commit to investing with us, as we

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family offices

Access Alts Asia CEO: Family Offices Diversifying with Investments in Tech

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In conversation with Aradhna Dayal, CIO of Regal Ford (Asia) and Founder and CEO of Access Alts Asia Counter to the world of flashy VC firms and high-profile tech events, the network of family offices around the Asia-Pacific region is relatively private, and hidden from the public eye. Family offices (FOs) refer to wealth management

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In conversation with Aradhna Dayal, CIO of Regal Ford (Asia) and Founder and CEO of Access Alts Asia Counter to the world of flashy VC firms and high-profile tech events, the network of family offices around the Asia-Pacific region is relatively private, and hidden from the public eye. Family offices (FOs) refer to wealth management

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bike-sharing

Spinning the Wheel on China’s Tumultuous Bike-Sharing Industry

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Prospects are picking up for China’s once-dying bike-sharing industry The bike-sharing market is part of the burgeoning global sharing economy. In China especially, this phenomenon picked up with furious intensity in 2017, only to become a bubble that burst the next year, resulting in China’s famous bicycle graveyards. With the situation devolving into total chaos

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Prospects are picking up for China’s once-dying bike-sharing industry The bike-sharing market is part of the burgeoning global sharing economy. In China especially, this phenomenon picked up with furious intensity in 2017, only to become a bubble that burst the next year, resulting in China’s famous bicycle graveyards. With the situation devolving into total chaos

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Hong Kong

Is Hong Kong Startup Friendly?

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For startups gearing up to launch a new product, Hong Kong is a good place to start Piloting a solution in the market is one of the most pivotal points in the early days of a startup journey. Along with determining the future course of action in product development, it also has a pronounced effect

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For startups gearing up to launch a new product, Hong Kong is a good place to start Piloting a solution in the market is one of the most pivotal points in the early days of a startup journey. Along with determining the future course of action in product development, it also has a pronounced effect

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10 Free Webinars For Entrepreneurs To Watch Out For Week

10 Free Webinars For Entrepreneurs To Watch Out For: Week of May 18

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Hear what experts have to say about contemporary trends relevant to you with these upcoming free webinars The social disconnect due to lockdown measures is palpable, as people across the world further self-isolate due to COVID-19. At the same time, developments are happening at breakneck speed in industries and economies across the globe, spurred by

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Hear what experts have to say about contemporary trends relevant to you with these upcoming free webinars The social disconnect due to lockdown measures is palpable, as people across the world further self-isolate due to COVID-19. At the same time, developments are happening at breakneck speed in industries and economies across the globe, spurred by

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Startup

Is Working At A Startup Right For Me?

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Startups can help right-skill the workforce for an impending ‘new normal’ Two decades ago, few people would consider working at a startup to be their dream job. Without the fat paychecks, perks, and comfortable work-life balance afforded by roles at bigger companies, startup life certainly didn’t paint an attractive picture – quite the opposite, in

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Startups can help right-skill the workforce for an impending ‘new normal’ Two decades ago, few people would consider working at a startup to be their dream job. Without the fat paychecks, perks, and comfortable work-life balance afforded by roles at bigger companies, startup life certainly didn’t paint an attractive picture – quite the opposite, in

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contact-tracing

Does App-Based Contact Tracing Really Work?

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Asia Pacific countries illustrate what it takes for app-based contact tracing to make a difference Authorities, organizations, and innovators across the world are trying to whip out solutions in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest is a specific kind of app technology. A few factoids and conversations have been

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Asia Pacific countries illustrate what it takes for app-based contact tracing to make a difference Authorities, organizations, and innovators across the world are trying to whip out solutions in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest is a specific kind of app technology. A few factoids and conversations have been

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7 Online Conferences To Look Out For

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If you can’t go to the conference, the conference will come to you. The novel coronavirus outbreak has given a new, implied meaning to the term ‘virtual world’. It is a world where people are connected via Zoom calls and online events, where physical distances have expanded and digital ones have shrunk. 2020 is truly

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If you can’t go to the conference, the conference will come to you. The novel coronavirus outbreak has given a new, implied meaning to the term ‘virtual world’. It is a world where people are connected via Zoom calls and online events, where physical distances have expanded and digital ones have shrunk. 2020 is truly

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WeWork joins hand with its member Dory Tech to support the community in fighting against COVID-19

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● Dedicated to supporting those in need in this challenging time, WeWork join hands with its member Dory Tech on the HK2gether “Combat Virus Resources Sharing” initiative (Phase 2) ● With a shared belief in creating impact in the Hong Kong community, WeWork supports the program by leveraging its collaborative space network as resources collection

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● Dedicated to supporting those in need in this challenging time, WeWork join hands with its member Dory Tech on the HK2gether “Combat Virus Resources Sharing” initiative (Phase 2) ● With a shared belief in creating impact in the Hong Kong community, WeWork supports the program by leveraging its collaborative space network as resources collection

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10 Southeast Asian Unicorns Over US$10B

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The Asia-Pacific region has taken over this Silicon Valley phenomenon Unicorns were mythical, until Aileen Lee made them real. She used the term in 2013 to label US software startups that were valued at US$1 billion or above. At that time, the world knew of only 39 such companies, all of them U.S.-based. Today, there

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The Asia-Pacific region has taken over this Silicon Valley phenomenon Unicorns were mythical, until Aileen Lee made them real. She used the term in 2013 to label US software startups that were valued at US$1 billion or above. At that time, the world knew of only 39 such companies, all of them U.S.-based. Today, there

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Should Big Tech be Broken Up?

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By Daneesh Shahar The feasibility and necessity of Elizabeth Warren’s controversial plan On February 9, 2019, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. A month later, her campaign published a post on Medium titled “Here’s how we can break up Big Tech,” detailing Warren’s plans to correct what she

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By Daneesh Shahar The feasibility and necessity of Elizabeth Warren’s controversial plan On February 9, 2019, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. A month later, her campaign published a post on Medium titled “Here’s how we can break up Big Tech,” detailing Warren’s plans to correct what she

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A Necessary Network Effect

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By YeeLing Chang Women are leading next-generation consumer brands, and for good reason Female consumer brands are rising in popularity, so it’s only right for the number of female founders to follow suit. This much-welcomed trend will only pick up pace over the next few years, as the market size is estimated to be worth

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By YeeLing Chang Women are leading next-generation consumer brands, and for good reason Female consumer brands are rising in popularity, so it’s only right for the number of female founders to follow suit. This much-welcomed trend will only pick up pace over the next few years, as the market size is estimated to be worth

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What is Venture Capital?

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  Written by Annie LUI On Ni | 20 Dec 2019   What is Venture Capital?   Venture capital was developed by Harvard Business School professor Georges Doriot after the Second World War. It is a subset of private equity and a type of financing that investors, investment banks or other financial institutions provide to

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  Written by Annie LUI On Ni | 20 Dec 2019   What is Venture Capital?   Venture capital was developed by Harvard Business School professor Georges Doriot after the Second World War. It is a subset of private equity and a type of financing that investors, investment banks or other financial institutions provide to

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How to overcome barriers often experienced by startups in Asia

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We are in the midst of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. Whether it’s giving birth to entirely new industries or revolutionizing existing ones, the startup culture across Asia-Pacific is playing a big role in the finer layers of this development. Nowadays, however, it

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We are in the midst of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. Whether it’s giving birth to entirely new industries or revolutionizing existing ones, the startup culture across Asia-Pacific is playing a big role in the finer layers of this development. Nowadays, however, it

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A New Decade for Japanese Startups

A New Decade for Japanese Startups

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The Bridge Co-founder Masaru Ikeda discusses Japan’s startup opportunities and its growing unicorn population I primarily write about startups in Japan and the rest of the world for my Japanese audience, but I occasionally do so in English to encourage interest and share what’s going on in the Japanese startup landscape. Based in Tokyo, I

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The Bridge Co-founder Masaru Ikeda discusses Japan’s startup opportunities and its growing unicorn population I primarily write about startups in Japan and the rest of the world for my Japanese audience, but I occasionally do so in English to encourage interest and share what’s going on in the Japanese startup landscape. Based in Tokyo, I

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Strengthening the Core 

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How digital innovation made SWEAT into a fitness empire Anyone who has searched for fitness content online knows Kayla Itsines. In 2018, TIME Magazine named her as among the ‘25 Most Influential People on the Internet.’ But to say that Itsines is a fitness trainer wouldn’t be doing justice to her achievements because she is

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How digital innovation made SWEAT into a fitness empire Anyone who has searched for fitness content online knows Kayla Itsines. In 2018, TIME Magazine named her as among the ‘25 Most Influential People on the Internet.’ But to say that Itsines is a fitness trainer wouldn’t be doing justice to her achievements because she is

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