Rising above the noise: what makes great founders in Southeast Asia
Founders in Southeast Asia are as varied as the cultures and countries in the region. Here are some commonalities that are enabling the great ones to succeed.
Year: 2019
Beyond the Gong: Succeeding in the public markets
A retelling of the IPO narrative for technology founders in Southeast Asia
Demystifying Southeast Asia’s tech unicorns
Nikkei Asian Review examines Southeast Asia’s unicorns with Yinglan Tan and what it means for emerging players
Making sense of the We Who Cried IPO
Lessons from the WeWork fiasco for Southeast Asia’s VCs
Scaling Fintechs in ASEAN
UOB interviews our Founding Managing Partner Yinglan Tan on opportunities, challenges, and scaling fintech in ASEAN
How Davids hire Goliaths
Filling in leadership roles with industry Goliaths will take more than just a slingshot. Here’s how founders fresh to the battlefield can win seasoned veterans over to their side.
How to be the Alibaba for cars in Southeast Asia
How Carro’s market dominance is being driven by its very own formula one vehicle — a hyper-vertical platform fuelled by data and running on the engines of a financial services ecosystem for car owners and dealers
Intern Review: 360 Degrees of VC
From “star”-gazing to working on the ground with founders, mechanical engineering major Jie Hui and computer science major Chia Ler from NTU share takeaways from their three month exposure to venture capital in Southeast Asia
Growing an edtech startup by going micro
Scaling an edtech across Southeast Asia is about delivering value at the granular level
Cross-border logistics scaling Southeast Asia’s Export Potential
Logistics has emerged as an important vertical for innovation in the Asia Pacific, fueled by ecommerce retail. Momentum is now shifting upstream from first and last mile delivery services to cross-border logistics services.