Vietnam’s thriving startup ecosystem is expected to reach $33 billion by 2025. But so far, the top tech companies have mostly cloned successful companies elsewhere rather than brewing something specific to Vietnamese culture and society.
Fundraising is not supposed to be inhibitive, by preparing and strategizing your pitch you can save up a lot of valuable time - time that you can spend building your startup. The reality is that VCs are constantly looking for great startups to invest.
Empathy makes someone a better employee, and we also need to build empathy into our artificial intelligence applications.
Being a mentor is challenging. No question about it. It requires time, energy, and dedication. Not everybody is cut out for the gig. But here’s what no one tells you (or at least no one told me): being a mentee is also challenging.
With a rising middle class and a booming tech startup scene, Southeast Asia sits where China did 10 years ago—on the cusp of a major economic boom fueled by the tech industry.
What’s the secret to fintech’s appeal? It’s not just the vast numbers of unbanked people in the world, who represent a ready-made user base for innovative financial products.
Indonesia’s startups are gaining serious traction from international investors, positioning the country’s ecosystem to lift off as a dominant destination in Southeast Asia. But that success is not guaranteed.
Society is now developing a better understanding of how our social media accounts impact our lives in the physical world, and startups have a new chance to disrupt the market and move beyond some of the mistakes that major social media platforms are dealing with today.
The startup’s founding team attributes their sprint to success to their staff, and as they move into the next stage of their company, they aim to improve the networks they’ve forged so quickly.
Last year AI companies attracted more than $10.8 billion in funding from venture capitalists like me. AI has the ability to enable smarter decision-making. It allows entrepreneurs and innovators to create products of great value to the customer. So why don’t I don’t focus on investing in AI?
When I got to Singapore in 2011 and was starting my own startup, Perx, the ecosystem looked a lot different than it does today. I am committed to the region for the long-term, so I really want to see the ecosystem expand and mature here.
As innovators, we often aim high when seeking out a mentor, hoping that proximity to a Steve Jobs or Elon Musk-type character will help us to reach our own ambitious goals.
The first 100 days in any new job can be daunting. Acclimatizing yourself to new faces, new methodologies, new job functions, and new industries is hard for everyone. Below are some of my personal tips working in a Southeast Asian venture capital fund to help you beat the learning curve faster:
Every now and then in conversations with founders and friends, the question “would you do a startup again” will most certainly creep up.
VCs evaluate a lot of startups. This gives us a good look into how they operate, what they care about, and the type of people they want to hire. VCs also meet a lot of people, including those who are looking for their next job.
