Not so unprecedented times? Startups failed before Covid too
It is true that Covid-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in certain industries. Every day you hear discussions about startup layoffs, investors holding back, whether...
Do Southeast Asian startups have to go regional?
Southeast Asia is probably the most diverse region in the world - that probably does not need much further elaboration.Â
So every startup in the...
[Bahasa] Ada berapa banyak unicorn di Asia Tenggara?
Faktanya, menghitung jumlah unicorn di Asia Tenggara bukan suatu hal yang gampang karena ada banyak standar penilaian yang dapat dilakukan. Secara umum, Grab, GoJek,...
China exported more than 70 billion masks in 3 months
Recently, we talked about China's quickly ramped up mask production capacity in response to the covid-19 pandemic, as well as the whitelisting of manufacturers...
Why Southeast Asia continues to be the darling of Chinese tech’s...
There are many theories about this, but we thought the following three are the key reasons:Â
Geographical proximity
Most major cities in Southeast Asia are located...
Six most promising sectors in Southeast Asia over the next decade
The 2010s could be called the golden decade of tech investment in Southeast Asia, with unicorns emerging and the VC ecosystem maturing. A natural...
How to succeed in building a B2B marketplace in Indonesia?
B2B ecommerce has a fancy name in China - Industrial Internet. Although it is far less sexy than B2C (the likes of Taobao &...
Why did China let in Tesla?
Despite being based in the US, Tesla has found some of its biggest advocates in China.
In 2019, Tesla sales in China increased by 161%...
Why Southeast Asia is more connected than you think
When analyzing the rapid diffusion of innovation, we often talk about simple indicators such as overall population, mobile phone adoption rates, or GDP per...
