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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

They should also consider launching online B2C or B2B platforms incorporating mobile and social-commerce. A case in point is Malaysia, where ethnic Chinese account for 40% of shariah-compliant investment product sales, or China where halal food products are viewed to be safer than non- halal equivalents. .

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From Israel to Pakistan, Community is Key When Building a Startup (Google I/O)

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My last investment is an enterprise company from Malaysia that went global from day one. The junction is all about creating a pay it forward model. We don’t care about short term revenue. We ask nothing from the companies, we just want them to help each other. Bridgette: Jon, you run several accelerator programs.

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JFDI.Asia Announces 2013 Startup Lineup

YoungUpstarts

The eight startups – covering the gamut of B2B, C2C, B2C and even B2B2C – are: AskAbt , from India, have a platform to manage real-time crowdsourced queries. FashFix , from Singapore and Malaysia, helps fashionistas turn their wardrobes into blog shops. Duable Chinese (?able)

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. However, the prospect of new startups is more focused on emerging technologies.

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