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4 startups facilitating a borderless world

The Startup Magazine

Danish-based startup Inpay was formed after founder Jacob Tackmann Thomsen realized money donated to help orphaned children in Myanmar after 2008’s Cyclone Nargis would lose 5% to fees and take days to arrive. Below are four examples of organizations doing just this, including household names and some more up-and-coming startups.

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[Interview] PSB Academy: Up-Skilling In A New Learning Economy

YoungUpstarts

Dr Liow: We had one recent graduate who decided to join forces with his dad to manage the family-owned backpackers chain in Yangon, Myanmar. For an entrepreneur to be successful, the business must be able to solve a particular problem and there will be demand from customers.

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The Secret Sauce of a Successful Smart City

Austin Startup

Myanmar, which has an exceptionally high rate of infant mortality, is providing pregnant women with a free app from Council member Ooredoo that provides health alerts with care information and locations of medical services. Now we have the ability to create personalized accessible customer portals and personalized outbound messages.