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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. Rising consumer demand in China itself has also led its own manufacturers to favour selling domestically.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

oDesk claims that it dominates the market of online freelance marketplaces with $360 million spent by its clients in 2012; this number for the five closest competitors combined – Elance, Freelancer, Guru, People Per Hour, and 99Designs – reaches only $310 million. According to the last stats provided by oDesk itself, the company has 4.5

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[Asia] Music Streaming Service Spotify Launches In Singapore And Malaysia

YoungUpstarts

Music fans in the country now has on-demand, legal access to over 20 million music tracks – and for free. Spotify also launches in Malaysia today; its Premium tier cost just RM14.90. In the News Asia digital music Malaysia music distribution music streaming online music Singapore Spotify'

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Six Companies That Were Targeted In 2017: Seven Lessons We Can Learn From Their Struggles

YoungUpstarts

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Activist investors were really busy in 2017. To avoid being the target of activist investors, make sure your strategy delivers the hard numbers that investors demand.

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[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

YoungUpstarts

Malaysia will see over 500 youth descend on its capital Kuala Lumpur this October for Global Startup Youth (GSY) , a three-day idea accelerator program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs shape and launch new projects that will hopefully evolve into sustainable global businesses.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

prosperati.com

By and large, a lot of it were macro challenges that Malaysia itself faced. The cliches of hiring the best of the best is as true in Malaysia as it is in the US. You work long hours at below-market rates for stock options, a chance to participate in the financial payout of the company’s success.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I was on vacation in Malaysia. The market is over bloated with solutions of all sorts claiming that they’ll improve your business routine, but very few of them succeed at that. As I did not have a money cushion I worked for almost a year putting in work during all my lunch breaks and before and after my demanding job.