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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Boosted Adoption Of Emerging Technologies In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

Amidst the outbreak, governments across the region, such as Singapore have been promoting the use of digital finance as a means to minimise physical contact and stamp the spread of the virus, channelling more monetary support for the growth of e-payments and digital financial solutions.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Tesla – current valuation $50 billion – sells cars directly through its own distribution channel.

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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Technology & Infrastructure. Another is continuity or compatibility with existing technology. Usually it’s starvation — can’t get enough customers (distribution) to pay enough money for long enough (product/market fit). (Your emails are probably misinterpreted 40% of the time, by the way.) Risk-mitigation.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. But NewTV doesn’t plan on testing these hypotheses.

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Entrepreneurs Can Revitalize The Image Of Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model.

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[Asia] Getting Cloud Computing Right The First Time

YoungUpstarts

During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. The Hong Kong government was out in full force at the event as well, sharing their challenges in putting together a case for Cloud adoption by the government. The Sleeping Dragon Awakes in China.

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