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Corruption, language, lack of confidence hurt Asia’s digital workers: study

Corruption, language, lack of confidence hurt Asia’s digital workers: study The digital economy’s on its way to becoming the great equalizer of the world – but it’s got some serious obstacles to get around first. In Asia, a new report finds that government corruption, language barriers, and a lack of confidence and education about the […] The post Corruption, language, lack of confidence hurt Asia’s digital workers: study appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial makes first investment in the Philippines

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial makes first investment in the Philippines Just over three months after Ant Financial first made a move into Southeast Asia with an investment in Thailand, the Chinese web giant has taken a stake in a fintech company in the Philippines. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, sees Ant Financial, maker of […] The post Jack Ma’s Ant Financial makes first investment in the Philippines appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Democratised learning holds the key to 21st century education in Asia

Democratised learning holds the key to 21st century education in Asia Edtech, and rising internet penetration, has fundamentally changed how educators in Asia approach their classrooms The post Democratised learning holds the key to 21st century education in Asia appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Doing Business with Mom: What it’s Like to Be a Second Generation Entrepreneur

Doing Business with Mom: What it’s Like to Be a Second Generation Entrepreneur How does having a entrepreneur parent shape a person’s life and career? Kelly Cornell, son of designer and retailer April Cornell, talks family, business, and w… The post Doing Business with Mom: What it’s Like to Be a Second Generation Entrepreneur appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

The Hive is the New Network

The Hive is the New Network Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all started life as revolutionary networks that brought existing real-world relationships online. Today, they are aging utilities, powering an outdated version of the social internet. As social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram grow larger, they skew disproportionately toward supernodes-celebrity, meme and business accounts. The post The Hive is the New Network appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

4 ways to boost e-commerce in Myanmar

4 ways to boost e-commerce in Myanmar If banks and telcos reduce service fees, provide a better API and simplifies the procedure, the hassle of payment can be eliminated, and the e-commerce industry will grow up The post 4 ways to boost e-commerce in Myanmar appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

The rise of impact investing in Southeast Asia

The rise of impact investing in Southeast Asia Almost a year ago, in November, I found myself at an entrepreneurship conference in Jakarta. The room was abuzz with familiar questions: How do we support and mentor budding entrepreneurs? How do we source and manage funding? How do we build scalable businesses that last? The post The rise of impact investing in Southeast Asia appeared first on Stage Asia - Asia digital startups directory .

Eragano brought in total solutions for Indonesia agriculture industry

Eragano was borne to solve the never ending problems in the Indonesia agricultural industry by providing in the hope for total farming solutions. The founders at Eragano were actually built an e-commerce selling organic farm produce before pivoted the business to help Indonesian farmers and the industry in general. Eragano released several services for the industry […] The post Eragano brought in total solutions for Indonesia agriculture industry appeared first on Stage Asia - Asia startups directory .

iGrow received undisclosed seeds funding from East Ventures and 500 Startups

iGrow, the agricultural platform that connect farmers, landowners, and the investors to create food organic plantation then selling them to networked of modern markets just received an undisclosed early stage funding from East Ventures and 500 Startups. The funding will be use to propelled iGrow mission to expand its platform usage globally. Today, iGrow is managing over 1,000 hectares […] The post iGrow received undisclosed seeds funding from East Ventures and 500 Startups appeared first on Stage by Unjukin Labs .