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Hi readers,
It was perfect timing to scrutinize Grab’s internal structure just before the company made its stock market debut. The public responded really well to our first org chart – some of them may be curious about how Grab arranges its resources.
However, company structures tell a bigger story. They define the firm’s priorities and how decisions are made within a chain of command. Many companies sell this short, and their structures just grow organically without much planning.
As we are confronting a crisis like no other, company structures can give a firm’s leadership an easier time to determine which channels it should keep and which ones could be cut short – without disturbing the organization’s overall flow. While remote work is drawn out, clear company structures will lead to better performance monitoring and, for some firms, hybrid designs.
That said, we will expand this type of visual on our platform and examine the organizational structures of other leading companies in the region. For now, you can check out our version of Grab’s org chart and what it says about the company’s priorities.
— Budi Sutrisno, journalist at Tech in Asia
Top stories this week
Image credit: Timmy Loen
1️. Org Chart: The people driving Grab (updated)
In the first installment of our new series, we map out the decision-makers at the top of the Southeast Asian decacorn.
2. Why Vietnam has been left out of SEA’s IPO party
Many of Vietnam’s homegrown tech startups dream of listing overseas, but the challenges are immense.
3. How Shopee can succeed in Poland, India
After its landmark US$6 billion fundraise, Shopee now appears to be testing the waters in Poland and India. Though nascent, these experiments seem to hint at Shopee’s global ambitions.
4. Gojek alumni’s workforce startup grew 10x amid pandemic
Sampingan lets clients like Bukalapak and Shopee Xpress automate recruitment processes and worker management with an end-to-end system.
5. Sea Group: Singapore’s ‘oops’ company?
New York-listed Sea Group might be the poster child for the tech industry in Singapore right now, but the 11-year-old company was overlooked in its early years.
6. 5 things to know before you buy an NFT
Thinking of getting an NFT for yourself or as a gift? Here are five myths that definitely need to be busted before you splurge.
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