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Hello there,
The past year has been a combination of wins and losses for me.
My favorite basketball player, Kawhi Leonard, sat out a dozen games in the regular season after injuring his ACL. With new acquisition Russell Westbrook, the team has also lost five of its last eight games, marking a slow few months for the Clippers.
At the same time, my club of choice Arsenal has topped the Premier League and is poised to qualify for the UCL in their first stint on European football’s biggest stage since 2017 (which I fully attribute to my lucky bruised banana pajama pants).
In my personal life, the gloomy weather and torrential rain have also taken an immense toll on my mood. But at least I have my two favorite new albums – Alex G’s God Save The Animals and The 1975’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language – to obsess over.
On a more serious note, these extremes exist simultaneously in the business world as well. The past year has seen large waves of layoffs affecting tech employees worldwide.
However, some businesses have been flourishing regardless of the chaos, and Singapore-based Doctor Anywhere is one of them.
In this week’s big story, my colleague Nikita talks about how the healthtech firm expects to double its revenue this year after generating around US$37 million in 2022.
Though the peak of Covid-19 is behind us, it has left a lasting prioritization on health consciousness. This change in consumer behavior has become an opportunity for Doctor Anywhere to cater to segments such as mental health.
Meanwhile, my colleague Collin’s story details hospitality firm RedDoorz’s cost-optimization strategies. More on this in Making Waves.
Also, check out Redacted, a new section on tipoffs we’ve received.
— Shadine
THE BIG STORY
Doctor Anywhere aims to double revenue to S$100m this year
MAKING WAVES
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NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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