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Dear readers,

It looks like the year is ramping up to full speed. It has certainly kept us busy in the newsroom – there are so many stories to tell, and we could certainly use more time and resources.

But we’re trying our best. One of my favorite articles last week was on whether scooter-sharing is another tech bubble or the real deal.

There’s a lot of skepticism about these startups it seems, but the founders are making their case that the unit economics will work out and that they’re avoiding a subsidies war.

I also enjoyed our profile of Byju’s – the world’s most valuable edtech company. Education tech rarely gets the spotlight in the media, but Byju’s has managed to build a valuable – and profitable – business.

Finally, our auto-generated list of the 50 top-funded startups and tech companies in Singapore has taken off with our readers. I’m proud of this effort – it combines research, reporting, and a lot of programming magic.

Here are the rest of the subscriber exclusives last week:

• This capsule hotel wants to take over budget travel in Southeast Asia
• Meet the 50 top-funded startups and tech companies in India
• How a Korean beauty ecommerce company became one of Y Combinator’s top startups
• How to build a great community, according to one of Instagram’s first employees
• Rising SE Asian startups this week: a powerful data science trio comes together
• 5 ecommerce trends to look out for in Southeast Asia in 2019
• 4 problems with China’s state-led high-tech development

We’re aiming to improve our storytelling and analysis. Whether it’s hiring more reporters, investing in data collection, or automating our content, we’ll do what it takes to do more reporting on the region’s tech scene. Help us do so by subscribing.

Have a great week ahead!

Cheers,

Terence
Chief editor