tech in asia singapore 2017

Q&A: Sea president on the unicorn’s strategies to become a $100b company and fight giants

Q&A: Sea president on the unicorn’s strategies to become a $100b company and fight giants

Sea has just filed papers for an IPO. “We think much more about where the open oceans are, as opposed to where it’s easy,” Nick Nash, group president of Sea, says.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 10 min read
Tech in Asia Singapore 2017 by the numbers (INFOGRAPHIC)

Tech in Asia Singapore 2017 by the numbers (INFOGRAPHIC)

Tech in Asia Singapore 2017 brought together 5387 tech lovers from 51 different countries. Here’s a quick breakdown of the numbers.
Ng Jing Wen · · 2 min read
The difficulty of being Line’s CTO

The difficulty of being Line’s CTO

How does Park Euivin manage an engineering team spread across five countries and making dozens of products?
Terence Lee · · 4 min read
What people said about #tiasg2017

What people said about #tiasg2017

Missed our conference? Find out what #tiasg2017 was like from our attendees’ perspective.
Ng Jing Wen · · 4 min read
How InMobi won in China and went profitable

How InMobi won in China and went profitable

Photo credit: Pixabay. In many ways, InMobi is an ideal model for Indian startups. It’s an Indian unicorn that has successfully gone global and – unlike many unicorns in the
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Tips on social media marketing from Facebook’s Rahul Gupta

“We [at Facebook] are seeing an incredible opportunity with the convergence of mobile and video.”
Malavika Velayanikal · · 5 min read

A Chinese fintech unicorn’s secret to tech success? Legos.

Dianrong didn’t become one of China’s fintech unicorns by having bad tech. The secret in their tech sauce, according to CTO Ling Kong? Legos.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

Selling or valuing your startup? Here’s an essential checklist

Startup valuations are rarely about the bottom line. It’s not how much money you’re making, but how much you can make.
Terence Lee · · 5 min read

When building chatbots, think about the entry points

Also, think about what customers want. Think: “Hi, something is wrong with my shirt,” not “shipping returns”.
Pearl Lee · · 3 min read

Swingvy comes out on top at Arena battle

Seven startups entered the pitch battle at TIA Singapore 2017, but Swingvy emerged as the winner.
Michael Tegos · · 4 min read