With 2013 just days away, startups in Vietnam are looking at an online tropical jungle: e-commerce battlefields, tons of new chat apps, fragmented mobile spaces, and exponentially growing social media. It’s getting crowded and it’s completely open for disruption.
With that, I thought it was a good idea to ask 10 of our friends who work closely with startups to give their input on what startups can do to succeed next year. Reading their advice gives us a feel for the direction that Vietnamese startups are headed in 2013, as well as an idea where they might be lacking. Here’s what our friends had to say about how startups should proceed to make the most of the upcoming year.
Tomo Huynh, CTO of Alehap.vn, an online tourism startup
Get your act together as a group. Work together. Don’t wait for outsiders to come in and make conditions perfect before you jump. Find your own funding. Don’t wait for stronger players from outside to come eat your pie.
Tran Manh Cong, co-director of Topica Founder’s Institute
Extremely focused, always keep your head down and do the job.
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