Month: July 2018

Global SaaS Commerce Platform TradeGecko Raises USD 10M in Series B Funding Led by TNB Aura Fund 1 & Aura Venture Fund, Business News – AsiaOne

~ michael_msft ~ Leave a comment

Congrats to Cameron and Brad!

One of the oldest Singapore SAAS companies making it on the global stage.

Global SaaS Commerce Platform TradeGecko Raises USD 10M in Series B Funding Led by TNB Aura Fund 1 & Aura Venture Fund, Business News – AsiaOne:

“We see a massive opportunity to provide the back-end systems of SMB commerce on a global scale”, said Cameron Priest, CEO of TradeGecko. “With the rapid growth of SMBs around the world, partnering with Aura enables us to leverage their market knowledge and extensive network. With the latest funding, we will continue to invest in solving our customers most challenging operational challenges.”

Program “Project Alpha” Siap Dukung Startup Tahap Awal di Indonesia – Dailysocial

~ michael_msft ~ Leave a comment

Meluncurkan startup itu tidak mudah, banyak aspek yang harus disiapkan, teknis dan non-teknis. Dalam upaya membantu penggiat startup di Asia Tenggara untuk bertumbuh, SeedPlus dan Amazon Web Services menginisiasi sebuah program yang disebut dengan “Project Alpha”. Project Alpha memiliki tujuan untuk mencari dan memberdayakan startup pemula yang berpotensi untuk berkembang di pasar Asia Tenggara. Program … Continue reading Program “Project Alpha” Siap Dukung Startup Tahap Awal di Indonesia

— Read on dailysocial.id/post/project-alpha-indonesia-2018/

Trophy Board Members – AVC

~ michael_msft ~ Leave a comment

Fred. Always dropping knowledge.

I got to this from toady’s Redef :: https://redef.it/2NzxFxT

Trophy Board Members – AVC:

I am a huge fan of independent directors to complement the founders and investors on a board. The quality of the board is highest when there are more independents on it than investors and founders. Try to get that ratio right on your board as soon as practical.

But don’t put “names” on your board. Put operators, ideally very seasoned operators, who have done everything you want to do, ideally multiple times, and can help you spot the issues before they become problems and spot the opportunities with enough time to go after them.

These ideal board members are often not big names and they usually don’t have big egos. They are solid, steady, and worth their weight in gold. They come in male and female varieties and across the racial and ethnic spectrum too. It is true that it takes a bit more work to build a diverse board of operationally focused board members but it is worth it.