I love that this new language is all about the cloud and has roots in Thailand.
Time to learn something new.
radical candour from a deep generalist
I love that this new language is all about the cloud and has roots in Thailand.
Time to learn something new.
Crazy how small this is.
Amazon Certifies Syntiant Chips for Alexa Devices – Voicebot
Always a fan of Jon and his writing.
We got to hang again for breakfast – always a good chat. I think we need to do a breakfast meetup. đ
Asia Tech Review: September 9 2019 | Revue
I like this part in this weekâs newsletter:
And finally… on the future
Visiting Singapore always gets me thinking. This week it was triggered by Bloombergâs âSooner Than You Think Eventâ â as the name implies it is focused on current companies, tech and trends that will impact the future.
It didnât take long to notice how so many of the faces on stage for interviews were people who I had met/got to know years ago when their companies were much smaller. Now they are the big guns, and I can think of countless others who werenât at the show but fit that bracket.
Southeast Asia and tech are on such a growth spurt that it propels founders and startups. Thatâs not a bad thing at all, but it is quite something to see familiar faces consistently on stage at events, on TV interviews, or managed by large entourages such has been their rise.
The last five years have seen so much growth that it is impossible to imagine what the next five or ten will bring. Putting aside the tech and business models, I can say with certainty that many of the biggest companies/founders of the future are already active in the region today. That may sound obvious, but it is easy to lose perspective. (Iâm not alone in thinking this.)
A recent report from Golden Gate Ventures â an investor in tech startup, of course â predicts âat least 700 anticipated startup exits between 2023â2025.â While, in the here and now, a new report from Preqin shows an increased interest (and activity) in Southeast Asia from global investment firms.
Iâm not in the business of predicting numbers, but it is clear itâll be a heck of a ride. That applies to tech anywhere in the world, but I do think itâll be even wilder in Southeast Asia where the region is moving upwards despite challenging global conditions.
(This is also why I joined The Ken, I believe we need more analysis and thoughtful commentary. Shameless plug over.)
I think that the growth in the SEAsian tech scene over the next 10 years, even with a possible slowdown, will be much bigger than the last 10 years.
Singapore will continue to be a factor and the center of the SEAsian growth story.
Pretty amazing to see the folks that are becoming big players in the scene.
Also fun to he hear and be a part of it all.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of listening to the Deputy PM at the Mint Asia Summit.
No country is perfect but I appreciate listening to him and his honest views on education, taxes, taking care of the elderly plus his views on tech.
Then world is probably going through a global downturn soon and maybe even a total recession but I am happy to be anchored to Singapore for the coming global era of change.
Love the 2 pizza thing.
Cool!
Eventbrite – Jon Russell (Asia Tech Review) presents Asia Tech Review Singapore Meetup – Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at Club Meatballs. Find event and registration information.
â Read on www.eventbrite.sg/e/asia-tech-review-singapore-meetup-registration-71238080015
Agree but wonder if it shouldn’t be even early than what Fred is suggesting.
Scaling In Lower Cost Locations â AVC
â Read on avc.com/2019/09/scaling-in-lower-cost-locations/
I like Slack but I feel like the have been slow to fix the glaring performance issues. Recently, I will admit, the performance has improved but not sure why it took so long.
However – to be honest I could live without Slack but that is not to say I would go to Microsoft Teams.
Generally I need Google docs, email and some sort of chat but I am not married to Slack.
The level of team collaboration within Slack and across the other product I use is not that high.
I canât think of a better home for Tumblr. Automattic has the cash, the network and clearly Matt knows what he is doing.
Yahoo should not have bought but that is all history at this point.
I never used it and always prefer proper blogging like WordPress but I think it is a useful platform. But mostly porn to some extent.
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