Long read on Travelstop.
The race is on.
Travelstop Counts on Asian Startups to Unlock New Era in Corporate Travel – Skift
radical candour from a deep generalist
Long read on Travelstop.
The race is on.
Travelstop Counts on Asian Startups to Unlock New Era in Corporate Travel – Skift
PITY THE Indonesian courier. Delivering a package on the archipelago can be a daunting task. The country’s 13,466 islands stretch across almost 3,000km and to reach a distant atoll might mean waiting weeks for a boat. Many people in remote areas lack a formal address; their roads are nameless and their houses often without number.
— Read on www.economist.com/business/2019/01/12/indonesia-binges-on-e-commerce
New markets and languages – lots of new features.
Singapore’s Travelstop officially expands to seven markets in Asia
This is a really good listen. Manu went from founder to running his own fund.
Great insights into the journey – I am still writing a few things down.
Hard to not see this as a good sign for the exit market in SEA region – it’s a local buyer but still awesome.
Still wonder when America wakes up to see they missed the boat in SEA region.
Go-Jek buys fintech startup Coins.ph for $72M ahead of Philippines expansion | TechCrunch
— Read on techcrunch.com/2019/01/18/gojek-coins-ph-philippines/
Amazing this is 2019 for reference:
‘Reeducating’ Xinjiang’s Muslims | by James Millward | The New York Review of Books
— Read on www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/02/07/reeducating-xinjiangs-muslims/
I was always baffled as to why these guys were ever on Medium.
Telling that Medium doesn’t allow for comment export.
Medium sucks.
One way to do it. Quite impressive performance.
Why This Venture Capitalist Believes Uber Is a Better Bet Than Lyft | Fortune
My GoJek driver today went on and on about this service.
I am going to try it – fares seem to be similar to GoJek but non subsidy based and drivers get a better, normal deal.
App is nice.
Will let you know.
Solid read. Possible but we have a long ways to go.
It is scary how open source is mostly owned by the big corporates.
Blockchain Can Wrest the Internet From Corporations’ Grasp | WIRED