Terence Lee
Tech in Asia
Singapore
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Past articles by Terence:
We gave birth to a new baby
Why launch a new ecommerce newsletter, you might ask? One chart tells the whole story. → Read More
The perils of doing due diligence on startups
There’s a limit to how far an investor can push for information without coming across as paranoid. → Read More
HungryGoWhere’s demise; Nas Daily’s hidden side
To what extent Singtel is to blame for HungryGoWhere’s decline? We find out. → Read More
Singapore’s top startups may not exist without this program
“It’s a forge where the fires make the steel harder,” one person told us. → Read More
99 Group doubled sales bookings in 2020, eyes aggressive expansion
It’s also putting the pieces in place to chase bigger ambitions. → Read More
These 2 trends in Southeast Asia could be game-changing
A new wave of startups wants to get rid of pen and paper in a hard-to-crack space. → Read More
Survivor stands tall amid fallen services marketplaces
A look at startups that are beating the odds. → Read More
Where are the cool kids in Asia hanging out? It’s not where you think it is.
My job allows me to escape my echo chamber and see what other people are doing. I hope you’ll experience the same effect too with our content. → Read More
In brief: Top emerging jobs in Singapore in 2018, according to LinkedIn
They’re all digital. → Read More
Indonesia’s richest family funds local fintech startup
With a net worth of $32.3b, brothers Budi and Michael Hartono are the richest people in the island nation. → Read More
Fave raises $20m from Sequoia and more
The Malaysian coupons site secured the investment from a series B round. → Read More
In brief: NUS to invest $18m in 250 startups within 5 years
The funding will come in two tranches. → Read More
2nd passenger death prompts Didi to suspend carpooling service
A previous complaint had been filed against the driver for stalking another passenger. → Read More
A Singapore VC firm is back with a new $100m fund
60 percent of the money has been committed by its investors. Like the first fund, the money will go towards B2B startups. → Read More
In brief: Google could be building censored search engine for China; Tencent’s $143b rout
A roundup of the latest news from around the region. → Read More
PropertyGuru is taking 99.co to court
PropertyGuru, Singapore’s largest property classifieds portal in terms of traffic, is suing rival startup 99.co over alleged copyright infringement. → Read More
Platform for ICOs raises $15m from prominent Japanese VC
The platform, called Comsa, is a “one-stop solution for Japanese companies seeking ICO funding. → Read More
The Singapore startup pioneer who went from sleeping at the airport to making $42m a year
Deskera is one of Singapore’s most successful enterprise software firms. Find out how it got there. → Read More
A comprehensive guide to dealing with sexual harassment in the tech industry
Here are 5 approaches by Reid Hoffman, Foundry Group, Lattice VC, Female Founders, and Cheryl Yeoh. → Read More
Malaysia’s Cheryl Yeoh accuses 500 Startup’s Dave McClure of sexual assault
Malaysian entrepreneur Cheryl Yeoh has written a blog post accusing ousted 500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure of sexual assault. She recounted a night w → Read More