Pearl Lee
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Line prepares to challenge Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home
The six-year-old company developed a smart home speaker within a year. → Read More
Why China’s music streaming is leading the world
China has become a fertile market for music and content streaming. → Read More
How Grab and Sea succeeded through localizing in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia provides companies a chance to build brands with lasting impact. → Read More
India’s emerging as Asia’s next manufacturing hub. Singaporean firms welcome.
Experts weigh in on India’s potential as well as labor and logistical challenges. → Read More
When building chatbots, think about the entry points
Also, think about what customers want. Think: “Hi, something is wrong with my shirt,” not “shipping returns”. → Read More
Korean startups will help Southeast Asians locate their bikes and improve payments
The Southeast Asian IT industry will experience the K-wave as firms partner up. → Read More
‘Spaghetti apps’ can run up IT costs. It’s better to revamp your systems
Messy legacy systems make it impossible to comply with finance regulations. → Read More
Here’s how to build a great tech team
Hint: Don’t build a wall around them. → Read More
How ecommerce players handle a huge shopping rush
Shopping festivals can take months of preparation. Here’s how tech helps. → Read More
Your app is on the store but you can’t monetize. Here are tips from veterans on how they did it.
Put your user experience first and all things will follow. → Read More
Believe in karma? This insurtech startup does – and will donate to a charity while you get fit.
Were your new year resolutions to get fitter and donate? GOQii can help. → Read More
Being profitable is hard. Being profitable through same-day delivery is harder.
We take a look at firms specializing in same-day delivery to learn how they bring in the dough. → Read More
Becoming the next Supercell isn’t child’s play. Here are some tips.
Tips include having more beer and playing more games. → Read More
Ebook: If you are expanding into Korea in 2017, here’s what you need to know.
Korea’s going through political turmoil, but the startup scene is still relevant to the economy. → Read More
Mobile ads will evolve a lot in 2017. Here’s how.
Audiences only have 8 seconds of attention. Mobile ads need to get better, faster. → Read More
Russia is eager to help startups expand. Here’s how you can be part of it.
High-tech Russian businesses are eager to help foreign startups localize. → Read More
Why in-app stickers are the marketing arsenal brands can’t avoid
Mobile messaging apps are here to stay. And their stickers can help brands achieve user engagement. → Read More
Founders give advice on turning uncertainty into innovation
There’s more than just one road to contentment. Founders explain their personal routes from corporate life to their own startups. → Read More
Inside DBS Bank’s collaborative, open, beautiful innovation lab
DBS Asia X will house a community driven by creativity and innovation with a co-working space for up to 100 people – bankers, entrepreneurs, and innovators al → Read More
Bus Uncle gives you bus timings in Singlish. His maker is only 24.
Diligent, friendly, and grouchy, this chatbot has struck a chord with Singaporeans. → Read More