Elaine Huang
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Key challenge for Japan's startups is lack of global readiness: Peatix’s Emi Takemura
This can be solved by either having international talent in the team from the beginning or spending a chunk of founder’s time away from Japan, she says → Read More
Should Facebook create Safety Checks for every city?
Jakarta was attacked by terrorists two weeks ago, but the Facebook safety check feature offered to Parisians last November never went live for the former → Read More
IMO: On Netflix's decision to crackdown on VPNs
Netflix recently announced its plans to stop users from accessing its services via a proxy. These five individuals share what they think about it → Read More
3 things you should know about Didi Kuaidi CEO Cheng Wei
The 33-year-old entrepreneur started Didi Dache, a company that later merged with Kuaidi Dache to form mega e-hailing firm Didi Kuaidi → Read More
3 things you should know about Didi Kuaidi CEO Cheng Wei
The 33-year-old entrepreneur started Didi Dache, a company that later merged with Kuaidi Dache to form mega e-hailing firm Didi Kuaidi → Read More
Kakao buys music streaming service MelOn for a sweet US$1.5B
South Korean tech firm Kakao, best known for its mobile messaging app KakaoTalk, has today announced its intentions to acquire Loen Entertainment, the parent company behind music streaming platform MelOn. According to TechCrunch, the deal is valued at 1.87 trillion KRW (about US$1.5 billion) with Kakao buying a majority stake in MelOn. The latter boasts about 28 million users in the North Asian… → Read More
The essential guide to hiring your own high-performance team
Team work makes the dream work, but first, you will have to build that A-team. Here’s how → Read More
Infographic: What is eCPM? How will it help you compare ad networks?
If you’re a beginner when it comes to advertising, then this infographic is for you → Read More
3 of 16 of these fast growing Airbnb neighbourhoods are in Asia
Presenting Chūō-ku in Osaka, Japan; Banglampoo in Bangkok, Thailand; and Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia → Read More
These are the 16 jobs Netflix is hiring for in Asia
Granted, there are really only two physical locations we’re talking about here: Japan and Singapore → Read More
Infographic: E-retailers, what are your customers freaking out about?
For businesses selling goods online, knowing why your customers are irate is half the battle won → Read More
Japanese fashion box service AirCloset snags US$8M Series B funding
Pay a monthly subscription and get three garments, then swap them out when you want something different. Sounds like a plan! → Read More
Startup in Spotlight: Bookurve lets Malaysians buy, sell books online
Within two weeks, the online bookstore startup has populated its marketplace with more than 1,500 books → Read More
Korean webtoon firm Lezhin Entertainment enters US market
The service will make 12 of its comics available to US readers, meaning having English materials and ways for users to pay via the platform → Read More
The Bridge raises funding from Fuji Startup Ventures, PR Times
The Japanese startup news media company will put its best foot forward as it plans The Bridge Fes, a startup festival set for February 2016 → Read More
Infographic: 21 e-commerce marketing tips to consider before starting
Reach out to your customers in their own native tongue. Create a face for your company. Read on for more → Read More
Startup in Spotlight: Ecube Labs makes waste management sexy
The Korean startup, founded in 2011, is working with governments around the world to optimise waste collection routes and more → Read More
Meet Korea's Beat, a music streaming service for Kpop and beyond
Park Suman, CEO, The Beatpacking Company tells e27 more about what the startup is up to → Read More
KISA asks Korean companies to share their cyber security issues
The Korea Internet and Security Agency finds that Internet firms in the country are not willing to collaborate with them → Read More
3 partners at Helion Ventures leave to start own VC firm
Rahil Chowdhri, Ritesh Banglani and Alok Goyal are likely to share more details early next year → Read More