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Thirty-five outstanding Vietnamese business leaders and organisations were honored at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2020 or APEA 2020. This is the award’s 14th year, and it is the fourth edition of the APEA in Vietnam. An initiative by Enterprise Asia, the region leading NGO, APEA is the largest regional recognition programme, with […]
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When the first coronavirus wave hit and the scale of economic carnage became clear, it was all about survival. Nimble founders reacted swiftly by cutting their burn rate, adapting their products, and doing whatever it takes to retain their customers. If this is you, congrats! It’s important to survive. But survival is not enough. Startups […]
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●  Expect BIG names you’ve not seen elsewhere. Book video-networking appointments online now! ●  An online experience with all the hallmarks of the Wild Digital physical event and more, plus our brand-new #startupshowcase initiative Powered by Catcha Group, the region’s premier tech conference – Wild Digital Southeast Asia 2020, will finally be taking place this 3-6 November 2020! The 4-day […]
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I believe that the pandemic will change the way we approach healthcare in the future. Firstly, because this is a dynamic sector that is attracting growing investment around the world as a lot of talented entrepreneurs try to find valid value propositions. Secondly, because it makes perfect sense to try to find patterns that could […]
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2020 has been the year that vague epidemiological theories that were mostly of interest to us nerds suddenly became mainstream. Herd immunity, which previously was mostly the purview of epidemiologists in mouldering public health departments, suddenly became worthy of mainstream discussion and endless debate. Infection fatality rates, which were previously restricted mostly to infectious diseases conferences, have suddenly […]
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It’s no surprise that advertising is becoming one of Amazon’s biggest revenue earners: from being practically irrelevant just a few years ago, this year could see it reach $10 billion this year, and is expected to quadruple by 2023. The e-commerce giant is also the leading advertiser in the United States, spending around $6.9 billion annually. However, […]
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I know plenty of highly intelligent people. Some of them can recite classic literature. Others will surprise you with their knowledge of current events. Many of them offer amazing advice. And yet, most of them still struggle to make a dent in the world. Why is that? Why do they fail to get their careers […]
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A proposal by the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment organization created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, “Our call to reimagine capitalism in America” (pdf) outlines a five-pillar conceptual framework for rethinking capitalism, which includes grounding the economy in new ideas, shared values and inalienable rights, along with the construction of an explicitly anti-racist and inclusive economy that takes into […]

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