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Former government scientist on the challenges, adventures, and aspirations of founding a no-code robotics programming startup

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• 22 Sep 2021 • 5 mins read

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Second-gen entrepreneur on building technology to keep people safe, starting with office registration systems

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• 20 Sep 2021 • 5 mins read

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Passion, vision, and execution, these are the qualities needed to start from zero, says GM of Shopline Singapore

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• 15 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read

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Zhengzhou post-disaster: When a city suddenly loses Internet

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• 14 Sep 2021 • 10 mins read

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Amazon is a crowded space, here’s what you can do to stand out

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• 13 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read

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Former Google and Baidu software engineer sheds light on the traits and practices of a successful entrepreneur
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Heniu Business
24 Sep 2021 • 5 mins read
Q&A
Former government scientist on the challenges, adventures, and aspirations of founding a no-code robotics programming startup
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Julianna Wu
22 Sep 2021 • 5 mins read
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Second-gen entrepreneur on building technology to keep people safe, starting with office registration systems
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Julianna Wu
20 Sep 2021 • 5 mins read

ESG & Sustainability

Gibran Huzaifah, the CEO of eFishery, shares how he turned trouble-making middlemen into business partners.
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Using tech for good: A former fish farmer on his odyssey to reshape the fishery industry
By Sara Mandagie
16 Aug 2021•4 mins read
Randy Kartadinata, CEO of Mangkokku, shares his twists and turns in the food and beverage industry.
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‘Technology may bring changes, but taste is timeless,’ says CEO of Mangkokku
By Sara Mandagie
09 Jul 2021•5 mins read
Garner speaks on her motivation in leaping from luxury to sustainable fashion.
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Sarah Garner started a sustainable fashion company backed by high profile angel investors
By Joanna Ng
04 Jun 2021•6 mins read
When we start to talk about greenhouse gases, it’s a whole new vernacular. Most companies are not well-equipped to account for carbon emissions and removals.
Betty Cremmins shares on challenges faced by companies in adopting measures to reduce carbon emissions
By Ariel Lozovsky
09 Feb 2021•5 mins read

How Women Lead

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Janeen Uzzell on empowering women and fighting biases on Wikipedia
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Julianna Wu
27 Apr 2021 • 4 mins read
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Shn Juay on working motherhood, ally networks, and thriving in the mobile game industry
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Taro Ishida
05 Apr 2021 • 5 mins read
Features
Challenges that women still face in the workplace, and how we can level the playing field
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Chuen Chuen
26 Apr 2021 • 6 mins read
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Aeloi’s founders contend with social and personal prejudices to give financial power to Nepal’s women
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Stephanie Li
09 Aug 2021 • 5 mins read
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SzeKi Sim of SGInnovate about the constant need for reinvention in the deep tech space
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Joanna Ng
25 May 2021 • 7 mins read

Diversity & Inclusion

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“Be more open and direct when voicing your opinions,” fintech veteran reflects on how she thrives in a male-dominated business environment

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06 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read

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From police officer to founder of the world’s most popular LGBTQ platform

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Xinmang Daybreak

27 Aug 2021 • 6 mins read

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Aeloi’s founders contend with social and personal prejudices to give financial power to Nepal’s women

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09 Aug 2021 • 5 mins read

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Autism care startup founder on how to provide a better environment for children with needs

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23 Dec 2020 • 6 mins read

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Founder of dark dining restaurant on empowering people with disabilities at the workplace

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15 Feb 2021 • 5 mins read

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Founder of Genashtim on working with people with disabilities, refugees, and other marginalized groups

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03 Nov 2020 • 5 mins read

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Autistic people have empathy too, says Kristen Hovet of The Other Autism

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08 Feb 2021 • 5 mins read

Features

17-year-old Arjun Pandey aims for transgender inclusivity in India’s Football Industry

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22 Mar 2021 • 5 mins read

Future of Work

Christina Tubb, APAC & Middle East vice president for Proxyclick, shares how staff and visitor management platforms have grown to address security risks.
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Second-gen entrepreneur on building technology to keep people safe, starting with office registration systems
By Julianna Wu
20 Sep 2021•5 mins read
Designer Nicola Greenaway shares what the future holds for architecture and interior design.
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Fewer touchpoints and greater attention to sustainability, this is how future buildings will look like
By Taro Ishida
08 Sep 2021•3 mins read
Aneja shares a practical walkthrough of how families should prepare for smart homeschooling.
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Smart homeschooling is the future of education, says edtech investor Sandeep Aneja [Update]
By Julianna Wu
11 Aug 2021•7 mins read
Wiley Zhang shares his thoughts on effective leadership and impactful influence.
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Be proactive and stay connected in the era of hybrid work, says Logitech regional head of video collaboration
By Julianna Wu
21 Jul 2021•4 mins read

Stay Innovative

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Liu Feng-Yuan on AI governance: don’t view innovation and governance as oppositions
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Emily Fang
14 Dec 2020 • 9 mins read
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Durwin Ho built Southeast Asia’s largest hackathon
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Emily Fang
19 Apr 2021 • 4 mins read
Features
90% of a company’s value depends on the founding team, says Wu Shichun, China’s serial entrepreneur
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Xinmang Daybreak
17 Jun 2021 • 7 mins read
Features
Tackling Indonesia’s waste issue: How she is taking things into her own hands to educate the public
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Leo Galuh
06 May 2021 • 7 mins read

Readers’ Favorites

Trung Hoang Nguyen, CEO of Loship, wants his firm to become the first Vietnamese startup to go public on the NYSE.
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Trung Hoang Nguyen on breaking into the Vietnamese delivery scene
By Aastha Srivastava
06 May 2021•5 mins read
Haryopratomo left GoPay after three years leading the fintech division. He’s now working with other entrepreneurs to make changes in other industries.
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Aldi Haryopratomo, former GoPay CEO, on the importance of taking a sabbatical to be a better father, mentor and investor
By Khamila Mulia
25 Jun 2021•6 mins read
From being a social media KOL to a USD 16 million brand, Yao Jing shares what it’s like to build a cereal brand catered to Chinese consumers.
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Million-dollar cereal brand founder on how to utilize the power of key opinion leaders in business
By Julianna Wu
14 Jun 2021•6 mins read
Bhanot is the CEO of H2GO Global, a water tech company that aims to tackle the global water poverty crisis.
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Dr. Rajiv Bhanot on providing clean water to rural communities around the world
By Joanna Ng
26 Apr 2021•6 mins read
Inspired by her son Jake, Judith is working hard to provide more physical therapy options in Singapore.
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Judith Julia Justin on providing unique rehabilitative therapy services for children with disabilities
By Taro Ishida
23 Feb 2021•6 mins read
Faced with a logistics crunch delivering flowers on Valentine’s Day, we pivoted our business to address a market gap.
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From delivering flowers to a SaaS delivery company: How we stumbled upon this journey
By Fanny See
14 Jun 2021•7 mins read

Tech MNCs Tell All

Edward Senju, regional CEO of cloud-based contact management firm Sansan, on how he adjusted to a fast-changing startup environment.
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The key to embracing change is to play to your strengths, says regional CEO of Sansan
By Taro Ishida
18 Aug 2021•5 mins read
Sunita Kaur shares her learnings from leading teams at tech giants such as Twitch, Facebook, Microsoft and Spotify.
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Sunita Kaur, senior vice president at Twitch on building her own board of directors and why ‘speaking up’ is not a true marker of leadership
By Annabelle Siena Lim
23 Jun 2021•7 mins read
Shn Juay shares her journey through Singapore’s startups as a leader and mother.
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Shn Juay on working motherhood, ally networks, and thriving in the mobile game industry
By Taro Ishida
05 Apr 2021•5 mins read
Flo Lau shares how she managed to keep her creative team engaged amid the difficulties brought by COVID-19.
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Shutterstock’s head of creative on measuring creativity with KPIs to solve business problems
By Annabelle Siena Lim
25 Aug 2021•4 mins read

Venture Capital Insights

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Investor of Chinese unicorns on identifying the next billion-dollar startup
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Heniu Business
13 Aug 2021 • 5 mins read
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King Leung about ‘humanizing’ fintech in Hong Kong
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Emily Fang
11 Jan 2021 • 4 mins read
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Antler’s Asia managing partner unpacks the power dynamics between entrepreneurs and VCs
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Annabelle Siena Lim
01 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read
Features
Turning the underbanked into the unstoppable — Debbie Watkins is bridging financial divides for women
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Emily Fang
22 Dec 2020 • 4 mins read
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Nazier Ariffin, head of strategic investment at Telkomsel, on why fundraising isn’t everything
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Sara Mandagie
01 Sep 2020 • 6 mins read

Events & Special Features

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Treat work as a way to accomplish personal goals, and it will be ikigai | Oasis Talks with Edward Senju from Sansan

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Julianna Wu and

20 Aug 2021 • 3 mins read

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A good founder is an orchestra conductor, says Thomas Tsao from Gobi Partners | Oasis Talks

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16 Jul 2021 • 4 mins read

Features

“Fair doesn’t mean equal” Shn Juay from Storms shares how she upholds her leadership in times of crises | Oasis Talks

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01 Jul 2021 • 4 mins read

A Night of Learning with Oasis, by KrASIA

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28 Jan 2021 • 4 mins read

Startup Stories

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Amazon is a crowded space, here’s what you can do to stand out

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13 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read

Features

‘Having the right co-founder can make or break a company,’ says CEO of Dedoco [Update]

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10 Sep 2021 • 3 mins read

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Fewer touchpoints and greater attention to sustainability, this is how future buildings will look like

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08 Sep 2021 • 3 mins read

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“Be more open and direct when voicing your opinions,” fintech veteran reflects on how she thrives in a male-dominated business environment

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06 Sep 2021 • 4 mins read

Features

From police officer to founder of the world’s most popular LGBTQ platform

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Xinmang Daybreak

27 Aug 2021 • 6 mins read

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Education should train kids to achieve personal success and connect with society

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23 Aug 2021 • 5 mins read

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How the founder of HealthifyMe switched lanes from banking to founding a fitness app from scratch

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20 Aug 2021 • 4 mins read

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Using tech for good: A former fish farmer on his odyssey to reshape the fishery industry

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16 Aug 2021 • 4 mins read

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Aeloi’s founders contend with social and personal prejudices to give financial power to Nepal’s women

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09 Aug 2021 • 5 mins read

Features

From academia to entrepreneurship: Why I launched my business at the age of 65

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James Trevelyan

30 Jul 2021 • 3 mins read

Thought Leaders

Johary Mustapha
Johary Mustapha founded Forest Interactive, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider for mobile network operators, in 2006. The company now operates in 39 countries.
Jon Chua
Jon Chua is the founder of Zendyll Records, a label that focuses on Artist & Repertoire (A&R) development, music publishing, music production, songwriting, as well as branding, and marketing.
Joshua Augusta
Joshua currently serves as the director of Venture Funds at Mandiri Capital Indonesia – a corporate VC from one of the largest banks in Indonesia, which focuses on financial verticals.