Blog #2geeks1city
Digital Transformation and Startup Ecosystem in Asia
Braintree and the future of payments
It looks like yesterday! But oh, time and its illusions... In fact, it has been 8 months since we were in Singapore and we still had this amazing Braintree interview to be edited and published. Tyson Hackwood is the Head of Asia for Braintree, one of the most...
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HoneyComb: Arduino without the pain
We met Robi Wang, co-founder of Elecfreaks, at the beginning of our "spiritual Journey around Asia". We interviewed him about a new and very successful crowdfunding project they had recently launched: ELF, a drone that can send a video signal to a mobile device,...
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EmTech Asia 2017: emerging technologies and innovation from Singapore
One of the most significant conferences about innovation and technology on this side of the world is the EmTech Asia 2017. This year the conference was held on 14th, and 15th February in Singapore and this half of 2geeks1city did not want to miss it. The reason: to be...
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The Durianscape, understanding the startup ecosystem in Malaysia
We arrived in Malaysia after almost a month in Myanmar. We travelled a lot around Myanmar, with a bad internet access, making more tourist things than usual and after three intense days interviewing startups, we landed in Kuala Lumpur. At the beginning, we wondered...
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How we raised US$4m of Series A from all over the world
Hi there, I am Tiago, VP of Aptoide, the independent android app store for app developers. Earlier 2016, our company, Aptoide raised US$4 million Series A round of financing from VCs in Germany, China, Singapore, and Portugal. Here I would like to share some pointers...
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The world’s largest independent app store, Aptoide, shares its vision about Android trends, the biggest challenges for developers and the battle with the bots
We were lucky to meet Tiago almost one year ago in Singapore. When we saw his amazing talk about Android Trends in Echelon we knew we wanted him to collaborate with us. Luckily Tiago is a very open and helpful guy and he accepted our request for an interview right...
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[Documentary] State of FinTech in Singapore
When we began this adventure one year ago we had clear than in Singapore we wanted to talk to entrepreneurs in the FinTech sector. The (geek) economist we have inside could not leave the country without learn more about FinTech in Singapore and the reasons that make...
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How technology is empowering women in Myanmar
Talking with some of the women who are part of the Geek Girl community in Myanmar has been interesting and rewarding in equal parts.Through them we had a better understanding about how technology is empowering women in Myanmar. And of course... it is always a pleasure...
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How to master LinkedIn: 10 learnings from Chris Reed
8 years ago, Chris decided to leave his home in the UK and come to Asia, more specifically to Singapore. This is how he describes himself: Reed is the Only NASDAQ Listed CEO with a Mohawk! Founder and CEO of Black Marketing (global marketing consultancy specialized in...
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GuestSense: how hotels can turn data into experiences to increase guest satisfaction and revenue
Traveling and talking to interesting people can have a curious effect: you tend to know more and more interesting people. One of our interviewees (hello Kevin! We hope to finish your video soon) introduced us to Rishi Randhawa, who is trying to solve a problem all...
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