1️⃣ Klook CEO on scaling through shocks, not building what’s ‘cool’
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A 2013 trip to Nepal seeded the idea of starting the company. Over 10 years on, Lin reflects on what he’s learned from steering the firm through multiple shocks. 2️⃣ They built AI agents on WhatsApp. Then Meta entered the chat
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Meta has turned from supplier to rival of AI agent startups built on WhatsApp. Founders and business owners share where the squeeze hits. 3️⃣ Gobi-backed Bitsmedia lays off 21 employees
Bitsmedia managing director and CEO Nafees Khundker/ Photo credit: Bitsmedia
The company’s managing director and CEO says AI was “not a factor in the decision” and that it has no plans for further restructuring at this time. 4️⃣ Quick commerce’s latest resurgence in Indonesia looks different
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Most dark-store models failed to scale. Now, established platforms are testing whether changing that formula can fix the math. 5️⃣ PropertyGuru’s second act begins with doing less
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Lewis Ng discusses his return to the now-private company, its more measured ambitions, and why an IPO shouldn’t be the gold standard.
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