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Malaysia | How Malaysia’s diversity makes its startups excel at building global products Emerging Markets Startups
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Since its early days, Malaysia has been a key part of the globalization trend. Malacca, a city in the Malay peninsula, was historically an important destination along the Silk Road trade route. This meant its had a history of a melting pot of cultures. Today it has enabled Malaysian entrepreneurs to excel at building startups serving multiple regions of the world. A shining example is Grab, a ride sharing startup and the most famous unicorn in Southeast Asia founded by Malaysian entrepreneur Anthony Tan. On this episode we’re joined by Daniel Lim, who's been a pivotal part of Malaysia’s startup ecosystem since the dot com era in the late 90s. We uncover Malaysian startups that have had a global impact, the story of Grab, and how Malaysia has blended influence from the east and west in its startup ecosystem.
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Since its early days, Malaysia has been a key part of the globalization trend. Malacca, a city in the Malay peninsula, was historically an important destination along the Silk Road trade route. This meant its had a history of a melting pot of cultures. Today it has enabled Malaysian entrepreneurs to excel at building startups serving multiple regions of the world. A shining example is Grab, a ride sharing startup and the most famous unicorn in Southeast Asia founded by Malaysian entrepreneur Anthony Tan. On this episode we’re joined by Daniel Lim, who's been a pivotal part of Malaysia’s startup ecosystem since the dot com era in the late 90s. We uncover Malaysian startups that have had a global impact, the story of Grab, and how Malaysia has blended influence from the east and west in its startup ecosystem.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dianna-yau/support
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