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In a crowded ecosystem, building a brand that stands out requires a more human approach

Building, maintaining, and growing your brand is tricky. Here are tips from 3 of the Philippines’ most recognisable digital brands.   Building your brand – whether personal or company – is similar quite similar to developing a personality. Having a consistent and recognisable brand enables the people to associate you with your product, values, and expected […]

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The game has been redefined: How banks should embrace collaborating with startups

Despite competition, there is no need for banks to treat startups as an enemy. Let DBS Indonesia Head of Digibank Leonardo Koesmanto show you how the company does it As confirmed by several reports from various institutions, customers of banking and financial services are changing these days. Thanks to increasing number of internet and smartphone […]

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Should VCs be investing in beauty brands?

 In the last two years, Unilever acquired Carver Korea for $2.7 billion. Estee Lauder purchased Too Faced Cosmetics for $1.45 billion. CVC Capital Brands bought PDC Brands for $1.43 billion. L’Oreal purchased a trio of skincare brands for $1.3 billion, and also  IT Cosmetics for $1.2 billion. E.l.f. Beauty did an IPO.
Venture capitalists didn’t invest in any of these beauty… Read More

Why interest in cleantech lags and how startups can overcome them

Cleantech spent decades alternating between boom and bust. Here’s why.   What do you think about when you hear “cleantech”? If you’re thinking solar panels, electric vehicles, and renewable energy, well, you’re not exactly wrong. It’s just that there’s more to it than that. Here’s the definition from Cleantech Group: The concept of “clean” technologies […]

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One Night, the boutique last-minute hotel app, is expanding internationally to London

 One Night, the last-minute booking app for boutique hotels, is expanding internationally — starting today with London. One Night was created by Standard International, which is the parent company of Standard Hotels. Originally the company launched an app called One Night Standard, which was a way to get great deals on same-day bookings (starting at 3pm) at Standard properties. But… Read More

Spiro raises $3M to build CRM tools for businesses that don’t like CRM

 Spiro aims to sell CRM software to businesses that have been avoiding traditional CRM products. CEO Adam Honig told me that he and his co-founders Andy Levi (CTO) and Justin Kao (vice president of growth) originally set out to build artificial in...