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by djpr 7y ago
I worked with a start-up that focused on providing software for private family offices. These are for UHNW people who have more than 100 million USD. They do not want to brag that they go to the Bentley of banks. They want to keep it as pri
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by djpr 7y ago
India, Indonesia, and China are already using WeChat, GoPay, PayTM. I'm not sure what Bitcoins or Libra can offer that e-wallets don't already provide. And these e-wallets, unlike crypto, work well with existing gov't regulat
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by djpr 7y ago
In this case, the capability is caused by a need. As the other person said, it's about optimizing between different special offers & discounts given by different mobile operators. Source: Indonesian with family that needs two-sim c
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by djpr 8y ago
Be it Pocket or anything else, I learned that processing and reviewing is just as important part of the reading process. I try to commit time on the weekends to read 15 articles/PDF per day (saved on Pocket). I take down notes on artic
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by djpr 8y ago
I'm curious, where do you work now and who are your clients? I worked in Asia and the work culture with the Chinese (mainlanders) and those of Chinese-descent (Chinese Malaysians, Chinese Singaporean) was more challenging than working
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by djpr 8y ago
I have not, but I'll check it out. I've read "The Futurist" which is also a satirical look. I think the field can be made better with a healthy dose of introspection via satire, so I welcome reading this book. Thanks!
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by djpr 8y ago
madamelic, yeah I've gotten a lot of funny looks from people. When I explain that its relates to scenario planning, it sounds a bit less silly. There are some govts, like in Finland or Singapore, that invest heavily in futures studies.
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by djpr 8y ago
Not the OP, but I can share what I got from Black Panther: 1. When they're in the market, people are still walking around in sandals and even barefoot. This is counter to either ultra-sleek hygienic futures or the film noir/cyberp
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by djpr 8y ago
> "What does this mean?" I have a Masters in Foresight and I'm a member of the Association of Professional Futurists. The field is commonly referred to as foresight and futures studies. We're sort of an awkward field,
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by djpr 8y ago
Haha, yes, I'd trade futurist for data scientist. In academic circles, we're called foresight or futures studies field but no one knows what that is.
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by djpr 8y ago
I agree with and excited about this development. I'm an academically trained futurist and I'm continually frustrated by the future as being techno-solutionist-driven and mostly Western or some Hong Kong/Tokyo future. Black Pa
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by djpr 8y ago
Interesting, I grew up with have inclusive/exclusive forms in Indonesian but never really thought about how it would really help in situations like this!
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by djpr 8y ago
> I have a bunch of notes for an article pitch about how AI/ML tech could easily create resource cursed economies and governance (akin to Jeffery Sachs description), but don't want to wade into writing again yet. Sounds like an
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by djpr 8y ago
I see I'm being down-voted. That's okay, I'm just curious to know your thoughts. There has been plenty of discussions if Singapore needs a "hinterland" to survive and if Johor can be that hinterland. I'm leanin
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by djpr 8y ago
Again, I'm not sure what's the difference between Singapore and most of Southeast Asia and say Latin America, if you are talking about challenging the gov't brazenly. Its only in Western Europe, Australia, and Canada where I
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by djpr 8y ago
Agreed. If Singapore could somehow unite or federate with Johor, I think it would be perfect. There would be the hyper-capitalist CBD, suburban "Heartland" and the wilder (relatively speaking) Johor where people could experiment.
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by djpr 8y ago
The great thing about Singapore (and Kuala Lumpur) is that you can travel to other countries easily and cheaply. That said, Singapore has some of the best cocktail bars in the world (they can keep up with New York & London), lively muse
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by djpr 8y ago
I think you are a bit mistaken here. I have lived in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia for over 10 years: 1. Drug laws are harsh in Southeast Asia, but Singapore is the only place you don’t have to worry about bribery. It’s probably the on
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by djpr 8y ago
Agreed. Singapore is at a very critical point in their history. They are at a moment where they have to rethink and reinvent themselves to compete mid/long term, but at the same time, locals are so weary of gov't spending and fore
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by djpr 8y ago
I think Kuala Lumpur - including PJ & Cyberjaya areas - is one completely under-rated area in the region. It's easy to get a foreign visa, infrastructure is good, culture is relatively open, most people speak English, and it's
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by djpr 8y ago
I'm curious what laws specifically or areas of law? Especially when compared to Malaysia, Indonesia or other neighboring countries.
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by djpr 9y ago
Firefox and Chrome give me that warning page, but I just click on "Advanced" and it will let me continue to the website. At least for me, it's just a huge warning to be careful but I still have ultimate control.
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by djpr 9y ago
I dislike it too, but there's a huge number of people that don't. I noticed a lot of South Americans and Spanish people using WhatsApp via voice recordings. Coming from Asia, I gotta say we prefer communicating with emojis. :p
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by djpr 9y ago
Vietnam has an amazing energy right now. Lots of enthusiasm and optimism among its people. I know Malaysian companies that have back-offices in Vietnam because of the great talent there. The lack of English is a hurdle, but not impossible.
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by djpr 9y ago
Indonesia in ecommerce and fin-tech. There are plenty in the scene, but the two bigs ones to know are: > GoJek - Fintech/Uber-like startup: Raised over USD 550 million. They started out providing on-demand motorcycle taxis (called o
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by djpr 9y ago
It's the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3. Alternative review by TechTablets.com: https://techtablets.com/2017/04/details-chuwi-lapbook-12-3/