“Be a mental midget and kick ass,” he said, advising against executing on another “crazy’ social media startup or attempting moonshot ideas like 3D printers or Google Glass, endeavors which are potentially world-changing but carry spectacular risk. A more realistic path to success would involve reinventing web 1.0 businesses by adding web 2.0 elements like search and social, then acquiring customers and revenue. Although boring, niche-specific, and not headline-grabbing, these startups have the best chance of bringing Asia’s ecosystem to a new level of maturity by creating a cycle of exits and serial entrepreneurship.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 04:51:20 +0000
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