aCommerce’s Paul Srivorakul : Why Thailand is the best place to build your local or regional startup in SEA?

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Update from Echelon 2013

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 aCommerce’s Paul Srivorakul – Co-founder & Executive Chairman,  aCommerce – Ardent Capital

He is probably the most successful regional entrepreneur in Southeast Asia. His serial startups are:

  • Ensogo Group (Acquired by LivingSocial in June 2011): leading group buying sites in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
  • Admax Network (Acquired by Komli Media in Feb 2012)
  • Newmedia Edge (Acquired by STW Group in December 2011)

If you are a startup in Southeast Asia, why is Thailand the best place for you to build and launch your startup? Paul  will share about:

  • Local opportunities in Thailand that can help shape your business
  • How Thai tech startups are fast-tracking their way towards a regional play and how? (Regional vs local clients, product built)
  • The money: Who is funding and acquiring what in Thailand?
  • Talent and hiring
  • The potholes: Dangers of premature scaling

Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - Thai Economy

Thai economy is sophisticated

6 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - Why Thailand 6

Why Thailand?

2 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - Ease of doing business 2

Ease of doing business in Thailand

2A Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul -Bloom berg most promising emerging countries for investors

Bloomberg’s Most Promising Emerging Markets for Investors

3 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - Reason for setting up business in Thailand 3

Reasons for setting up business in Thailand

4 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul -Ecommercer in SEA has still so much room to grow 4

E-commerce in SEA still has room to grow

5 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - Why we start here 5

Why Thailand, not Sing/Indo?

7 Thailand - Echelon 2013 - Paul Srivorakul - ASEAN community and what does it mean 7

ASEAN community and what does it mean?

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