How startup founders across Southeast Asia are adapting to COVID-19 disruption - comments from our CEO, Stanley Chee

It’s too early to see the scale of the coronavirus job losses, wage cuts, or even bankruptcies that might emerge across Southeast Asia’s tech industry, but it’s already clear that startups and other tech firms are being impacted in very different ways.

One of the biggest threats to Southeast Asia’s tech industry is a shortage of fuel that drives startup growth: investor money.

The usual ways for entrepreneurs to engage with investors—events, networking, and face-to-face meetings—are no longer possible, so urgent workarounds are being thrown into play.

What’s our CEO, Stanley Chee’s take on this?

“We are affected mainly in terms of securing appointments, both face-to-face and online, and possible delay in prospects who are slow to act amid uncertainty,” says Chee.

You can read the rest of the article here: https://global.technode.com/2020/03/27/coronavirus-big-impact-startups-investors-southeast-asia/