Stop blending Europe or Asia as one homogeneous group, study and learn the differences
Burden of Face & Relationship in Building a Startup in Asia:
Key Insights:
- Relationship Building is Everywhere. That's it (not just Asia).
- Asia is more about a group of people you're associated with than individual like in Western parts
- There is always a bias against your background, so suck it up and just continue your awesome work
- Use social media wisely. Don't go post randomly about potential investors and partners meeting / checking in on social media when deals are not done
- Stop blending Europe or Asia as one homogeneous group, study and learn the differences
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