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315: Jes Kaliebe Petersen – Overview of The Myanmar startup ecosystem (Asia Matters)
Category: Business
Duration: 00:44:59
Publish Date: 2018-07-19 06:00:21
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Podcast highlights:

  • 05:20 Phandeeyar - the Myanmar Innovation Lab - is interested in using technology to accelerate impact in Myanmar. The Accelerator programme has been running since 2016. Every year, a new cohort of 7 to 10 startups is onboarded. Workshops are held on tech and startups, alongside a co-working space and social impact programmes for people like civic techies and activists.
  • 08:59 Chate Sat - a platform for freelancers - is one of the startup successes of Phandeeyar. It was founded by two sisters, who joined the accelerator in 2016.
  • 18:10 Jes Kaliebe Petersen talks about his journey; starting off in Microsoft and how he found himself in Myanmar today. He first became a developer in e-commerce, and then co-founded a business in India. He then moved back to Denmark, to a Fintech company. In 2010, he left for Kabul, Afghanistan, to develop an SMS based social network.
  • 34:55 The sense of community in Myanmar: The phenomenon of people rallying together around common causes, even those that they may not be directly involved with. People are approachable and easy to work with.
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