People
Featuring people of tech to educate and to inspire
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As the popularity of digital payment services continues to soar, the introduction of WhatsApp’s in-chat payment feature in Singapore has provided users with a convenient and cost-effective way to send and receive money. However, alongside the benefits of this innovation, there are growing concerns about the rise in financial scams targeting WhatsApp users. To shed…
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Interview with Linda Heng, Co-Founder of ResoX: Revolutionizing Dispute Resolution in Southeast Asia
ResoX is an online dispute resolution platform that seeks to empower businesses in Southeast Asia to resolve their disputes efficiently and cost-effectively. In this interview, Linda Heng, one of the co-founders of ResoX, shares how the platform works, its advantages over traditional dispute resolution methods, and its potential role in cross-border dispute resolution in the…
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Audrey Ottevanger co-founded DataNoodle, a prominent e-commerce business analytics platform in Singapore, but her journey to success was not free of the long-standing prejudice against women. In this interview, Audrey recounts her early days in the tech industry, the obstacles she had to overcome, and her guidance for women who are striving to establish a…
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Ninja Van, Southeast Asia’s leading tech-driven logistics company, launched PR-as-a-Service (PRaaS) in March. This move raised many eyebrows, especially among those in the public relations (PR) industry. The top question on everyone’s mind is: Why? To satisfy curiosity, we reached out to Wu Yingying, Regional Head of Content and Marketing Communications, to find out the…
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Augmented reality (AR) has become an increasingly popular technology in recent years, transforming industries such as aerospace, manufacturing, and retail, among others. One company at the forefront of this innovation is BuzzAR, co-founded by Bell Beh, which differentiates itself from other AR companies by focusing on the human experience. In this interview with Bell Beh,…
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Ng Kai Yuan is the co-founder of Our Grandfather Story (OGS), a digital publisher dedicated to uncovering timeless and overlooked stories across Southeast Asia. Some of their popular works include At This Buffet Restaurant, You Pay As You Wish, Parents Who Have Lost A Child, Finding Love in an Arranged Marriage and The 12-year-old Pursuing…
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Joan Low was a former banker who managed a portfolio of over USD1.3 billion in assets. Now, she is the Founder and CEO of ThoughtFull, a digital mental health startup that aims to make mental wellness solutions affordable and accessible. We interviewed her to find out more on how ThoughtFull came about, the challenges she…
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Introduce yourself and share with us what’s your role in Shopee? My name is Chester and I currently work as a senior data scientist and product manager in the Data Science Team at Shopee. I joined Shopee as an intern in 2017 and was converted to a full-time employee in 2018. My responsibilities include working…
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What age did you start hacking? Do you have a favourite type of bug or a bug that you were most proud of? I started learning about hacking in my university years around the age of 23. I love server side vulnerabilities such as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Server Side Template Injection (SSTI) or code…
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Practicle is a Singaporean Education Technology company that helps Primary School Students learn Singapore Math through a personalised and fun approach. We checked in with the founders to find out more on how Practicle came about; how it can help children learn excel in their mathematics; and their view of the education technology landscape. What…
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