David vs Goliath: How Indonesian SaaS startups can win
Over the past decade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) has emerged as a successful model for software delivery globally. Both businesses and consumers have been demanding more software tools, and the question has always been – “how to sell and deliver what the customers want at scale?” The hallmark of SaaS - a centrally hosted, web-delivered, multi-tenant architecture (i.e. built once, sold many times) fit into the growing digitalization theme and was the core engine of tech adoption in the US and many developed economies.
How tech startups navigate the business in the global uncertainty
Lately, the promising future offered by the tech industry has been clouded by several issues, ranging from declining valuations to massive employee cuts. Global uncertainty is heightened by several downside risks, such as rising inflation, US interest rate hikes, energy and food price volatility, and the geopolitical threats from the Russia - Ukraine war.
Sustainable food production by compression of fishery’s fragmented supply chain in Indonesia: East Ventures’ thesis on local agritech, Aruna
With over 23 million tons of annual seafood production, Indonesia is second only to China in the global seafood market. The fishery sector generates approximately US$ 4.1 billion in annual export earnings, empowers more than 7 million jobs, and contributes 50% of Indonesia's animal-based dietary protein.