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Worried about the lack of a regional mindset of ASEAN youths, Shion Chua set out to build an NPO youth organization with a key emphasis on both ASEAN and China.
With a decrease in the number of programs, the future of corporate accelerators seems bleak. However, not all is lost if the right strategies are in place.
In Asia, your partner’s key value-adds are their local language abilities and deftness at building relationships with the end customer.
![[Tuning In] Peter Bol on creating the China Biological Database and the power of digital humanities](https://console.kr-asia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bol-1175x500.png)
The China Biological Database is a model for using technology in international academic collaboration to make sense of the past.
The best founders are often obsessively curious and have the right balance of determination and empathy, says Banerjee.
![[Tuning In] Alice Besomi on accommodating cultural differences and having a “speaking up” mentality in VC](https://console.kr-asia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ForEm1-scaled-1175x500.jpg)
Besomi looks back on her journey moving across the world, and ultimately the decisions that propelled her from analyst to VP of Jungle Ventures.
Many teams would “break up” after realizing that they were not suited for each other. Our journey was similar, but we patched up after every break-up.
Inspired by his own aging parents, Folcia discusses creating open communities with no generational boundaries and opportunity for skillsharing.
Maryline worked exclusively on population health problems with tech startups to gain understanding of the region, build a network, and leverage a corporate background to build partnerships.