This Week in Asia Episode 55: The Story behind Yahoo-Koprol
The acquisition of Koprol by Yahoo is probably the most important tech event which rocked Southeast Asia this year. With the founders of Koprol, Fajar Budiprasetyo & Daniel Armanto together with our dear Smithy from Yahoo, we discussed the origins of Koprol (and how it was launched before FourSquare). We also found out how the founders built the mobile social network from zero to 100K users and the interesting features of Koprol before the fateful acquisition. In fact, we get an insider view behind the scenes on the day when the acquisition was announced. Finally, we hear how the founders and Smithy explain how the marriage between Yahoo & Koprol from their own perspectives and the future which lies ahead for Koprol.
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Hey, great episode, guys. You talk about what's coming for startup funding in South East Asia. Obviously a lot more investors are looking at the region now, after the Koprol+Yahoo news. But after this interview with Koprol guys representing the startup community, I'm also interested to hear from the investors themselves. I think there's a big difference in investing for China/India and SEA. SEA is made up of 10 countries, each with different culture, alphabets, regulations, markets, etc. Are investors really serious?