EN_Samuel

Born and raised in Indonesia, I studied in the US at the age of 16. However, I made the decision to move to Taiwan to become fluent in Chinese, restarting my studies at National Taiwan University where I chose to major in economics. Afterwards, I also went on an exchange program to Osaka, graduating with … Read more EN_Samuel

The Evolution of E-commerce Logistics Startups

Samuel is an Indonesian economics graduate from National Taiwan University, fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. He previously worked for Taiwanese financial institutions, and has experience in corporate strategy and banking. E-commerce marketplaces heralded a new retail era Changing consumer preferences in the past few years have resulted in a global e-commerce (EC) boom all … Read more The Evolution of E-commerce Logistics Startups

Practical Advice on How to Raise Fund from Foreign VC

10 min read Hi, I am Jonathan Hayashi. After graduating from University of Rochester with double degrees in Optical Engineering and Financial Economics, I worked in one of the top 3 investment banks in Japan, SMBC Nikko. Later on, I joined one of the largest VC firms in Japan, SBI, and took charge of growth stage … Read more Practical Advice on How to Raise Fund from Foreign VC

Taiwan – An Introduction to: E-Commerce

Samuel is an Indonesian economics graduate from National Taiwan University, fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. He previously worked for Taiwanese financial institutions, experienced in financial institution corporate strategy and corporate banking. A General Introduction to Taiwan’s Digital Economy Taiwan, to many young Southeast Asians, will seem like a place that is the birthplace of … Read more Taiwan – An Introduction to: E-Commerce

Taiwan – An Introduction to: Digital Life

Samuel is an Indonesian economics graduate from National Taiwan University, fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. He previously worked for Taiwanese financial institutions, experienced in financial institution corporate strategy and corporate banking. As mentioned in last month’s article, Taiwan has a mature digital market dating back to the late 90s. According to tefficient and Taiwan … Read more Taiwan – An Introduction to: Digital Life

Taiwan: An Introduction – Contactless Payment

Samuel is an Indonesian economics graduate from National Taiwan University, fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. He previously worked for Taiwanese financial institutions, experienced in financial institution corporate strategy and corporate banking. One of the hottest battleground in the technology sector currently is the battle between various types of contactless payments. Much like Japan, big … Read more Taiwan: An Introduction – Contactless Payment

The Asian Tiger at the Forefront of Digital Economy

Samuel is an Indonesian economics graduate from National Taiwan University, fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. He previously worked for Taiwanese financial institutions, experienced in financial institution corporate strategy and corporate banking. Taiwan: High-Tech Manufacturing Base with High-Level Talents The geopolitical tension between the US and China has brought forth renewed interest into other manufacturing … Read more The Asian Tiger at the Forefront of Digital Economy