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Answered: Top 5 questions that tech companies have when expanding to Asia

22 Jun 2021•1 min read

In the last decade, Asia has experienced substantial technological growth. Opportunities are abound for tech providers that can successfully navigate the diverse region. Asia Market Entry specialises in working with SaaS and tech companies that want to build a sales pipeline in Asia. In this interactive Q&A, two of AME’s representatives – Steve Dawson (Managing Director) and James Kwa (Senior Business Development Advisor) answer the top five questions that their tech clients have when expanding to Asia. Click on the Start Now button to begin, and subsequently select a question to find out more about trends and opportunities in the startup landscape.

Answered: Top 5 questions startups have when expanding to Asia

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Thinking of expanding to Asia? Get your burning questions answered by two representatives from Asia Market Entry - Mr Steve Dawson and Mr James Kwa, who help tech companies get started on the right foot in Asia. To view their profiles, click on About the Speaker. When you're ready, click on Start Q&A!

Steve Dawson

Managing Director, Asia Market Entry

Steve has 20 years of experience working in a variety of project implementation and business development roles. Moving to Singapore in 2012 Steve was tasked with setting up the Asia Pacific operations of a technology company as the first employee in the region.
After experiencing the challenges of doing this firsthand, in 2016, he set up Asia Market Entry, with a vision of creating a company focused on helping international technology companies build a footprint in the Asia Pacific region without having to set up locally themselves.

James Kwa

Senior Business Development Advisor, Asia Market Entry

James is a Singaporean who has lived and worked abroad in Australia since 2007. In 2017, James moved back to Singapore with Accenture where he worked with Fortune Global 500 Companies and Governments in the fields of System Technologies, Implementation, Strategic Planning, Project and Change Management.

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