[Undressing the Big Verticals: Finding Disruption Strategies in Greater Southeast Asia]
Huge businesses online and offline wear a facade of dominance. In a world where software and cloud storage is cheap compared to even five years ago, these facades are just facades.
Any smart founder who can understand a niche market and its customers, can disrupt these businesses by offering a much better experience to a global set of users, simply by showing that the emperors wear no clothes.
Take a look at the first photo. Each of the eight startup companies in the first image were taken out of the listings page (literally) of online classifieds business Craigslist, depicted in the second picture. This platform's offerings became so big and varied that it suffered from entropy.
The markets tapped into by these startups are bigger than what Craigslist alone could utilize. Meaning that the gold threads Craigslist was wearing were really just a myth. As submarkets became exploitable, startup founders started picking them off.
These two images offer great insights for founders in Greater Southeast Asia, where businesses are sometimes conservatively managed, and where conglomerates and gigantic industry players operate in large local markets.
This is because the new companies do one niche thing very well dating; food; home-sharing, etc. In a mobile-use heavy market, people love these apps. The focused offerings and their ease of use make them fun to use, and they solve problems quickly and efficiently.
Why does this happen? What should founders in GSEA do with this information?
1. There are two reasons why this happens. First, big platforms trying to do everything for everyone will find it hard to manage all of the areas of the business. It's a result of organizational entropy. Consumers in a diverse global software environment will be easily distracted by new choices that big organizations cannot exploit in a fast way.
It also happens because founders using cheaper and more agile software tools can find niche areas in big platforms that they can exploit much more quickly, and offer to consumers using a better user experience. They understand the needs of the niche customer better. They find ways to make it interesting and engaging.
After all, swiping left and right on Tinder is actually really fun and an engaging use of time. Right?
2. Founders in GSEA are working in a region where it should be relatively easy to find big industry players in the market and find ways of disrupting their existing dominance.
In a region that is still relatively conservative in business compared to the rest of the world, and where large conglomerate players usually dominate the local markets, software disruption is primed and ready.
If you would like to test out exploits and software platform ideas in niche areas dominated by big industry players in a gigantic market, check out our accelerator class #20.
We are taking applications until December 16. Join here: http://bit.ly/AWdisrupt
Image source: Platforms vs Verticals and the Next Great Unbundling by a16z -- https://a16z.com/2019/09/11/platforms-verticals-unbundling/
Doug Crets
Media and Communications, AppWorks Accelerator
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As a Johorean who'd been working in esports for more than half a decade now, I'm incredibly proud of Malaysia's upcoming direction on the development of esports.
For the past decade we have fought hard to keep esports alive, to alleviate the stigma associated with gaming, to change the public perception towards esports, so that the older generation can view it in a positive light. Through our blood, sweat and tears, all we've managed were just small success stories here and there - yet time and again it always felt like our efforts had been negated by opportunists who were simply looking to exploit the industry for their own selfish ends.
To us, esports is our passion, our love, our reason for existence - we live and breathe esports. And for this reason we were enraged and disappointed by the state of things; we sought to reverse the damage caused by the likes of shady organizers, unpaid prize monies, exploitative contracts and a corrupt governing body but to no avail. We hoped for justice and proper governance, but it seemed like there was no one to turn to.
That is when our incumbent Minister of Youth & Sports YB Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman came to us as a beacon of hope. Through his statements of support towards esports in mainstream media, we could really feel the difference in recognition & awareness of our industry, and that he was one who shared our passion and belief in esports. It gave much more meaning to what we're doing.
With someone in the government spearheading this esports revolution, who's willing to listen to the voices & opinions in the industry, we're making so much headway in such a short span of time. My heartfelt gratitude to KBSMalaysia for hearing us out and helping to grow our industry.
Honestly, it's been a long while since I've last felt this surge of national pride in esports, reminiscent of the time where we all rallied behind TI3 Orange. Throughout my years of esports career in Malaysia, I've never been so hopeful.
Fingers crossed that our plans can eventually be realized, that industry stakeholders can put aside their differences and work together towards a united goal, and we can once again wave the Malaysian flag proudly as our band of top-tier, homegrown athletes ascend the podium on the world stage.
Imagine a future where young students can opt to pursue esports degrees in schools, when parents would tell you off for not spending enough time on computer games, when you can switch to an international news channel and see Malaysian esports athletes making headlines for winning yet another international tournament. It'll truly be the dawn of a new era.
An era named 'Esports'! 💪
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這幾天在印度最大的新聞,應該就是這個了。
在今年一月的時候,印度Jammu區的一個8歲小女孩,正在幫忙家務,要牽著馬匹去外圍吃草,而性侵犯就在這個時候找上了她。
而這個性侵案件最誇張的點是,執行性侵的有八個男生,其中有四名是印度警察,其中一名還是SPO特別警員,再來還有一個是印度廟的廟祝?!
在當下有一名男子誘騙了女孩,並且將他施打鎮定劑之後,就將小女孩暫時藏在一間印度廟裡面,而這八名男子就在四天左右的時間,輪流性侵這個孩子,最後在勒斃並且用石頭攻擊女孩致死。
印度有性侵案件不稀奇大家都知道,而今天我想要分享這件事的原因,其實也是來自於我一直以來我對印度人的困惑,你們看看右邊那張照片,他就是那間印度廟的廟公,他看起來就像我們在印度旅遊各地,所會遇到老伯、好人,如果跟他聊個幾句,或許還會請你喝一杯奶茶。
我困惑的就在於這裡,我永遠沒有辦法分辨眼前的這些印度人,我正面跟他們講話的時候人模人樣好聲好氣,轉過頭後,會不會其實是個卑劣的人?曾經就參與過什麼惡劣、侵犯女人的行為。
而且各位仔細看,照片中的人兩個人,額頭都有宗教祈福的紅砂,宗教的世界,妙吧?
(當然我還是遇過很多好的印度人,很明顯就不是那樣子卑劣的人,大家在貼文下方也會看到,對這些性侵害事件非常憤怒)
這件新聞目前在印度北邊應該在大幅燃燒,希望至少能讓政府做做樣子懲罰壞人,而不是就讓這件事這樣子過去。
#下方請就不用留言什麼
#所以我一輩子都不會去印度
#印度就是這種鬼國家我才不會去之類的
#因為說這種話的人通常一輩子都去不了什麼地方
#再說台灣也有很多惡劣的性侵事件只是大家沒看到
In this case, the 8-year girl is said to be kidnapped, gang-raped, and murdered by 8 men. She was out taking her ponies to gaze.
I have replaced her picture with two of her abuser's pictures.
1. Deepak Khajuria. 28 years old. He is an SPO - Special Police Officer. (Yes, please - read that again).
2. Sanji Ram. 60 years Old. Is the main caretaker of the "Devasthan" (small temple), and is listed as the main conspirator in the crime.
3. Tilak Raj - Head Constable (We were asked to take the pictures down, as they were not verified)
4. Anand Dutta - Sub-inspector (We were asked to take the pictures down, as they were not verified)
They took Rs. 4 lakh from Sanji Ram to destroy crucial evidence.
5. Surinder Kumar - Special Police Officer (No picture found)
6. Vishal Jangotra - Sanji Ram’s son who studied in Meerut. He raped the girl with the juvenile.
7. Parvesh Kumar - Deepak's close friend who was asked for help and assistance in executing the plan on the ground.
CASE 2: A faith healer in Kashmir has been accused of abusing 5000 children. Because of no specific law like POCSO the case has been on for over 2 years.
Their pictures need to go viral. Not her's. We don't need to be scared of being that child but these men in power, authority, and access.
Reason: To cause communal disharmony. Of course!
So, basically threaten the community by raping and murdering their children so that they live in perpetual fear of their safety and leave the place.
This is NOW a case of dispute between two political parties. Where people actually took to the streets to save him. He might go scot-free. #Kathua might not get her justice. The justice is not just for her, but ALL the children in the country.
He goes scot-free, and we have so many more children left in the country (including our own) for him and his likes to exploit. You can keep your children at home to keep them protected. Stifle their growth, movement, and let them be abused by someone at home. Or let them out and face this.
What can we do: At least baat shuru karte hain. 53% of people are abused in the country. Meaning, about half of the folks on my list here. Break your silence and share with someone close to you about what happened.
#JusticeForKathua #Bola #FocusOnTheAbuserNotTheVictim
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[1/3] I got FULL MARKS for this composition as part of my IB Music HL composition coursework (25% of my final grade)!!!! Note: some of the dynamic markings are messed up because im recording this on panorama mode :(
This song is a rewrite based on my previous IGCSE composition 'The Maze Runner' (https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VpPBgywVzA)!
Reflective Statement:
My initial intention for ‘Haunting’ was to compose for mallet quartet describing my own IB journey. I wanted to experiment with a 5-octave marimba, and was also intrigued by extended ternary form (AABA) in chamber music. I was inspired by the soundtrack from “Legend Of The Wind” by Studio Ghibli, but was also influenced by minimalist music such as “Mallet Quartet” by Steve Reich. A performers note has been included to help clarify the meaning of each section and to convey its meaning.
I began composing this piece on the marimba with the intention of a four-mallet marimba solo due to its wide range. However, I then decided to expand it to a small ensemble so that I could experiment with different textures, timbre and harmonies. As a result, I fragmented the main melody to include more tone colour in the piece. As a percussionist, I was aware of the many unique techniques capable of the marimba and vibraphone, thus I wanted to exploit that and transform my composition by writing in unconventional techniques and notations (such as handle- on-handle and rapid glissandi) and was able to choose more interesting rhythms. I developed my piece by adding an entire section using mainly triplets to create a contrast in rhythm, which helped create a climax.
The outcome of this piece is that I learnt how to develop ideas from fragments of melody, and how to compose a rhythmically challenging piece whilst still maintaining an overall cohesiveness. I also learnt how to compose for a repetitive melody yet still being able to add colour and maintain interest as the piece progresses. As a result, this lead me to discovering many vibraphone techniques I hadn’t learnt prior, such as mallet-dampening and learning how to use the pedal properly!
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