Fashion Valet is a Malaysian e-commerce startup that caters to the growing fashion trends in SouthEast Asia. Founded in 2010 by Malaysian blogger, Vivy Yusof and her husband, Fadzarudin Anuar, Fashion Valet has grown to become SouthEast Asia’s premier online destination for Asian brands selling fashion apparel, shoes, and accessories. Despite the massive success they… Continue reading How Fashion Valet Grew Their Malaysian Empire With Digital Marketing
Category: Startup
Accounting for Your Business: Freelancer Edition
Being your own employer is the dream for a lot of folks. But as much freedom as the freelance life brings, it also can bring on headaches – especially when it comes to managing your business’s finances on your own. The sheer amount of paperwork and record-keeping can be overwhelming, and putting your finances off… Continue reading Accounting for Your Business: Freelancer Edition
An Interview with Kakitangan CEO, Effon Khoo
HR Automation is the process of improving the efficiency of human resources departments through automating the manual processes while eliminating information-centred risks. Malaysian startup Kakitangan specialises in this very department. Founded in 2015, the company received up to RM1.5 million in funding through equity crowdfunding. To delve into their vision and success, SKALE spoke Effon … Continue reading An Interview with Kakitangan CEO, Effon Khoo
The Benefits of SaaS for SMEs by Financio
For the unfamiliar, SaaS (software as a service) is a software distribution model in which a third-party providers hosts applications and makes it available to customers over the internet. Popular examples of SaaS products include Slack, Calendy, MoneyPenny, and Financio, amongst others. Small and mid-sized companies are increasingly turning to cloud-based software to help run their businesses… Continue reading The Benefits of SaaS for SMEs by Financio
Is a Coworking Space Right for You?
If you’ve been looking for an office for your startup, you’ve undoubtedly been shocked by rental prices, overwhelmed by the idea of furnishing the place, and have likely considered just working out of your house or a coffeeshop until the business makes some money. With co-working spaces – fully equipped, beautifully designed, furnished offices that… Continue reading Is a Coworking Space Right for You?
How to Keep the Startup Culture as Your Company Grows
Culture is a pattern of thinking. Your startup culture is most likely spontaneous. As your startup grows you will need to examine and refine your company culture and how to leverage this as you scale your business. Using new business and accounting software will become essential to growing your business and hiring new recruits who can effectively… Continue reading How to Keep the Startup Culture as Your Company Grows
What do I do when people around me doubt my business idea?
You get a brilliant idea to build that app! As you think more about it, the more you are convinced that this is going to be a game changer. What do you do next? You bounce this idea with some people around you to check their reaction. They could be your friends or colleagues or… Continue reading What do I do when people around me doubt my business idea?
Lean code and developers’ side projects
“I like to focus on software development, and marketing is really not my game. I don’t like to step out of my comfort zone” It’s not too uncommon to hear something like this for when you work with developers who are working with side projects, helping them to build those missing pieces on marketing. Many… Continue reading Lean code and developers’ side projects
What makes a good side-project idea?
One of the best things that I like about working with developers is that in most situations, I am not asked a question – where do I get a good idea. In most of the situations, developers have figured out more than one idea to work on and in all probabilities, they want to work… Continue reading What makes a good side-project idea?
Have an idea, what next?
This is one question (or some version of it) that is asked on Quora quite often. And, here is a long version of its reply. Launching a new business When you plan to startup, according to the old formula, you write a business plan, pitch it to investors, assemble a team, introduce a product, and… Continue reading Have an idea, what next?