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6. Willis Wee: Founder and CEO, Tech in Asia

Ezra Ferraz1  and Gracy Fernandez1
(1)
Makati City, Philippines
 

In 2010, Singapore Management University alumnus Willis Wee founded Tech in Asia in Singapore after recognizing a gap in the global coverage of technology and startups. Most media outlets focus on Silicon Valley startups, even though Asia is increasingly home to the world’s most promising tech companies and has a growing regional readership eager to learn about them.

Wee started Tech in Asia as a blog known as Penn Olson before evolving it to the full-f ledged technology news site that people know today. Tech in Asia covers ...

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