Being able to renew your car insurance and get road tax quotations online, amongst other things, is not a new concept in Malaysia. In fact, we have several players already such as MyEG, AutoRoadTax, and Bjak, for examples of sites focused on auto insurance specifically. So why did digital marketing …
Read More »This M’sian E-Commerce Site For Lifestyle Microbrands Just Bagged US$1mil In Seed Funding
“Before MCO, I used to frequent local arts bazaars and discovered a lot of interesting, high-quality products from small brands and businesses.” “Due to the pandemic, bazaars came to a halt, so these brands are depending on online sales, usually from Facebook & Instagram. Online demand generation was critical, but …
Read More »They Saw Potential In A Virtual Events Site & Built One Before COVID-19 Even Hit M’sia
Education portal EasyUni could not have predicted how the events landscape would change so drastically in the span of under a year, yet fate had decided they would be prepared for it anyway. For the past few years, they’d been hearing from their university clients how they’ve been reducing their …
Read More »Digi Reveals Revamped Site & App To Become More Accessible For M’sia’s Visually Impaired
When the word accessibility is mentioned in the context of technology, most of our minds go straight to whether or not someone has the right device and the internet connection for it to work. Now, we’re focused on making technology a lot more accessible in that sense to those in …
Read More »This M’sian Car-Sharing Site Carved Its Own Niche By Specifically Targeting Gig Workers
Back in Q4 2013, Hazim and 2 friends had just started their careers in the corporate world. They’d always wanted to start a business though, yet had no idea what to sell. Not to mention, they had little capital and no exposure to the business world. But one day, at …
Read More »The Best “Money Hack” Might Be Your State’s Unclaimed Funds Site
Good financial habits start with small decisions that add up to a healthy budget. Lisa Rowan — a seasoned writer who’s covered personal finance for Forbes, Lifehacker, The Penny Hoarder and elsewhere — divulges unique ways to earn and save money in her new book, Money Hacks: 275+ Ways to …
Read More »AirAsia Ends Up Rehiring Its Laid-Off Employees To Work For Its Agriculture E-Commerce Site
In June 2020, AirAsia laid off over 300 employees to cut costs during the pandemic. That same month, it launched an agriculture e-commerce platform called Ourfarm, where F&B businesses can buy fresh produce in bulk straight from its network of farmers. When we spoke to its CEO, Lalitha after its …
Read More »4 M’sian Guys With No Wedding Biz Experience Built A Site That Helps Couples Get Hitched
There rarely is an occasion as celebrated or as popular as a wedding. From napkin hues and flower arrangements to entire wedding themes, every couple has their own idea of how they want their wedding day to go. However, piecing together your dream wedding is not an easy task by …
Read More »100% Of The Donations On This Site Will Go To M’sians Who Lost Their Jobs Due To COVID-19
According to data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia, an estimation of 2.1 million workers in Malaysia have been displaced and thrust into unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis. In light of this, an online crowd donation platform called SamaBantu, which is automated, transparent, traceable, and auditable at any time, …
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