April, so far

We survived the first two weeks of Q2 2023.

There are new, exciting things that we have planned for this quarter, and this is the moment in time when we finally get to see what works. We are glad to inform you that some things work well for us! For example:

• We experience a significant increase in Page Views
• We publish more articles daily compared to the previous quarter
• Our colleagues also have face-to-face events planned and we are excited to support them, such as the upcoming e27 Regional Meetup events. And of course, Echelon Asia Summit 2023.

There are also some things that need redirecting and that we would like to learn more of, for example: How do you ask difficult questions and get the answers?

We managed to get some of our questions answered through the interviews that we did with notable names in the SEA startup ecosystem. For example, Sainul Abudheen K recently did this interview with Setia Law LLC where we got an overview of the crypto landscape--from the legal perspective.

I did an interview with Malaysia-based du-it who explained to us why they chose to raise through crowdfunding--after securing VC funding a while ago.

Outside of the stories we have published, I recently chatted with a friend in the ecosystem and learned that she managed to secure a new job thanks to the articles that she had published with the e27 Contributor Programme. Once again, this proves the importance of thought leadership and the places that it can take a person. I'm very happy for her and honoured that our platform can play a part in her career journey!

Now, we still have 13 days left in April. Can't wait to see what will happen at the end of the month.

See you,

Anisa