| pro: * Many overseas educated locals helping with cultural cross pollination * Locals often live with their parents until their late twenties (when they get married), so there are a lot of young people with low personal burn rates * Lots of government funding and plenty of private capital around as well * A good amount of big tech companies have offices here * Major finance hub * Very business friendly regulations * Cost of living is reasonably scalable (meaning you can slum it out here or live like a king, depending on your success) * Good access to Indonesia, Vietnam etc. for talent * Thriving e-commerce ecosystem in Southeast Asia * Decent meet up ecosystem con: * Rent is expensive (both residential and office space) * Foreigner visas are not always easy to come by I might add more later in a separate comment if i can think of more. |