Hundreds of workers from tech start-ups in Southeast Asia have been fired in the last few months, proving that the fast-growing industry is not immune to the global economic slowdown. These startups are being more cautious in scaling their team fast and turning their focus on optimising their resources as their costs increase. For more insights, we speak to Rene Menezes, President and Co-Founder of Involve Asia to understand the landscape in the tech startup space. 

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Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Arvindh Yuvaraj, Freda Liu

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Categories:  the workplace,  economy,  Corporates,  managing,  markets

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