Insights from visit to Singapore

Economy and startup structures

  • In an economy with limited size, startups are forced to enter into multiple small niches before becoming sustainable
  • In a sizeable economy, startups can focus on scaling within one single niche to achieve sustainability before branching
  • Given much overhead is incurred during the branching process, startups operating in the latter economy can achieve scale at a much faster rate.
  • To the extent a company can benefit the coffers of the ruling government of a territory, it experience lubrication on the legal side of its operations

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