Jul 12, 2020
In episode 329, Jon Russell, editor of The Ken Southeast Asia,
joined us in a conversation to discuss the continuing epic rivalry
between Gojek and Grab in the era of COVID-19 pandemic. Starting
from the perspective of Gojek, we discuss the impact and changes
made after the founder's departure and how they are re-organizing
to tackle Grab's onslaught in Indonesia and expanding out to other
parts of Southeast Asia from Indonesia. With new investments from
US tech giants, Facebook and Paypal, we discuss how Gojek is
shaping itself to be a worthy rival against Grab backed by SoftBank
and Alibaba in Southeast Asia. Last but not least, Jon discuss why
the media streaming giants of Southeast Asia, HOOQ & iFlix failed
to take on Netflix and the key takeaways for unicorn start-ups in
the era of COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion:
Podcast Information:
The show is hosted and produced by Carol Yin (@CarolYujiaYin) and originally created by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong, Linkedin). Sound credits for the intro music: Taro Iwashiro, "The Beginning" from Red Cliff Soundtrack.