The heydays of Covid-19 instilled in many the feelings of hopelessness and fear. The mighty human civilisation had, for the first time in recent history, stepped into the unknown. Nations had no clue in dealing with the mysterious virus—they were left with only one option, to go on complete lockdowns. In many ways, it could
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‘Access to Finance is still a major impediment to do any kind of business in Bangladesh’
There is a distinction of being a pioneer that Shofiul Alam, an amiable individual in his early 30’s, can always attest to. He is the founder and CEO of the first online marketplace for freelancers in Bangladesh. His initiative has allowed thousands of freelancers including designers, writers or IT professionals the
STARTUPS FIGHT COMMON ENEMY ACROSS ALL ECONOMIC REGIONS
Matthew Twist moved his startup company from East London to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, nearly to the furthest northern corner of England, because paying three thousand pounds for an office space was making a dent on the revenue from his nascent business. In the UK, there are other entrepreneurs that gave up on
Financing: A Tough Nut To Crack For Bangladeshi Startups
When Wasim Habib, Chaldal co-founder and CEO travelled to China for funding in 2016, it seemed liked he was going the wrong way. At the time, fundraising journeys almost always pointed the entrepreneurs West – he headed East. “The decision took many by surprise,” recalled Habib, who himself has long experience
SOME DESHI STARTUPS IN DIGITAL WORLD
AFRA ANIKA Business Development Executive Bankcomparebd Bankcomparebd is a financial aggregated company and we are providing with all type of financial services to the customers. For example, a customer may need to get loans, credit card or even he/she wants to purchase car or sell it then we are ready to provide all
THE EVOLUTION OF ICT SECTOR IN BANGLADESH
In the last 3 years Bangladesh has seen a tremendous growth in the information technology (ICT) sector. It has a market of 160 million+ people, where consumer spending is around USD 130 billion+ growing at 6% annually. After Telco’s launched 3G services in 2013, internet penetration in Bangladesh grew by
Three Mistakes Commonly Made by Any Fintech Startups
It’s not an easy task to generalize mistakes or to analyze it through a linear platform. Mistakes can happen at any instance, under any circumstance and can have forms of infinite variance. Researches however always delve into the daunting task of modeling mistakes so that the risk factor in any business