Jon Russell
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Jon Russell
@jonrussell
I write @asiatechreview and I run @fullydrafted | Ex @cryptocom_cap @thekenweb @techcrunch @thenextweb
- If you think the British royals are nuts, there's a country in Southeast Asia you need to meet...
- Gojek is making a massive push in Thailand after its rebranding - ads are everywhere offline and online
- Today I left @TechCrunch and joined @TheKenWeb — I don’t like to be the story, but I do want to explain why I am making this move and why I’m excited:
- Crypto.com Capital is proud to announce the appointment of @jonrussell as the fund’s newest Partner. Details: blog.crypto.com/crypto-com-cap…
- Real bombshell of an editorial from a Facebook co-founder — you can expect that the topic of breaking up FB and undoing Instagram and WhatsApp deals will at least start being discussed seriously at government level in US and potentially other countries nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opi…
- Airbnb confirms $150M-$200M investment in India’s OYO
- Netflix is testing a mobile-only subscription for around $3 per month in a handful of countries worldwide, including Malaysia — just days after CEO Reed Hastings said it would experiment with cheaper packages in AsiaNetflix is testing a mobile-only subscription to make its service more affordable tcrn.ch/2RW4iYL by @jonrussell
- How successful is Fortnite — well, Epic games made a $3 billion profit this year
- Kargo is a new startup in Indonesia — ex Uber alum, backed by Sequoia, Travis Kalanick’s fund and more; i spoke to them to get the lowdown techcrunch.com/2019/03/22/kar…
- Hey there, I revamped my Asia tech newsletter -- go sign up 😀 asiatechreview.com medium.com/@jonrussell/as…
- I wrote about Grab’s absolute disaster of a mapping effort in Thailand, where it has used remote workers in India who have incorrectly overwritten data sourced on the ground by OpenStreetMaps volunteers
