Do You Know Neeraj?
What famously bankrupt company did Neeraj work for?
Lehman Brothers
How long is the Treetop Walk Bridge?
250m
This Southeast Asian company started as a ride-hailing service and grew into a multi-service super-app.
Grab
What does ACE stand for?
Action Center for Entrepreneurs
What is the name of Singapore's international airport?
Changi International Airport
What was Neeraj's undergraduate degree in?
Mechanical Engineering
What year was Treetop Walk opened in?
2004
Grab’s rise in Southeast Asia was largely due to its ability to do this, instead of copying and pasting its strategy across countries.
Localize its services
What is an example of one event ACE holds to help startups?
Meet the Investors, ACE Incubator, Angel Investor workshop
What U.S. college did Hiroshi Tai attend?
Georgia Tech
How many countries has Neeraj been to for work?
40
How many species of animals can you find in Treetop Walk and the surrounding area?
Grab's ability to offer services like ride-hailing, food delivery, payments, and more through one app makes it this type of platform.
A super-app
What was one startup created through ACE were mentioned in the video?
Monstre and Carousell
Constance Wu plays a Chinese-American woman who travels to Singapore to attend a wedding in her boyfriend's super-wealthy family, in what rom com?
Crazy Rich Asians
What non-profit organization does Neeraj serve on the board for?
Generation Singapore
What is the traditional type of vegetation called in Singapore?
Kampong or Kampung
One of the key reasons Grab gained user trust over competitors like Uber was its decision to support this kind of payment common in Southeast Asia.
Cash
What are the four groups ACE serves?
Local Starups, Investors, Schools, International
What are the four official languages of Singapore?
English, Mandarin, Tamil, and Malay
What are the three words Neeraj uses to describe Singapore?
Efficient, Safe, and Cosmopolitan
For whom was the area initially built for?
The British Army
While super-apps thrive in Asia, why are they difficult to replicate in places like the U.S. due to reasons like market fragmentation, app relationships, and this barrier related to data?
The unwillingness to share data or customers
What motivated the creation of ACE?
Asian economic crisis and SARS outbr
What "twist" does Singaporean slang "Singlish" add to common words and phrases?
"Lah" or "Leh"