New products launched! - Issue 69 - Tech for Good
July 19, 2021
Happy Monday!
I hope your week is off to a great start! This week I am featuring the launch of the Earth Defenders Toolkit, which is being launched by a member of this community! I’ve also included a fansatic article about product-led growth, for those of you building digital products.
On a personal note, I wanted to let you know that I’ve officially launched my digital invoice system for Cambodian SMEs: Invoice Mouy. My goal is to provide an easy-to-use tool, designed to be tax-compliant, while also giving you options for digital payments. If you’re in the market for an invoice tool, I’d be honored if you would consider Invoice Mouy.
Thank you and as always, have a wonderful week!
Jesse
What’s interesting this week…
Launch Alert: Earth Defenders Toolkit
Long-time Cambodia technology expert, Arky, has launched his latest project. I was excited when he reached out to me, asking if I would share it with this community. I always want to celebrate those of you that build something and lauch it to the public. It can be a difficult jourey to ship something and often it’s scary to put yourself out there, but putting value into the world is one of the greatest gifts we can give people. So please check out Arky’s latest project: The Earth Defenders Toolkit.
About the toolkit: “The Earth Defenders Toolkit is a collaborative space for earth defenders and their allies. The Toolkit provides a growing collection of resources and training materials for communities on the frontlines of the struggle to defend critical ecosystems around the world, and community networks for users to connect and share their experiences. The mission of the Earth Defenders Toolkit is to provide and promote approaches to using technology in a way that supports local autonomy and ownership over tools and data, and reduces reliance on outside support.”
Startup News: Cambodia's Iron Capital secures funding to develop digital automotive ecosystem
It’s great to see more Series A investment rounds happening in Cambodia’s start-up economy! Cambodia-based investment holding company Iron Capital Plc has secured a $5.7-million Series A funding round to create the country’s first digitalised automotive ecosystem.
Reports: Mobile money in 2020 and beyond: How is Asia’s growing mobile money footprint boosting financial inclusion in the region?
GSMA’s second blog post breaking down their 2021 State of the Industry Report, is a fantastic read for anyone working on mobile money issues in SE Asia. The most interesting and encouraging snippet from this report I found was this: “Since 2019, the proportion of digital transactions has increased by eight percentage points, meaning that almost half (48%) of all value now being transacted is digital.”
Ideas: What You Need to Know About Product-led growth
The way consumers are buying software is changing. The software industry has largley been focused on a marketing, higher-touch, growth apparoach. This article from Deepti Chopra, founder of Adaface, is a great read for anyone building a digital product.
Funding: Oxfam Voice: NOW-Us! Awards Cambodia
“In light of the principle of “NOthing about us Without Us”, or NOW-Us! Voice in Cambodia wishes to recognise inspiring inclusive initiatives from Cambodia that promote diversity and inclusion, and trigger the self-empowerment of rightsholder groups and communities through the NOthing about us Without Us! (NOW-Us!) Awards.
For this reason, NOW-Us Cambodia! is looking to honour ONGOING initiatives that are led by and have been fully developed by the rightsholder groups and/or communities themselves to promote/demand their inclusion in society.”