Inge Lok

Investment Principal @NewtownPartners working with awesome tech startups.

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

Delighted to announce an investment in @lorisystems via our Imperial Venture Fund (@Imperial_Logist)! Congratulations to everyone involved & we cannot wait to support the future of digital freight exchanges in Africa. https://t.co/LX8vCV7ieE

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

Watch our Managing Partner @LlewClaasen & @Imperial_Logist CEO Mohammed Akoojee discuss the new $20M Imperial Venture Fund on @cnbcafrica's Power Lunch https://t.co/lNRtqVpmrS

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

We are very happy to announce that @Imperial_Logist has partnered with us to launch a $20M CVC fund focused on investing in disruptive startups in the global supply chain & logistics industry. https://t.co/DVp6Wq9Lpp

[Inge Lok @ingelok1]

Amazon's formula for innovation from Scott Brinker https://t.co/c87tTsOILR

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

One of our portfolio companies, Bloomable, is looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer (.NET C#) to join their team. This is a new and exciting role that will lead the technical function & key technology decisions. You can find more details here https://t.co/6vFjAWVrV5

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

Want to know what blockchain investors look for when funding a startup? Our own @James_Kilroe is giving a Masterclass at the next #CapeTown @LinumLabs meet up on the 29th of May. Tickets are free but booking is essential: https://t.co/L5qUY7An03

[Newtown Partners @newtownpartners]

One of our portfolio companies,@turbodriftar has been shortlisted for an Auggie Award in the Best Game or Toy category. Voting is open until May 8. Check out their entry & cast your vote before then! @VinnyLingham @LlewClaasen #ProudInvestors #AR https://t.co/ZDBRgGqrIT

[Suki Kim @sukisworld]

Apparently a new verb: “Brexiting”

[Qantas @Qantas]

Our competitors don't normally ask us for advice, but when an airline leader reached out, we couldn't ignore it.
Naturally, there was only one way to respond: CEO to CEO.

[Mark Suster @msuster]

How to Prepare for a Board Meeting to Make Sure you Crush It
https://t.co/zJzTAoyiVB

[Inge Lok @ingelok1]

Check out Sphero RVR – The go anywhere, do anything programmable robot by Sphero on @Kickstarter https://t.co/FI9KFFg3sJ

[Katrina Lake @kmlake]

So proud of the team! Honored that @StitchFix is No. 5 on @FastCompany's #FCMostInnovative list! 👏 https://t.co/x5Tfyl6ukM

[Merritt Hummer @merritthummer]

2009: Digital communities were built without regard for physical space (@facebook @LinkedIn @reddit @Twitter). 2019: Digital communities are borne out of physical space (@the_wing @nbhdgoods @Ask_Tia @WeWork @onepeloton)

[crunchbase @crunchbase]

5 Venture Fundraising Do's and Don'ts

1. Don't run your biz like fundraising is the main objective
2. Focus, focus, focus
3. Build your story
4. Selling metrics vs selling a big vision - balance carefully
5. Practice your pitches

See the rest 👉 https://t.co/9TvW7DgRbD

[Inge Lok @ingelok1]

The world needs more of this! Reimagining the well women. All the best with your Tia Clinic launch @Ask_Tia!

[Carolyn Witte @CarolynWitte]

Designing products that patients actually want to use is hard. Designing products that patients—and their doctors—actually want to use is even harder.

Peek into the shared-decisionmaking tools that will (oh so soon!) transform the patient & provider experience at the #TiaClinic

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Silicon Valley is backing a novel idea: Instead of charging students tuition, students go to school for free and are required to pay back a percentage of their income after graduation, but only if they get a job with a good salary https://t.co/nMyIeg2dag

[Shashikant Kore @kshashi]

There is so much to learn in @a16z podcast. Listening to Marc and Ben together is a rare treat.

https://t.co/p8SdzsTPLl

[Jeff Morris Jr. @jmj]

10 Product Predictions for 2019:

1. Instagram will become a full fledged e-commerce destination by launching the IG marketplace for buying clothes, furniture, consumer electronics, and cars. Payments will eventually be powered by the Facebook stablecoin amongst other options.

[Ev @ev]

“How Much of the Internet Is Fake?” by New York Magazine https://t.co/uW3kHtbfYa

[Steve Barbour @SGBarbour]

Everyone interested in Bitcoin, from experienced Devs to new hodlers, should watch this talk and understand the concepts discussed.

https://t.co/rsx2CBdLV4