Southeast Asia

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Benedict Evans · said 26 times in 18 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Chris Schroeder (6), Connie Chan (5), Benedict Evans (2), Michael Copeland (1), Marc Andreessen (1), J.D. Vance (1), Gina Gotthelf (1), Dylan Patel (1)

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Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Evans: Only 25% of Southeast Asian Android Devices Have Bluetooth LE
“I've seen data suggesting that the number of blue, of Android devices that have Bluetooth LE in Southeast Asia is about 25%.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 31:12 a16z Podcast | Google I/O -- A Three-Hour Tour (in 30 minutes)
Apr 19, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schroeder: Day-one international expansion failed for most emerging market startups
“I saw companies from Africa, from the Middle East and Southeast Asia that started, you know, day one going to London and started going to Different parts of the world. And I was skeptical of it at the time. And in hindsight, I I'm proven right. Right. Because …”
Chris Schroeder Apr 19, 2023 ▶ 11:55 Global Investing in Tech: Pattern Recognition, Founder Traits, Momentum | Field Notes by Connie Chan
Oct 6, 2025 neutral
Insight
Wang: China's foreign policy is engineer-driven infrastructure diplomacy
“The way that I would characterize China's foreign policy is that it's very engineer-driven. They, the way that they conduct a lot of diplomacy in Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as Latin America, is just to go up to these countries. Build some roads. Build …”
Dan Wang Oct 6, 2025 ▶ 54:48 The Lawyerly Society vs. The Engineering State: Who Owns the Future?
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