Jonsson: Startups can hire ten staff in Indonesia versus two in Singapore
Nick Jonsson · He Wrote the Book on Executive Loneliness After Losing a Friend to Suicide · Sep 27, 2022 · at 24:36
Nick Jonsson, co-founder of EGN Singapore, compares startup staffing costs and talent arbitrage across Southeast Asia.
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“If you're starting up small and you have X amount of money, you can get the 10 staff in Indonesia or two, three sitting in Singapore.”
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