Press: Fifth Era Presents to Indonesian Government on Digital Economy

Jakartakita.com – Asosiasi E-commerce Indonesia ( idEA ) menyelenggarakan acara Public Workshop yang mengangkat tema “Investasi di E-Commerce Menyorot Berbagai Regulasi Pemerintah”. Acara ini dihadiri oleh Matthew C. Le Merle Alison Davis Felix O. Le Merle (FIFTH ERA), Hari Sungkari (Badan Industri Kreatif), dan dari OLX.

Berlangsung di Kaffein Cafe&Resto, The Foundry No. 8 Zone A SCBD Kamis (10/03/2016). Dengan beberapa topik bahasan mengenai, bagaimana melihat regulasi pemerintah terhadap industry startup dan e-commerce di Indonesia, Peran Pemerintah dalam Perspektif Industri E-Commerce Nasional, dan THE IMPACT OF INTERNET REGULATION ON Investment.

Press: Keiretsu Forum Angels Come to India

The Hindu BusinessLine

Angel investors – wealthy individuals who invest in and mentor start-ups – will be better off writing small cheques for a number of ventures rather than restricting their investment to just a few companies, according to Matthew Le Merle, Managing Partner, Keiretsu Capital.

He told The Hindu BusinessLine here that angel investing is a hit-driven business and the more diversified portfolio that an angel investor holds, the better are his or her chances of making a decent return.

Keiretsu Capital is a co-investment fund that has been started by Keiretsu Forum, the US-headquartered global angel network. Members of Keiretsu Forum can invest in these funds. Keiretsu Forum has 46 chapters across the world, including two in India – in Chennai and Bengaluru.

Press: Expanding Israel's Digital Economy

Brief video taken during the presentation of Fifth Era's 2016 report on the impact of internet regulation on investment given to members of the Government of Israel in Jerusalem.

This Fifth Era white paper can be downloaded by clicking this link.

For further perspective on this issue, contact Fifth Era through the contact section of this website.

Press: Driving the Korean Creative Economy

Fifth Era, '투자에 미치는 인터넷 규제 영향 보고서' 발표

우리 정부의 인터넷‧모바일 산업에 대한 낡은 규제가 국내외 투자자들의 외면을 초래하고 있다는 지적이 제기됐다. 외국계 창업자나 투자자가 모이지 않는 국내 창업 생태계는 그대로 말라버려 '좀비화' 될 수 있다는 것이다. 또 여전히 열거된 것만 허용하는 ‘포지티브(Positive)’ 규제 패러다임을 안 되는 것만 규정해놓고 나머지는 모두 허용하는 ‘네거티브(Negative)’ 형태로 하루 빨리 전환해야 한다는 게 전문가들의 중론이다. 이와 관련 박근혜 대통령이 네거티브 규제 전환을 끊임 없이 외치고 있지만, 임기가 정해진 정권보다는 대기업 등 기득권의 눈치를 더 많이 보는 게 현재 공무원 사회의 문제점이란 주장도 나왔다.

Press: Born Free: Will Regulation Ruin the Internet?

The Wall Street Journal and AT Kearney the global management consulting firm are exploring the future of America as it approaches it's 250th anniversary.  Fifth Era has contributed to the dialog.

The Internet has so profoundly changed the world, few of us could imagine living without it. Fewer still would want to. Clearly, the Internet’s myriad benefits dwarf its inevitable drawbacks. Will the Internet continue to be an engine of global progress? Or will burdensome new regulations dampen its future? As we choose our path toward America@250, leaders in the U.S. and abroad would be wise to draw some key lessons from the Internet’s remarkable rise.

Read at ATKearney.com