Raising money isn’t rocket science. Just remember that it’s all about cultivating relationships, says Luminate’s Melanie Hui.

Livestreaming is a way to bring audiences who are stuck at home to places that they can’t go, and show them what’s going on there, says Simon Kearney at Click2View.

“It’s not about what they want to hear, it’s about what they need to hear. You just have to make sure it’s delivered in the right tone on the right platforms,” said Ian Yee from R.AGE on engaging with young viewers.

“As democratic media spaces empty, undemocratic media actors occupy them… Funding media has a positive impact on its freedom and reduces misinformation,” according to Nishant Lalwani.

While the podcast scene is growing in Indonesia, few are exploring journalistic storytelling podcasts like Citra Prastuti and her team at KBR Prime.

Your company’s vision is the big change you wish to bring about, while your strategy is how you plan to achieve it, says Henrik Keith Hansen at IMS.

“With crisis comes opportunity. We launched subscriptions after layoffs and were low on cash. There is nothing like survival to motivate us,” says TIA’s Terence Lee.

The pandemic made us realise it was never about the offices alone, It was about the culture, The Ken’s co-founder and CEO Rohin Dharmakumar says.

MDIF’s Koreel Lahiri has developed a collection of 150+ questions to help guide founders through the process of starting up a media venture.

Like many newspapers, Malaysia's Sin Chew has been on a journey of transforming the way they work. And like many others, they're finding new ways to optimize monetization on digital platforms.