Lessons on data mistakes with Tokopedia’s CPO

More: Neu Battery Materials’ US$3.7 million seed round and Alodokter’s new acquisition. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - [A product manager’s guide to avoiding mistakes with data]( - Whether Baidu’s AI model can beat GPT-4 - Other newsy highlights such as Neu Battery Materials’ successful seed round and Alodokter’s acquisition of a pregnancy app --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} I initially wrote a long intro with several paragraphs talking about my past experiences playing pool and about how it's about not making mistakes. Then I started queuing for Taylor Swift tickets and realized, who cares about life lessons? The real thing you need to make sure you don’t screw up is getting your tickets once you enter the buying page - for instance, misplacing your phone so you can’t find it when you’ve got to get the one-time password for your credit card payment, or taking a little too long in the toilet and getting booted out of the buying page once the time limit runs out. And with that, before we focus on our main story and the rest of the newsletter, I leave you with some final words: Every man and woman for themselves! -- Jonathan  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [How Tokopedia’s product chief avoids costly errors when using data]( Listen to his war stories as well as tips on avoiding vanity metrics and data biases. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [Co-living startup Hmlet’s CEO steps down]( Jonathan Wong was named as the Singapore-based flexible living firm’s new CEO. [Neu Battery Materials charges up with $3.7m to boost battery recycling]( Taxi major ComfortDelGro, which is looking to electrify its fleet, joined the Singapore-based startup’s latest round through its fund. [SoftBank-backed Alodokter buys Indonesian pregnancy app]( Alodokter has also raised US$6 million from Optima Health, according to VentureCap Insights data. [Baidu says Ernie can take on GPT-4. Can it?]( Baidu’s AI chatbot struggles to surpass GPT-4 as it grapples with multiple issues, including limited English performance and censorship concerns. ---------------------------------------------------------------  VISUAL STORY OF THE DAY [These are the most active investors in Israel’s startups]( Which investors are writing the most checks to Israel-based startups? ---------------------------------------------------------------  SYNC 2023: CLIMATE TECH  Discover the intersection of technology and sustainability SYNC is back this year with a first-of-its-kind gathering that spotlights Asia’s climate tech leaders. Mark your calendar for August 21, 2023 and join us at the iconic Gardens by the Bay in Singapore for our annual tech summit. Take your first (or another) step toward green innovation with us. Tech in Asia is committed to placing sustainability at the forefront and delivering carbon-neutral events like SYNC 2023: Climate Tech. 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