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Malaysian entrepreneurs want to stay "low profile" locally

MaGIC Team 10 aastat tagasi uuendaja Stranger108 10 aastat tagasi 2
I was talking to an entrepreneur who recently received a huge investment from a US VC-backed company, and his news was plastered on international news. But when I asked him to share his news to the local dailies, his response was "want to stay low profile locally." Is this mentality a problem when our local hero's are too shy to come out of their shell? 
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Nothing can be further from the truth. Fair if one choose to do so, but for many, any exposure are good exposure.
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Penang-based rich media mobile ad creator startup MobileAds (previously known as RichMobileAds) has received an undisclosed strategic investment from Seattle-headquartered HasOffers. MobileAds CEO and founder Alvin Koay couldn’t share the exact figure but did say it is a bridge round to its series A.

Read more: 8 startup funding rounds in Asia last week http://www.techinasia.com/8-startup-funding-rounds-asia-week-june-16-2014/