archanan opened an office in ho chi minh city in december 2018, five months after the investor day, and after a few other spots settled at the hive in thảo điền.

we built the team out to five engineers. every month i flew down and worked from the office with them rather than managing it from singapore, and that held until covid closed the borders.

Ho Chi Minh City seen across the Saigon River: the district one skyline, a cable-stayed bridge, and a tower under construction at the right.
ho chi minh city from across the saigon river. photo by pimnl, cc0.