The ex-entrepreneur at Google with a fire for Asia
Tech giant's Asia-Pacific president still counts on his passion for solving problems to plug the gaps in region's technology landscape.
SCOTT Beaumont remembers a time before Android and iOS apps gave developers instant access to the entire world.
In the days before the iPhone, developers fussed over different requirements for devices from Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and more.
Beaumont knows this all too well, having been the founder of a mobile software startup. It was there that he learned the ins and outs of disrupting legacy industries.
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