YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 18, 2013

Brick-and-mortar businesses – large and small – are increasingly looking towards the online and mobile spaces to boost flagging retail sales. The problem, of course, is that many of them are traditional outfits with nary an idea of how to approach this challenge. This trend has also sparked the onrush of online and mobile marketing startups eager to answer this need.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2013

by Phillip Alexander, author of “ Home and Small Business Guide to Protecting Your Computer Network, Electronic Assets, and Privacy “ Now that is 2013, here are some New Year’s resolutions to consider, with a data security angle. I’ve always been a firm believer that the best decisions are always well informed ones. So, to better protect your sensitive data, here are some New Year’s resolutions to help you be better informed: Phishing Attacks.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

Adobe Systems , a leading maker of multimedia and creativity software, brought its experience to the cloud when it launched Adobe Creative Cloud , a membership-based online cloud-based platform that allows users unlimited access to its entire suite of tools and services in the U.S. market last April. The platform was also recently made available to Australia and New Zealand, and today, the software company announced Singapore as the first of many Asian countries to get access to the service.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

E-commerce is getting huge in India – according to industry watchers, the industry is expected to grow a compound annual growth rate of 57 per cent and is likely to reach US$34.2 billion by 2015. This trend is spurred by the surge in the use of mobile devices across the country (the number of mobile users in the country is expected to hit over 1 billion by 2015), and as consumers choose to bypass various middlemen and go directly to producers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2013

by Scott Quinlan. In this world of social media, coupon websites, search engine optimization, and internet ads, it’s easy to see why most businesses seem to have forgotten one of the world’s most effective (and low-tech) advertising methods – the traditional store sign. Since time immemorial, signage is used by businesses and shopkeepers to promote their wares and services to the public.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2013

So it’s been a good week at the office so far – the sales team has reported some success with those new accounts, development on the new product is ahead of schedule, and there’s been no PR or customer service crisis so far. Even the plants in the corner office are finally thriving. It’s time to kick back, relax, check your Facebook feed and look forward to the weekend… or is it?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2013

Data Privacy Day takes place today, 28 January 2013. It’s a good time for us digital natives to assess how we are sharing and managing our personal information online. For those of us who tend to live our lives almost exclusively online, it should also serve as a reminder for us to protect our privacy and to take charge of our digital footprint, and that keeping personal details safe should be a key priority in our connected world.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

by Elisha Tan, founder of Learnemy. The biggest problem that all entrepreneurs face is that there is no fix way of doing things – there are just too many ways things can go wrong. Customer acquisition, fund raising, hiring the right person… the list goes on. So what do you do? You learn from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. And you start by attending in this one-day seminar on “How To Start and Own a Successful Business” by Boyd Au on the 16th Jan (6.30pm – 9.30pm) or

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2013

by Jeremy Kingsley, author of “ Inspired People Produce Results: How Great Leaders Use Passion, Purpose and Principles to Unlock Incredible Growth “ As the leader of your team, you must clearly understand and be able to pass on the purpose of your organization and your team’s role within that organization. If you don’t know the purpose of your efforts, you certainly won’t be able to inspire your team to success.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2013

Frenchman Guillaume Thomas, a father of five young children, had a problem. He was finding it incredibly difficult looking for babysitters to care for his kids while living in France and wasted much time doing so. In fact, he was so frustrated he did something any problem-solver would have done – come up with the solution himself. Thomas started Aladom.com in 2007, a French website that started by providing a babysitter matchmaking service – they were given free listings – and

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2013

Geospatial technology, such as the use of advanced digital mapping, GPS and other location-based services, is changing the way the world works. While it used to be paper maps and printed guides that told us where to go and what to do, we’re now using such technology to do so. Aside from improving our lives – no more frustration and hair-pulling from taking the wrong road, for example – what some may not realize is the impact these technologies do for the world economy.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2013

by Rob Wilson, CEO of Employco USA. As many companies slowly recover from the down economy, even large corporations are still being forced to downsize. Most recently, American Express will be cutting their travel business, with thousands of employees being laid off as a result. Since most businesses will face the unpleasant reality of firing an employee at some point, companies can implement measures for handling this dilemma correctly and offer assistance during a difficult time.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

Ever wondered what a venture capitalist does and what that means for a startup seeking funding? If so, check out “ Office Hours Revealed With Jeffrey Paine “ Jeffrey Paine is a founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures an early stage technology incubator based in Singapore with a $10 million fund to invest in the region. Paine started and manages the Founder Institute in Asia where he is currently overseeing its expansion in the Southeast Asian region.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2013

Let’s say you have a heart of gold, but instead of money you have a set of valuable skills or knowledge. Instead of giving money (that you may not have) to charity, how about contributing that talent instead? That’s the premise of Causora.com , a charity-focused online marketplace where people turn their passion and skill into donations for their favorite charity.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2013

by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute. We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. In addition, we find women are advancing organizations and the economy as they forge innovative career paths and start new businesses. Based on extensive environmental scanning and two years of research for our forthcoming book, “ Women Lead: Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders “, here

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

What will the future of InfoComm Technology (ICT) be like? How will these trends impact the way we work, live and play? Painting the scenario of how things will evolve, Cort Isernhagen of IDC Insights forecasted at the recent Infocomm Technology Roadmap Symposium 2012 that the ICT landscape over the next 10 years needs to consider four macro trends supported by four key pillars of technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2013

Workplace injuries are more common than we think. In fact, direct worker compensations from workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses around US$1 billion per week. And surprisingly, many of these don’t occur in high-risk environments like construction sites or factories – one out of every four cases of injury at the workplace is caused by overexertion.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

We take tons of photos with our mobile phone. Most of them are destined to remain trapped in the deep recesses of our devices’ internal memory storage and never seen again. But some of these photos have deep sentimental value – so how does one quickly and easily develop these into actual printed pictures? That’s where PostalPix ( www.postalpix.com ) comes in.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2013

There’s been a lot of talk about big data recently, and with good reason. There’s a huge amount of data being thrown about – 2.7 zettabytes worth in 2012 alone, which included 354 billion corporate emails, 400 million tweets, 1 billion Facebook posts sent per day – that can be harnessed for insight. It’s truly a marketer’s wet dream, but only if they can turn that data into an actionable plan in terms of relevance and timeliness.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2013

By Brett Reizen , co-founder and CEO of Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG). Having launched my startup, Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG) , the day after 9/11, I quickly learned the value of being frugal during the challenging economic times that followed. Today, EBG is a leading provider of travel and entertainment worldwide, reaching corporations and consumers worldwide through our corporate benefits program, TicketsAtWork.com , and several consumer sites including BestOfVegas.com , BestOfOrl

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

Have you wondered what works (and doesn’t) in Facebook? Or how you can undo an ill conceived tweet let loose in a fit of anger? Maybe you need to stand out in a sea of fiercely “social” competitors? Well, now you can. Written in tongue-in-cheek fashion with unabashed directness, “ The Book of Business Awesome / The Book of Business UnAwesome ” is a unique two-in-one volume by “UnMarketing” consultant Scott Stratten.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2013

by Bill McBean, author of “ The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows that You Don’t “. The confetti has fallen, the ball has dropped, and the champagne has been popped — 2012 is officially over, and 2013 is underway. For many business owners, that means doing a post-mortem on their businesses by looking back at what went right and what went wrong in the year gone by.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2013

One of Singapore’s oldest startup competitions – Start-Up@Singapore – is back, this time for its 14th edition. Organized by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Entrepreneurship Society and aimed at encouraging youth entrepreneurship, Start-Up@Singapore started in 1999 as a business plan but has now grown to be much bigger. Its recent edition attracted more than 3,000 teams and 9,000 participants, both locally as well as from countries such as Australia, Canada, Norway, I

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2013

New startup entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital may well take a look at Funding 101 , a free educational resource on fundraising launched by business investor network Startups.Co. Developed by veteran entrepreneur Wil Schroter (who’ve launched nine Internet companies to date and currently the CEO and co-founder of Fundable.com ), Funding 101 serves as a tool to help startups navigate the challenges of startup funding- from initial business development and strategy, to preparing

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2013

by Kevin Kaiser of Startup Biz Blog. A lot of business professionals make the mistake of looking at the college crowd and viewing them as young kids who do not have enough knowledge or experience to make it in the real world just yet. The problem here is that they are turning a blind eye to what can be some of their most fierce competition. This is their biggest mistake because these are the people that can be some of the most successful in the business world.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 20, 2013

The world of financial services can be convoluted one, and it’s incredibly rare to have leaders who continually thrive in such a complex – and some say, toxic – environment. But Irv Rothman, author of “ Out-Executing the Competition: Building and Growing a Financial Services Company in Any Economy “, is one such person.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2013

by Jay Harris. No one would ever dispute the fact that moving is a giant pain. But when you’re moving your small business, it’s imperative to make sure that the move does as little as possible to disrupt your daily activities and inconvenience your clients. When you move a business, you aren’t just moving physical boxes and desk chairs–it’s an opportunity to breathe new life into what you do and reach out to your network.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2013

Mobile communications technology platform Viber , this week announced that it has hit 160 million users globally, of which over 50 million come from Asia and growing. The company, which offers free messaging and HD-quality phone calls on most phone OSes over 3G/4G or WiFi , has set Asia as a strategic market for 2013 and look at further catering to the needs of its users in the region.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Echelon is back for its 2013 edition – it takes place on 17 and 18 June this year – and it’s currently on the hunt for more of Asia’s most promising startups. If you’re an Asia-based startup looking for an opportunity to showcase your product and would like to pitch to Asia’s top investors, industry thought leaders and the media, you need to be at Echelon.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2013

Since its official launch in May 2003, LinkedIn has seen stellar member growth. Today the online professional network announced that it has reached 200 million members, and new members join the community at a rate of two per second. LinkedIn ‘s growth in the past two years has been especially stunning – it reached 100 million members in March 2011, which means it essentially doubled its membership base in just 21 months.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2013

Technology giant Apple may have recently gotten into the news for almost losing its crown as the most valuable company in the world in terms of market capitalization after ascending to that throne back in August 2012. But what most of us continue to wonder is how the iPhone and iPad maker continues to maintain a fat profit margin on its products even as it keeps R&D costs low.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2013

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got various important business documents scattered in different locations. I use DropBox, Google Drive and iCloud, and I have many critical documents scattered in those cloud services that are so buried within I lose track of them. But here’s a service that may help: Documents.Me ( www.documents.me ) is a mobile app that aggregates all those important business documents from private, public and email clouds.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2013

Social media practitioners and enthusiasts in Singapore, rejoice – Social Media Week Singapore 2013 is upon this month, and will see over 30 free-to-participate events scheduled across 18-22 February. Hosted by AKA Asia , the series of events offer an great opportunity for those in the industry – and beyond – to meet, hear and learn from global social media thought leaders.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 24, 2013

So your dormitory mates and you have come up a good idea, and have even started work on a prototype. Now you’re even thinking of taking the crucial next step – starting up as an official company. Congratulations! But now you’re asking yourself: what do we do next? Well, starting and building a new company is never easy, and you need to stack all the odds in your favor.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2013

We’ve heard it all before – startup founders who try and make every dollar stretch while trying to build “The Next Big Thing” To save money, they do things that run the gamut from eating ramen noodles every night to sleeping over on friends’ couches (until they get thrown out, that is), all the time waiting to hit pay dirt.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2013

Hitting a rough patch and facing failure when you’re building and running a startup – and that’s going to happen relatively often – can be downright depressing. Take it from the folks from StartupVitamins – its founders are a team of serial entrepreneurs who’s learned the hard way to the tune of eleven failed projects to date.

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