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[Singapore][Competition] SiTF Awards 2011 Sees Strong Finalists

YoungUpstarts

Organized by the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) , the SiTF Awards 2011 – which seeks to recognize innovative infocomm technology applications or solutions developed in Singapore – has announced its finalists for the awards competition. The winners of SiTF Awards 2011 will be announced on August 2, 2011.

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[U.S] More Than 50 Startup Weekend Events During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011

YoungUpstarts

One of the more interesting activities that will take place during the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011 is Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event where innovative minds come together to conceptualize and launch companies. Global Startup Battle. The Global Startup Battle will start on Nov. 30, 2011.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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Female Founder Interview: Adriana Rozo-Angulo, author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy

The Startup Magazine

Utilizing these experiences and the principles of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she started MAS Connections in 2011. Actually, it expands their possibilities to a global market, both to offer and to receive services from around the world. Adriana: In my opinion, it doesn’t. Adriana : The greatest challenge for me has been marketing.

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

Sites like Pinterest , Instagram , and YouTube allow users to create and share photos and videos, and create short profiles. Simply engaging in forum discussions and exchanging comments establishes positive content. Other user-created content sites.

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Managing Social Media With Fetch Plus

YoungUpstarts

One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. Fast forward six years later – Fetch Plus is a growing company, and is poised for further global expansion. What Could Have Been.

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[U.S.] [Event] Magic Johnson and Biz Stone To Star At EO Alchemy 2011

YoungUpstarts

Basketball legend and entrepreneur Magic Johnson and Twitter founder Biz Stone are set to be keynote speakers at this year’s EO Alchemy 2011 , a three-day global conference for entrepreneurs to learn new strategies, share success stories and experiences and network with financers and other industrialists.