YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

“We need to be like Silicon Valley,” we hear many a startup community organizer around the world intone. After all, Silicon Valley been held up as a shining example as a hotbed for startups and many clamor to copy its success in positioning themselves as a similar scene for innovation and technological entrepreneurship. But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Sil

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

By Melissa Thompson, Talk Session. Never has it been more important for young entrepreneurs to take risks. While direct investment increases, and venture capital declines, brilliant young enthusiasts with out-of-the-box ideas have incredible opportunities to change the world. Despite the prevalence of startups splashing headlines, a recent report from the Kauffman Foundation shows that the number of startups declined from 12 percent of all companies in the 1980s to now less than 8 percent: the

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

National Basketball Association (NBA) rising superstar Jeremy Lin emerged as the top name Singaporeans googled this year, beating out even its founding father Lee Kuan Yew (the infamous Amy Cheong of this saga also made the list), while the Olympics 2012 came out as the top trending search. In its newly released Zeitgeist , Google revealed the top search trends this year in Singapore after analyzing over one trillion search queries it received this year.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) today opened its first BlackBerry Expert Center in Singapore exclusively dedicated to providing after-sales support for Blackberry customers. In an ceremony announcing the official launch of the physical outlet at The Cathay , Country director for RIM in Singapore Charles Dufourcq reiterated the company’s commitment to customers in the country, and sees the center as a way RIM invests in its customers. “RIM is committed to making BlackBerry a

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