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[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

YoungUpstarts

Malaysia will see over 500 youth descend on its capital Kuala Lumpur this October for Global Startup Youth (GSY) , a three-day idea accelerator program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs shape and launch new projects that will hopefully evolve into sustainable global businesses.

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[Malaysia] Chalkboard Launches Location-Based Widget For HTC Devices

YoungUpstarts

Location-based mobile advertising network Chalkboard has announced an exclusive strategic partnership with device maker HTC in Malaysia, and launched a Chalkboard widget for HTC users in that country. HTC is a global leader in mobile innovation and design,” says Saumil Nanavati, CEO and co-founder of Chalkboard. “In

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. But managing someone online is entirely different than working with someone in person.

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29 Entrepreneurs Share Nonmonetary Benefits and Perks of Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dmytro Sokhach, Admix Global ! #8- Thanks to Adam Ng, Trusted Malaysia ! #18- Additionally, this is a terrific approach to show not just your staff but also your social media followers that you care. However, business owners need to have clear policies and guidelines to ensure that they do not abuse such perks.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

prosperati.com

By and large, a lot of it were macro challenges that Malaysia itself faced. The cliches of hiring the best of the best is as true in Malaysia as it is in the US. There is this drive to create something new, crazy, innovative and globally game changing. Malaysia unfortunately does not have a good technology IPO pipeline.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

Malaysia is trying hard to build a hub and finding it difficult. Then Gerard McDonald from Dublin, Ireland, discussed CustomerDiscovery, a concept-stage venture around online marketing services using social media mechanisms for customer acquisition. There are pockets of entrepreneurship developing in various European capitals.

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7 New Initiatives To Fearlessly Grow Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Every opportunity is global, but so is the competition. I found these points made well in a new book, “ Fearless Growth ,” by Amanda Setili, who has worked with disruptive technology startups in the United States and Malaysia, as well as some of the biggest companies in the world.

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