YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2011

An offshoot of Red 5 Studios , in which The9 Limited acquired a majority stake in early 2010, Red 5 Singapore will be the company’s platform to develop and manage localized versions of the Firefall game befitting the progress of the game in countries in the Asian region.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

It’s hard to imagine that networking giant Cisco has been in Singapore for 20 years, playing a part in helping Singaporeans get online for the firs time in 1994. “Singapore’s vision is very much aligned with Cisco’s especially when it comes to Internet and education, two of the great equalizers in life.”

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2015

Twitter last week announced that it has opened its office in Singapore, officially designating it as its headquarters for the Asia Pacific region. The news comes as Twitter CEO Dick Costolo abruptly indicating that he would be stepping down amid increasing scrutiny of the company’s slow user and revenue growth.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2013

Cologne, Germany-based Hotel Reservation Service (HRS) , the leading hotel portal in Europe for business and private travelers, late last month announced its official expansion in the Asia Pacific with the opening of its regional headquarters in Singapore. In the News Hotel Reservation Service HRS Singapore'

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2017

by Kamal Brar, Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific at Hortonworks . Closer to home in Singapore, the government, through the National Research Foundation (NRF) will be investing up to S$150 million into a new national programme aimed at boosting the nation’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities over the next five years.

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David Teten

MARCH 31, 2012

(An aerial view of Parliament House in Singapore. I can tell you that we have signed an exclusive contract to run most of the operations of a small U.S. Spright will draw on Singapore’s long track record of model governance to deliver its advisory services. For example, Singapore has a more balanced budget than the U.S.:

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

Japan-based electronic commerce and Internet service provider Rakuten has announced its first-ever Rakuten Startup Challenge in Singapore, a competition that looks at getting Singapore-based entrepreneurs and developers to develop personalized e-commerce websites using Rakuten’s APIs (Application Programming Interface).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2016

When times are tough — and they often are for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — the most innovative thing you can do is figure out a way to keep the operation running at full strength from one day to the next. With initiatives like the SkillsFuture program in Singapore, opportunities are aplenty. And they must be.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Outsourced Managed Security Services can help provide small to medium-sized companies with a larger and deeper dense expertise and capabilities that would typically be too expensive to hire on their own with the added benefit of learning about and defending against attacks on many customers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2012

Music streaming subscription provider Deezer has announced that it will be enlarging its Asia footprint by extending its services to Singapore and Malaysia, just a few days after launching in Thailand. It has also signaled its intentions to launch in Indonesia and the Philippines in the coming weeks.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 22, 2013

In Southeast Asia that number sits at a modest 2 million; Singapore alone comprises over 400,000 of that number, which is a massive takeup rate for a country with a population of just over 5 million. Yet the company isn’t intending to sit on its laurels, especially with its achievements in Singapore. million of which around 1.2

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. Morgan Stanley predicts that Robo Advisors will manage $6.5

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Despite the introduction of NFC technology into Singapore a number of years back, it hasn’t quite taken off. Nokia, for example, tried in 2011 to implement some NFC marketing solutions in collaboration with the likes of transport company ComfortDelGro and museum operator the National Heritage Board (NHB).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2015

By Roman Yarovyi, PR and Communication Manager for One Visa Ltd. Singapore offers a bunch of legal entity forms available for registration: sole proprietorship, partnership, Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary, a branch office, a representative office, and so on. Running some businesses requires mandatory licensing in Singapore.

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Singapore Limited Liability Company PR Silicon Valley 100

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2012

Singapore-based daily deal site Deal.com.sg We see this as a great platform to get a wider marketing exposure for our menu, while at the same time maintaining the strong brand equity of POPEYE’S Louisiana Kitchen,” says Collin Lai, area manager of SSP (S) Pte Ltd, who own and operate the POPEYE’s Brand in Singapore.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2013

The startup last week announced that it landed a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures through the Technology Incubation Scheme under the Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Singapore angel investors Ben Ball and Ben Chew, validating TribeHired ‘s concept.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2012

The retail business in Singapore is an extremely cutthroat one – between demanding consumers and intense competition, many retailers have to deal with rocketing sky-high rents and sometimes unreasonable landlords. “Consumers young and old are adopting a digital lifestyle,” Evelyn says.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2012

The explosive growth of mobile device adoption in Singapore in recent years not only has meant a windfall for certain manufacturers like Apple and Samsung, it’s also created an entire retail ecosystem dedicated to providing consumers means to customize and personalize their mobile phones and tablet devices.

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Singapore Technology Mobile Search 153

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2017

by Steve Tan, Deputy Head and key partner in Rajah & Tann Singapore ’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Singapore’s data protection law has one of the highest fines in Asia with each breach subject to a potential fine of S$1 million. Ensuring compliance in an evolving landscape. .

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Management Singapore Offshore Intellectual Property 113

Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

Most managers are still reluctant to go all-remote. Well, managing a remote team is often seen as a challenge but there are some advantages that are not to be neglected. Allowing for better scheduling and management of tasks and meetings. Remote Teams are Easier to Manage. Keeping costs low.

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Vietnam Software Review Technical Review Philippines 64

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Venturing overseas is challenging and there have been recent calls for the government to further support trade associations to help local SMEs in Singapore expand in this region. Tip 3: Manage internal efficiencies. As a start-up in Singapore, you should certainly seek out the help that is on your doorstep.

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Singapore Global Marketing Cofounder 100

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

However, global businesses evaluate a variety of considerations before expanding their operations into a new market. The shift to remote work and the easily affordable vendor management systems allow seamless sourcing, onboarding and management of remote teams while fully automating billing and payments. The Bottom Line.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2017

by Alex Campbell, Managing Director, Asia, ‎ Xero. Global Entrepreneurship Week took place last month around the world, and it was a rather opportune time for me to examine the factors that have helped Singapore startups succeed. Understand your market, understand your customer. Fitness enthusiast Luciano Tesoriero concurs.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Embracing the principle of genchi gembutsu – translated in English as “go and see for yourself” – Ries regaled how Toyota’s manager for Sienna minivan Yuji Yokoya went on a 53,000 mile trip around North America to understand firsthand what consumers wanted in a minivan.

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Lean Technical Review North America Startup 193

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

But when it comes to incorporating technology into marketing for brands, the stalwart has been willing to cede a point to a particular startup in Singapore. Managing director Shalu Wasu, who was previously head of Ogilvy’s social media practice, pitched the idea of Circus Social to the agency about one year ago.

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Singapore API Social Media Marketing 163

ReadWriteStart

MAY 21, 2013

In building my company – Dropmysite / Dropmyemail – I found that managing outsourcing was an ever-evolving combination of local and remote capabilities that stays flexible enough to meet changing conditions. hours behind my Singapore headquarters, my productive workday was effectively extended. Plus, with India being 2.5

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Singapore India 60

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

by Zakir Ahmed, General Manager of Asia at Oracle NetSuite. Started by a young entrepreneurial couple, Haresh and Dolly Balani, Treknology 3 set up its first small bicycle concept store in Singapore almost 30 years ago. But as the company grew in popularity, its operations started to become increasingly complex.

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Cloud Small Business Singapore Malaysia 165

Transformify

AUGUST 20, 2018

As IT talent becomes scares in many technology hubs like London, New York, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Berlin and many other big cities, the employers are left with no other option than looking for talent elsewhere in the world. Transformify Recruitment CRM and Generate FS have joined forces to help employers hire top talent worldwide.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Beyond Lenovo’s famous acquisition of IBM’s PC business, entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda bought American cinema operator AMC Entertainment followed by British yacht builder Sunseeker. The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market.

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Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

It won’t take long before a motivated frontline service provider bumps into a supervisor or manager who does not share the understanding or the passion. In both instances, you’re asking a lot of your managers and supervisors. Some hard-nosed managers will challenge a new program by sending their most cynical and problematic employees.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The inspiration for my second post came from the many CEOs and entrepreneurs who come to me knowing they want to go after Asia and are aware of their target markets, but unsure of the best approach to start building out their operations on the ground. A business cannot even realistically cover a subset of those countries from Singapore.

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Asia Operations Indonesia Thailand 129

The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

We’ve managed to turn this little island in the Indian Ocean into a brand for the people who are making the Internet.”. was drawn to when naming her company, which manages the input and output of a startup’s audience. says Director of Operations Kristen Badal. managed to jump on two startup-naming trends at once.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Social media is seen as something new that can be bolted onto existing CRM and loyalty management platforms. I wanted to find a way to vastly simplify loyalty programs, eliminating most if not all of the costs and making them much lighter to deploy and manage. Smart phones make it easy for customers to manage dozens of these accounts.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2011

The judges – which included two of Singapore’s most successful entrepreneurs, Jimmy Fong, chief executive officer of EpiCentre , and Low Cheong Kee, managing director of Home-Fix D.I.Y. “I am truly honored to have been named the winner of ‘ Martell V.S.O.P The Ultimate Start-up Space ’ 2011,&# says Nguee.

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Singapore Early Stage Operations Community 237

YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2015

This year’s instalment of banking and financial technology conference Next Bank Asia will be taking place on May 27-28 in Singapore with the theme of “Tracking the Digital Shift”, where participants will be engaged on topics surrounding disruptive technologies relevant to the Asian financial sector.

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Asia Singapore Global Technology 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

In fact in Singapore over 72-percent of adults online – or 1.4 In Singapore, SMS spam has become enough of an issue that the country announced a national Do-Not-Call registry that will take effect from 2014, aimed at protecting consumers from from unsolicited SMS advertisements and messages. Global Ranking for Volume of Email Spam.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2013

Boyd brought Enzer products to 33 countries and Enzer became a listed company in the Singapore Stock Exchange. Grants are good but usually small in quantum and not enough for 2 years of operating expenses. That decision paid off. After stepping down and selling all of his shares in 2007, he is now an investor at 7 Notes Capital.

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Singapore Cofounder Differentiation Stock 196