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2011

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm excited for 2011, and I want to share some of my plans for the coming year. Even "gurus" have to get out of the building, build a minimum viable product, and pivot? Much more is needed, and 2011 will see the first few buds of that research project flower. In 2011, we will do sllconf again, probably in mid-May.

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[Singapore][Competition] SiTF Announces 2011 Award Winners

YoungUpstarts

With proper guidance and investment, I believe some have good potential to grow and become commercially successful,” says Mr. Bill Liu, an industry veteran and one of the judges of the SiTF Awards 2011. Here is the full list of winners of SiTF Awards 2011: #. Name of Product/ Application. Award Categories. Name of Organisation.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

YoungUpstarts

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Green ketchup, bottled water for pets, airport security “action figures”, yogurt shampoo – there have been some pretty epic product failures over the years. However the reality is that a significant majority of products don’t succeed. An estimated 75 to 95 percent of new products fail in the marketplace. Google Chromebook.

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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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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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Designing Products from Scratch: An Interview with UX Leader Josh Porter

View from Seed

He is best-known as the creator of 52 Weeks of UX and was also head of UX at HubSpot, by way of being co-founder of Performable (acquired in 2011). My goal at this very early stage wasn’t to figure out how to unlock growth but to create a product people loved. You Found a Problem to Solve. I woke up each morning at 5 a.m.

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