YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. Thus, more entrepreneurs can rise up to the challenge and innovate. Drives development in technology. Increases government support and legislation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Social networking is indeed the new business networking. For example, my personal interest is entrepreneurs, and MySpace is for tweens. Every social network, including MySpace, claims to be a mecca for business people to network and sell products. Believe it or not, this is my favorite for entrepreneurs.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Joe Felter retired Army Colonel and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. We were lucky to get a team of mentors (VC’s and entrepreneurs) who selflessly volunteered their time to help coach the teams.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Financial and banking technology conference Finovate comes to Asia for the first time with Finovate Asia 2012. Finovate Asia 2012 will feature a demo-only format with 32 companies – each with only 7 minutes – to demo their latest innovations to the audience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. This one claims to be the world’s largest angel investor network, with 850 accredited investor members throughout twenty one chapters on three continents. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

VISA, through research firm Milward Brown, recently conducted a study on this generation in Asia that found some interesting statistics which may surprise you. In the case of Indonesia, this is overwhelming – 83-percent of Indonesian Millennials say they see themselves as entrepreneurs of the future.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We’ve seen a slew of technology- and entrepreneur-focused conferences in Singapore over the past year or so, and the trend is set to continue in the coming year with Demo Asia , and now, Startup Asia Singapore. Young Upstarts is a Startup Asia Singapore media partner. And proud to be one.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2014

At one time, expanding into Asia was considered a luxury — a feat attainable only by the largest and most well-heeled companies in the country. But, in today’s global market, the booming economy, massive population, mobile adoption and growing middle make Asia an attractive—and fully attainable—prospect for virtually any young upstart.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Provide pet owners with the information and education. Then I quit my job and started my English as a Second Language business last year by outsourcing workers from Asia. 30- Social network for ideas. Photo credit: Dr. Tim Shu.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

If you’re looking to update your knowledge in these areas, wish to network with thought leaders in the industry, come away with some ideas that you can implement for your own businesses or simply grow your contacts and sales leads, do check Click Asia Summit 2012 out. You can register for the event here.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2012

Seeing all the pitches at the recent DEMO Asia , it’s not difficult to see there were only a handful of female founders around. Aprilia participated in DEMO Asia ‘s Alpha Pitch segment. In fact, Aprilia’s entrepreneur father is her main pillar of support and she looks to him for inspiration when the going gets tough.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2018

So that’s why we are excited about 2019 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’s something other entrepreneurs look forward to: #1-In 2019, I want to get deeper! It is important to get outside your comfort zone and expand your network to stay relevant and energized. Photo Credit: Nomi Ellenson.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2012

Japan-based video-editing startup Moso ( [link] ) has emerged as overall winner of Startup Asia ’s second international Startup Arena competition that took place in Jakarta last week. Techinasia.com founder Willis Wee noted that Indonesian technology entrepreneurs are creating waves in the region and beyond. Wakuwakuw , Indonesia.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2014

Developed from Horan’s doctoral dissertation, the book is structured as a “multicultural narrative inquiry” focusing on the leadership experiences of women in Asia. Co-opt the inclusive network approach epitomized by Ms Chin’s ability to match work groups, family, sport teams, board activities and social groups.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

I previously touched upon the Passion/Product Fit of an aspiring entrepreneur. Once the answer is found, the entrepreneur needs to do serious research on the market he/she will be addressing. As a startup in Asia, the top 2 markets to start from are China , and India. This is by no means easy. Product/Market Fit.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We’re taking a slightly different approach to our second feature in the Inspiring Entrepreneurs series. The company is differentiating itself from the competition — both domestically in North America and in Asia — with its HTML5 focus. Entrepreneur Inspiring Entrepreneurs LenovoInspire Profiles and Interviews'

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market. Asia Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Investigations' The short answer is simple: Partnership.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

Europe’s Metaverse Market: Niche Operators and Start-ups While the US and Asia dominate the Metaverse market , Europe has yet to establish a major presence in the industry. Historically, European startups have lagged behind the US and Asia regarding nurturing unicorns. However, he also admits that they face major challenges.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Experienced entrepreneurs We’ve got speakers who are justifiably respected by a lot of entrepreneurs. Another way to learn more about who’s speaking is to sort the conference program by category and find people addressing specific topics. For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

by Kawal Preet, President, FedEx, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). To begin with, it’s unique to take up a position that didn’t actually exist before – of the creation of a mega-region, AMEA: Asia Pacific plus the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Africa. Not all change is exciting, right? How exciting is that?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2018

Vijay Eswaran is a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and philanthropist and the author of the best-selling book “ In the Sphere of Silence “ A well-known thought leader in Asia, he has written and spoken extensively about business, leadership, personal development, and life management.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s very easy in venture capital when you’ve seen thousands of companies have read thousands of decks and spreadsheets and been to numerous conferences and exchanged ideas with other investors and entrepreneurs to feel like “you know better” and that’s precisely what we try to encourage Team Upfront not to feel or how not to behave.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

At minimum, you need to get an introduction from a local player, or better yet, set up a local office and network there. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. entrepreneur funding venture capital' Investing is all about people-to-people relationships.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”.

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Diego Basch

JULY 12, 2019

Then social networks, and finally mobile computing. However, from the point of view of an investor or entrepreneur these are not the insane land grabs that we experienced in past decades. If you are interested in hardware innovation, you want to be in Asia. Obviously in hindsight it was a good call.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. It gets worse with even more experienced candidates.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Housing trends for Boomers include purchasing houses and condominiums for investment (a huge thing in Asia), retirement, and holiday homes. More seniors are also embracing social networks. In fact, they are the fastest social media adopters in the US with over 43% of those over 65 years using at least one social networking site.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Conferences are significant events for networking and getting to know people in your industry when you are a newbie to the business. It is fascinating to see how trends develop in Asia and America and how similar yet different they are. #2 For professionals, conferences are a waste of the most valuable resource: time.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Leading business information architect and IT entrepreneur Pekka A. But the capital of the world is going to be in Asia in the coming years. If a Singapore company wants to operate in Asia, you simply have to live in Malaysia, China, Taiwan and see how the Singapore company can add value to those consumers. into Europe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. This one claims to be the world’s largest angel investor network, with 750 accredited investor members throughout sixteen chapters on three continents. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

If you’re an Asia-based entrepreneur or are looking to establishing links in Asia, you may want to check out the Make a Difference (MaD) Venture Fellows Programme. Hong Kong has a lot to offer to entrepreneurs looking for opportunities to scale their businesses,’ Chan asserts.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Below are four ways mastering another language will help you run your business more efficiently and for you to be a better entrepreneur overall: 1. This habit enhances one’s ability to multi-task, another skill that you need have since you need to wear different hats as an entrepreneur. Develop your network.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

As we know, this space is a very competitive one; Fetch Plus differentiates itself from the rest by targeting companies with holdings, focusing on developing tools necessary for these companies’ holdings to efficiently and effectively build and scale their social media footprint through different networks for engaging fans.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks. I was in the midst of sizing the mobile handset markets in 3 regions: US, Europe and Asia.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2013

Launched by financial cooperative SWIFT , the Challenge travels around the world with three regional showcases in the US, Asia, and Europe and provides participants with the opportunity to interact and pitch leaders in the financial industry, participate in discussions on emerging innovations and networking events.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The fund will invest across Asia, Europe, Israel and the US, going beyond the accelerator program’s primary focus on Korea and the US — although it does accept startups from other parts of the world. That will see it not only invest in a range of markets, but also leverage their global networks to help startups push into new regions.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Singapore is also well-known as the main hub to Asia. Network With People. Networking is extremely important when it comes to looking for a job and is just as important when it comes to Singapore. The Hub that is great for articles, terrific tips and networking events.

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