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

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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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Is America’s Corporate Culture In The Dark Ages?

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This divide between America’s doggedly industrious approach on the one hand, and the less-relentless global approach on the other, might make it seem that a corporate culture developed for a U.S. I was a founder and former CEO of Mustang Engineering, and from 2005 through 2014, Mustang opened several international offices.

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

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Though, this article is not a reflection on the fundamentals of unicorns—rather, I am using them as a proxy for situations in which founders have executed on big ideas. 38 unicorns, or 1 in 4 (24%), have at least one MBA founder. 63 MBA founders are represented among the 157 unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton).

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

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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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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part II)

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In this interview, Viljakainen also shares some thoughts about entrepreneurship and globalization. Let’s talk about globalization – recently in Singapore there were some push-back against globalization with recent reports on big companies here hiring top talent from overseas instead of using and local talent.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With MAD Incubator, Malaysia

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At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business. As per a report by InformationAge , by 2040, Asia is projected to top 50% of global GDP and drive. Also, one billion new customers can be added to this market by 2040.

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