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Will NFC Technology Take Off In Singapore?

YoungUpstarts

The Finnish telecommunications giant, for example, partnered the country’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro to offer an NFC-enabled option to consumers to book a cab. By simply tapping their NFC-enabled phone at over 400 locations across Singapore, consumers can initiate a booking via SMS.

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The Seven Rules of Fearless Growth: What Fearless Companies Are Doing To Grow Faster And Smarter 

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by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Growth has always been fundamental to business success, but it’s never been more critical than it is now. Do we develop new capabilities internally or partner? Not anymore.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. However, this varies significantly from market to market.

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How To Dislodge And Move Forward When Decision Makers Are At A Stalemate 

YoungUpstarts

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Polarization is a common problem for companies trying to make smart and agile strategic decisions. They know how to reach the consumers who are in the market for their products.

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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. Perhaps coincidentally, it was a service that existing SingTel customers were looking for.

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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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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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