YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2011

In a developer conference today in Singapore, online social networking giant Facebook made its strongest indication yet of its intention to better engage developers in Asia and Southeast Asia.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

We need to ensure our security teams defending the enterprise and data against attack are ready for battle and for that we should be assembling skilled teams or working with partners to develop a strategy long used by the military – mock warfare.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2012

Singapore-based daily deal site Deal.com.sg Back in February, we set up the DEALivery section under DEAL as a value-added service for both our customers and F&B partners. originally existed as part of the main Deal.com.sg site, but the company spun it off due to surging demand. We decided to launch DEALivery.sg

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2013

“SMEs make up over 99% of organizations and employ seven out of every 10 workers in Singapore. “SMEs make up over 99% of organizations and employ seven out of every 10 workers in Singapore.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

In India, the leading firms are slightly more concentrated with Sequoia India , Accel Partners , and Nexus Venture Partners being a cut above the rest. Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g.

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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. There have been some fundamental learnings along the way: Tip 1: Work with the right partners. Look for quick wins to build confidence and develop learning.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2012

“Vinnie was amongst the most popular and valued mentors on the bootcamp we operated earlier this year,” says Hugh Mason, co-founder and CEO at JFDI.Asia. “*Limpeh gar lu gong…” (* Let me tell you…). “Jeff and Paul also both have great reputations for sharing their know-how.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2012

Singapore-based eBay sellers rejoice – eBay Singapore has partnered with SingPost , and in collaboration with US Postal Service , to launch a new shipping service for delivering goods from Singapore to the United States. Postal Service in September 2010, which is already processing more than 90,000 parcels a day.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2015

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. If you are going to share your business with a partner, you should better consider registering a partnership firm. Build up your team.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 21, 2013

hours behind my Singapore headquarters, my productive workday was effectively extended. We closed the Argentinian office, bringing one developers to Singapore. Front office teams (sales and marketing, for example) should be in their home market while the back office (IT and operations) can be anywhere. Plus, with India being 2.5

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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. During the test period, the candidates work out of the coworking offices of Transformify ‘s partners.

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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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ReadWriteStart

JULY 19, 2023

Initially, they assumed that venture capital and investing in funds were common knowledge among potential limited partners (LPs). The portfolio of Big Sky Capital currently consists of 12 companies operating in diverse sectors such as cybersecurity, health technology, and fintech. How does Big Sky Capital support immigrant founders?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

Satya is evaluating various go-to-market models such as franchising, and I advised him to focus on direct selling to major builders and working with industry value-added resellers (VARs) that already operate in the smart home segment in India. Bill has been following the 1M/1M project and would like to connect his partners to our team.

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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. Conduct regular audits and penetration testing.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Nonprofits operate in the same way as any other organization or business, however many lack the resources to implement the latest technology. In Singapore, already a few nonprofits have latched onto the program. The donation is available today in 41 countries around the world, including Singapore, and up to 90 countries by July 2014.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. “I didn’t even know who Mark Zuckerberg was back in October 2015.

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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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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

If you’ve ever been to Singapore’s Midview City – one of the country’s newest “integrated business hubs&# – you’ll probably agree with me that it’s one dreary and depressing complex located in the middle of nowhere. He did that for one and a half years, before he returned to Singapore.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

What might seem to you as a trivial detail could actually cause serious repercussions for the outsourcing partner in case of an audit. Furthermore, AP operates with a high volume of documents and each of them is assessed very quickly. Use exactly what you’ve been provided with by your business partner.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Because Singapore had blazed the trail before them. And so, starting with its Changi Airport and expanding to businesses throughout the nation, Singapore set out to become the uplifting service capital of the world. For Singapore and Mauritius, the literal survival of their citizens depended on their making a change.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

Highland operates globally, but James Dondero chooses to focus on the local community and recognize the change that his firm can offer for the better. Recently, he partnered with the former CEO off the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Linda Owen. So he joined forces with a few key people to maximize the impact of his charitable giving.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2013

by Jessie Quek, Country General Manager, Lenovo Singapore. Jessie Quek is the Country General Manager for Lenovo Singapore. Each day, a small business owner has to make multiple difficult choices on how to spend his or her limited time, energy and resources in the most optimal manner.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. Unlike other countries, China’s business environment is quite insular and having the right investors can be the reason you’re able to connect with important potential customers or partners.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Weve had people from Australia and Singapore. Find road-trip partners on Zimride. Since the incident, Airbnb partnered with insurance firm Lloyds of London to introduce a Host Guarantee program that insures homeowners up to $1 million on most items in the house. Visit our Partners: USA WEEKEND. And the money is nice, too."

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Locations: Bangkok, Beijing, Cape Town, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dubai, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Gurgaon, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney. The client list is equally impressive. SuperUnion.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2014

The developer of today, in comparison, now has to worry about building apps that work with multiple browsers, various devices of differing form factors both portable and desk-bound, as well as numerous operating systems that require equally different developer skillsets.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 18, 2018

Niels wanted to go on an exchange semester to Singapore, but he ran into a problem: what to do with his own student room in Rotterdam during that semester? We opened up the platform to landlords and housing operators to increase the variety of accommodation options. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business?

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Here’s a concrete example: we met with a health company based in Thailand who flew to Singapore to pitch investors.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Here’s a concrete example: we met with a health company based in Thailand who flew to Singapore to pitch investors.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Partnering with the United Nations’ School Feeding initiative, the company blends business and activism by selling merchandise and donating the profits to Latin American, Asian, and African children in need. Beh Weng Wei at Tech65.org Sheila Johnson at Prendismo Collection , Dec.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

Then there’s also the issue of the long-term view for your enterprise mobile apps; how many update cycles are planned, did you take into account operating system upgrades, or even device updates? Organizations build mobile apps for three main groups of people: customers, partners and employees. Who will use the app?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

If your company isn’t giving employees a cause — if the organization exists solely to create revenue, in other words — they won’t be partners. Organizations are populated by project-centered self-leaders who partner with one another when needed. I’m a fervent believer in the power of, well, believing in something.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2018

The company now operates out of a 164,000 square-foot facility in metro Milwaukee and has expanded most recently into Singapore and Hong Kong, with additional territories to come in the next few years. Where do you see your business in the next 3-5 years?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Other companies, like Blue Origin, Firefly Space and Space X are all conducting operations in Texas, both together with NASA and for their own unique space ventures. More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and six of the Fortune 50.

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