Being a CEO eats into you, says Tan Teik Guan of recently-acquired DS3
For twelve years, Tan Teik Guan has been carrying the weight of the company and its employees on his back, first as DS3‘s CTO and then as CEO in 2006. One wrong move could affect not just his 50 employees but also their families. It’s a huge burden to bear, especially since a startup lacks the [...]
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Singapore startup Nitrous.IO raises USD 1M round from Silicon Valley investors
Nitrous.IO (formerly Action.IO), a Singapore-based startup that makes setting up an Integrated Development Environment a snap, has just announced a USD 1M round led by Silicon Valley based Bessemer Venture Partners. Draper Associates, CrunchFund, 500 Startups, TIBCO Software, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures, and Peanut Labs co-founder and CTO Prosper Nwankpa also [...]
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Korean govt’s startup bootcamp offers sponsored trips to Singapore, Israel, and Boston
May 20, 2013 by Terence LEE
Six months of workshops, mentoring, and sponsored trips to Singapore, Israel, or Boston. For 20 Korean startups, these experiences will be the biggest draw of K-App Global Hub, a startup bootcamp organized by the Korean government. The program is unique in its global outlook: Held in English, teams can pick one week stints in either [...]
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Micepad aims to improve the conference experience
May 17, 2013 by Isaac Timothy T
The team behind sgpad aims to ride on the growth in the MICE industry with their product Micepad which enhances the conference experience for attendees.
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Singapore Startup FAQ
May 16, 2013 by Guest Contributor
By Isaac Souweine, GM for Pollenizer Southeast Asia. A version of this post first appeared on the Pollenizer blog. I’ve met with dozens of folks over the past months who are interested in the Singapore startup scene. The questions they asked were often similar, so I thought I would take a crack at writing up [...]
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A map of coworking spaces in Australia
May 16, 2013 by Terence LEE
When I asked SGE Scout Albert Mai to compile a directory of coworking spaces in Sydney (he’s seeking internship opportunities there), he launched into the task with aplomb. Instead of merely giving me what I asked for, he went above and beyond, doing up a map covering the whole of Australia. That’s dedication and effort. [...]
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Why Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda is a safer bet than Zalora and Lazada
May 15, 2013 by Terence LEE
The last time I met Foodpanda Asia CEO Kiren Tanna, fittingly over lunch, the food delivery service hadn’t raised money and kept a lower profile compared to Zalora and Lazada, which combined have raised over USD 100M in funding. On all counts, Foodpanda has a smaller footprint: It doesn’t hire as much, is a relatively [...]
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