Being transparent does not mean being stupid or sloppy

In a response to the article “The See-Through CEO” written by Clive Thompson of Wired, our guest contributor, Melvin Yuan, a PR consultant who runs the blog The PR 2.0 Universe.com, offers a spirited defence about PR professionals not just a job title or marketing strategy but how they can add value to organisational leadership made public or personal. Read more

Because our men and women get hitched too young, and more!

Are Singaporeans getting hitched too young deterring entrepreneurship from happening in Singapore? Our resident contributor, whysgentrepreneurssuck, sets off an argument to explain why our males and females are reluctant to take the plunge as entrepreneurs, given their tendency to get hitched too early and their high adversity to risk.

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Entrepreneur Reads for the Day: 31 March 2007

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:

Can limitations and restrictions be liberating? by Presentation Zen sets up about living in constraints and how they can challenge you to think effectively in difficult situations, which is reminiscent of an entrepreneur’s life.

WORD OF THE DAY: READ and WORD OF THE DAY: ABSORB by John Nesheim features some words of wisdom about entrepreneurs learning to be wise from experience and also listen and learn from your mistakes.

Because Singapore does not have smart $$$

Can Singapore produce a world-class startup? Our newly minted resident contributor, whysgentrepreneurssuck, expounds on the lacklustre venture capital industry in Singapore and how we are doing it all wrong in our quest to fund the next big thing.

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New Resident Contributor: whysgentrepreneurssuck

So, we have a new entrant onto the Singapore entrepreneurship blogosphere, and (s)he/they have made quite a splash already! Refreshingly honest, her/his/their (for simplicity’s sake, let’s neutralize its gender and from now onwards, we’ll term it, it) opinions give us a less-than-positive view of things happening in the entrepreneurship scene in Singapore. Read more

Nexus 2007 Conference Podcast from BrandCast.biz

You have heard about the Nexus Conference 2007 and how much furore and passion it has generated among the media socialists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Michael Cheng, the founder of BrandCast.biz, is also the man of the match for the event, by spending his whole day to create a series of podcasts for the Conference. You can now download the podcasts about the conference, be it pre-panel, during panel and even post-panel from this iTunes link (Copy the URL and use subscribe podcast option in iTunes, note that they have just approved the podcast link and it will be a few hours for that to be up. Do use this RSS feed). Do take note that more podcasts will be uploaded as time goes along.

Event: Gananan Forum Singapore

Recently, Gananan Forum, a volunteer-based, global knowledge community have started a new chapter in Singapore, and their first event will start its first event in MTV Asia (Singapore) on 10 April 2007 (Tuesday). Here is how you can register for the event. Read more

Entrepreneur Reads for the Day: 28 March 2007

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:

Business Models on the Web by Michael Rappa provides a guide on the different business models for those who wants to enter into web-based businesses.

MDA seeks public consultation on proposed changes to Media Market Conduct Code, by Media Development Authority of Singapore. The public consultation is on media market conduct code. If you are interested, do go to the site and see how you can contribute.

WORD OF THE DAY: PASSION by John Nesheim, which is something I think that people who aspire to be entrepreneurs need.

Bootstrapping or Fundraising: Where do I fit in?

When should an entrepreneur fundraise or bootstrap? Mícheál Collins, our guest contributor from Collins Kumarasinghe Associates and MBA Graduate from INSEAD, offers seven interesting questions for the entrepreneur to work out which route they should take in setting up their own business enterprises. Read more

Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2007: Making It Work in Asia

For those who are interested in social entrepreneurship, here is a forum which will be happening this weekend. The title is Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2007: Making it Work in Asia. The event will be held on 31 March 2007, Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Theatre Level 3 from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm. Distinguished speakers include Chris Cusano (Ashoka) and Marie Lisa Dacanay (Asian Institute of Management). Read more

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