Event: Go Global Business Case Competition – National Youth Forum 2006

The “Go Global” Business Case competition aims to bring a bunch of students from completely different backgrounds together to tackle a business case study. Organized by the National Youth Forum 2006, the competition is open to students above 16 in JC, Polytechnic, and ITE schools, as well as international schools. For those who are interested in social entrepreneurship and learn about how to expand your operation overseas, this competition together with training workshops provides a good platform for you to pursue your interests. Here are more details about the competition. Read more

Entrepreneur Reads for the Day: 26 April 2007

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:

WORD OF THE DAY: UNIQUE, CRUSHED, MIRACLES by John Nesheim offers some thoughts about unique selling points, how not to get yourself crushed by big companies with unfair advantage and be wise on your road to IPO.

The Big Dip: Ten Questions with Seth Godin by Guy Kawasaki offers ten interesting questions about the right time to quit. Apparently, this kind of advice is very relevant for Singaporean entrepreneurs.

The Legal Paradox of too much Marketing Success

While startups struggle to gain some big of recognition, big companies get into trouble because of too much recognition sometimes. Resident contributor, wannapreneur, looks at such a conundrum. But such a problem is better than not having any marketing success, ain’t it? Read more

A Whirlwind Interview with Timothy Draper

You have heard about Tim Draper, founder of the global venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and how he has charmed and inspired all the young entrepreneurs here during our last encounter at Hogs Breath Cafe. Now, we have the man himself for a quick whirlwind interview about his thoughts on entrepreneurs, second chances and upcoming trends. Read more

Entrepreneur Reads for the Day: 21 April 2007

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT MARKETING: You need both by John Nesheim pretty much summarizes the difference between marketing and business development.

The Essence of Duct Tape Marketing by Guy Kawasaki reviews a new book “Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide” by John Jantsch and the 10 core principles behind this kind of marketing.

10 Influences the Web 2.0 has on Running Businesses Online

With all the hype on web 2.0 businesses, it sounds almost easy to get one up and running, and within a few weeks, big bucks or an offer to be acquired should be in! But not quite. Resident contributor, DT aka. Brian Ling, shares with us his experience in running an online business, and how to make it work. Read more

An Evening with Timothy Draper, Venture Capitalist from Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Not many evenings can be as happening as the one today. Through the coordination of our friends, Bjorn Lee and Ming Yeow (both in Vietnam doing an internship), we were all gathered at Hog’s Breath cafe, Chijmes, to meet a famous venture capitalist, Tim Draper, founder of the global venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He is passing by in Singapore with his daughter, Jesse and they have been kind to give us the time to meet and have an informal gathering. He’s the creator of viral marketing that contributed to the successes of Hotmail.com. Other than Hotmail, he has made very good investments, for e.g. Skype and Baidu. We have asked him some interesting questions and if you want to know what his favourite investment is, then here you can follow us to find out what transpired. Read more

Significance of Singapore SMEs to the Economy

Did you know that Singapore has approximately 130,000 SMEs? Resident contributor, whysgentrepreneurssuck looks at the significance of the small-medium enterprises in Singapore to her economy. Read more

Tech News for the Day: 14 April 2007

Two breaking news happened today, one good and one bad (for Apple fans). The first is that Google has announced that they have agreed to acquired DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in cash The other is that Apple has delayed the release of new version of Mac OS X Leopard till October 2007 because of the IPhone. We offer some thoughts on this two interesting technology news which hit the press today. Read more

Entrepreneur Reads for the Day:12 April 2007

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:

Why to Not Not Start a Startup by Paul Graham offers 18 reasons why not many people are doing startups. Although it is set in a different context, some of the reasons are relevant in the context of Singapore.

WORD OF THE DAY: CATEGORY by John Nesheim offers some tips in positioning for a startup by inventing a new category for your product and avoid commodities.

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