Top 10 Finalists Of The Ultimate Start-Up Space
The quest by over 200 participants for The Ultimate Start-Up Space has reached a midpoint high with 10 finalists having been chosen. The next few weeks will have the finalists attend courses, go on radio interviews and polish up their 10-page business plans to vie for the top prize.
Each team had to submit a 60-second video to participate in the competition, and some teams submitted several. We present you the 10 finalists and some of their video submissions, in no order of merit. Read more
Zend Enterprise PHP Workshop Seminar
February 28, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
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It’s the Enterprise PHP Workshop Seminar event. Get the perspective on the growth of PHP over the next few years, discuss the drivers behind the adoption of PHP in the enterprise, share enterprise case studies, the best practices/solutions needed to build operationally mature mission critical PHP applications and learn how Zend PHP can maximize your PHP solutions for your Enterprise applications on the workshop right after the keynote session. Read more
Events For The Week – 27 Feb-6 Mar
February 28, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
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For a one-stop to all events related to or concerning entrepreneurship, certain industry-meets-business forums and seminars in Singapore, check out our Calendar. If not, you can also follow our bite-size updated posts for upcoming events for the week.
Events range from simple get-togethers to full-blown conferences. Get to meet fellow developers, entrepreneurs, startup CEOs & founders, and meet & learn from CEOs of established companies who have seen it all.
Our aim here at SGE is to make it easy for you to pick & choose from the event buffet. Enjoy.
Here are the events for this week. Read more
iCell Enters E-Reader Market With KeyReader
New to the e-reader market is newly released KeyReader from wireless hotspot provider (and one of the three Wireless@SG providers) iCell. Competing with Kindle, Nook and the Sony Reader might seem to be a tough thing to do, but KeyReader is focusing on local content. Read more
TWIA Episode 18: Everyone’s a Scraper
February 27, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
Filed under Innovation & Technology, Media, Mobile
The TWIA crew gathers after Chinese New Year without Daniel Cerventus to run thru a couple of stories that rumbles across the Asia landscape this week. Starting with Zynga’s global expansion into India, the crew ponders whether the foreign companies are shifting their focus away from China. Once again, censorship takes the headline in China and Indonesia. Of course, we devise the new googleometer where we ask if Google is really moving out of China with their gestures on canceling the Android event in Beijing. Finally, the biggest story that rocked Southeast Asia with Facebook acquiring Octazen, a Malaysian based company and finally the crew looks at the rise of the Global QQ and ending with a short commentary on Siok Siok’s new film, Twittamentary.
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65Bits Episode 157: MeeGo-Ring
February 27, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
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Last 2 Days To Apply For Founder Institute Singapore
Just two days left to apply for the first ever run of Founder Institute Singapore. Last I spoke with Jeffrey Paine of Battle Ventures two days ago, the Singapore partner for The Founder Institute, 15 companies have already been chosen (under the Early Application cycle). But, there’s still room for more. Check out some of the newly appointed mentors and also get a taste of the kind of mentorship you’ll be having.
Latest Startup Jobs – 25 Feb 2010
February 25, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
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If you are reading SGEntrepreneurs, you are probably already partial to startups, perhaps having founded one yourself or are working in one.
If not, why not consider joining a dynamic startup to see for yourself what it is like working with just two other people in your entire company?
If you are looking for a job as a developer, programmer, or you want something in business development, sales, or perhaps you are a designer and looking for creative jobs, check out these newly listed open positions at these diverse startups. Read more
Emerging Tech and Venture Investment Trends in Asia – 3 Mar
February 25, 2010 by SGEntrepreneurs
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Mobile, Internet, e-commerce, gaming, biotech, cleantech – they’re all booming in the emerging markets of Asia. Some startups with venture funding in these spaces have already scored successes with public listings at high valuations and acquisitions. Others are poised to return profits to their investors as the IPO window begins to open. Startups in Asia scale and get to profitability quickly. The region’s rapid economic growth and switched-on digital communications markets provide the spark for successful entrepreneurship and innovation.
Rebecca Fannin, author of Silicon Dragon and a columnist with Forbes, discusses the emerging trends she sees from dozens of recent interviews with entrepreneurs and investors in China, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore. Read more
Decrease Performance Bottlenecks With Hiperware
February 24, 2010 by Gwen
Filed under Innovation & Technology, Technology
In industries that are heavily reliant on high-performance software, having everything run smoothly, efficiently and in tip-top condition is paramount. Having had the honours of being top six in the security technology international competition Global Security Challenge (GSC) back in 2008 meant huge validation in Hiperware’s performance-enhancing technology. Read more
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