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Events For The Week – 4-11 Feb

February 4, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Latest Entrepreneurial Events in SingaporeFor 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. Events are mostly in Singapore (generally 30 minutes drive from anywhere), but we also include key events from around Southeast Asia and beyond. Read more

Events For The Week – 28 Jan-4 Feb

January 28, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Latest Entrepreneurial Events in SingaporeFor 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. Events are mostly in Singapore (generally 30 minutes drive from anywhere), but we also include key events from around Southeast Asia and beyond. Read more

Little Black Book takes Facebook stalking to a whole new level

January 19, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

If you are actively looking for the right date or just wanted to find the right type of people to hang out with, you can consider downloading the Little Black Book app on Facebook.

This new app enables you to instantly connect and access your friends’ networks, putting to rest the trouble of finding the right individuals to connect with. Bachelors and bachelorettes can even use it to actively looking for “that someone special” through Facebook. Read more

The first ever Singapore Geek Girls event — girls, guys, and geeks galore

January 18, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

More than 30 participants joined in for the Singapore Geek Girls' first meet-up

On 7th January, I had a wonderful opportunity to take part in the first Singapore Geek Girls meetup organized by Joyce Huang and Mingfei Yan. Being a girl myself I am very interested in what it means to be a geek girl in Singapore and I was extremely lucky to arrive in Singapore right on time for it.

I believe it was two months ago that the idea of the group was born and it apparently addresses a hot spot here in Singapore, as more than 30 people gathered in the cozy Group Therapy Coffee on a Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t a girls-only event and we had six guys who seemed to feel rather comfortable amongst dozens of cheerful and excited girls. Read more

Events For The Week – 14-21 Jan

January 16, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Latest Entrepreneurial Events in SingaporeFor 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. Events are mostly in Singapore (generally 30 minutes drive from anywhere), but we also include key events from around Southeast Asia and beyond. Read more

Meet RedMart, the latest (and greatest?) online mart in Singapore

January 12, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

All busy Singaporeans will be happy to know of yet another online store that brings household products right to one’s very doorsteps.

The latest addition to the local e-grocery scene, Redmart, caters to the modern need for efficiency and convenience as more people decide to allocate time away from basic housekeeping matters.

Though grocery e-shopping is not a new thing here in Singapore, the scene, pioneered by Cold Storage in 1997 (refer to this study done in 2000/2001 by ex-NUS student Tan Kok Leng), has been rather dormant in the past decade. Only in the previous year has the concept surged in popularity. Read more

DEMO Asia Auditions for Korean and Japanese companies via Skype

January 9, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

The next two rounds of DEMO Asia auditions will be held just for Korean and Japanese companies. This Thursday 12th Jan will see Korean companies pitch to judges based in Singapore via Skype. While next Thursday 17th Jan will see Japanese companies pitch virtually, again via Skype. If you’re a Korean or Japanese company and would like to pitch, email innovation@demo.asia. Read more

Events For The Week – 7-14 Jan

January 7, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Latest Entrepreneurial Events in SingaporeFor 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. Events are mostly in Singapore (generally 30 minutes drive from anywhere), but we also include key events from around Southeast Asia and beyond. Read more

5 reasons why you should be at DEMO Asia 2012

January 6, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

A quick glance. The event will happen from 29th February to 2nd March 2012.

THE place for start-ups to prove their products' worth: DEMO companies are subject to a rigorous selection process to  ensure only the best are put on stage. Once you are there, you have access to top investors and global media.  Meet Asian tech start-ups face-to-face: Asia’s tech start-up community is booming, with unprecedented growth in regional tech start-up launches and acquisitions in the past few years.  Rub shoulders with regional tech leaders: Sponsors and partners of DEMO Asia include big names like A*STAR, Business Angel Network (SEA), SVCA, iDA, and Founder Institute Singapore.  Ride on DEMO USA's stellar track record: 25% of companies that launched at DEMO 2004 and 20% of those in DEMO 2005 were acquired, and more than 40 companies that demonstrated were acquired in the last 4 years.  Global coverage at local prices: Participating companies can enjoy international exposure with the Global Launch Programme. Furthermore, DEMO Asia tickets are at a fraction of the cost of DEMO USA tickets.

Get 5% off your DEMO Asia tickets with the code SGE68S

This fashion startup put a Black Eyed Peas member into Depression

January 4, 2012 by SGEntrepreneurs  

What are the chances of meeting an international artist or celebrity while walking in Orchard Road, Singapore’s well-known shopping district? Almost one in a million. It is even rarer for such an artist to declare his love for an independent, not to mention, Singaporean label.

But for local fashion label Depression, that rarity became reality when Taboo (photo), member of American hip-hop group The Black-Eyed Peas, surprised everyone with a visit to its Cineleisure Orchard store while he was in Singapore to perform a DJ set at Forbidden City.

With albums sold at an estimated 65 million records worldwide, The Black-Eyed Peas are considered one of the most popular and successful hip-hop groups in the world.

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