10 Tips to a Better Business Plan

Some of us in the SG Entrepreneurs team are involved in the judging of the business plans for Start-Up@Singapore. Due to confidentiality, we cannot reveal much about what we have judged. However, there are some interesting lessons that can help to improve the quality of the executive summaries. Our resident contributor and co-founder of Entrepreneur27, Justin Lee draws from his recent experience in teaching RJC students with Bjorn and the judging of the executive summaries, and provides 10 tips to a better business plan. Read more

Wanted: S’poreans to develop the next YouTube or Skype. Can it be done?

So, the fifty million dollar question above will start to get most of us thinking. Oftentimes, we lament about our situation. Is it really true that we are not ready to make a company like YouTube or Skype in Singapore? How far are we from seeing the first successful company in the web 2.0 era? Our resident contributor and co-founder of Entrepreneur27, Justin Lee talks about the pros and cons on jumpstarting a success web 2.0 (not 3.0) story in Singapore and compares the infrastructure between Singapore and Silicon Valley. Read more

M2B World Launches SPH News on-demand channel and Showcases Media Production Studio

SINGAPORE: M2B World Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of US-listed Amaru, Inc yesterday launched its news on-demand channel with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) during a press conference at its newly opened showroom and media production studio. Our resident contributor and co-founder of Entrepreneur27, Justin Lee reports on this interesting event and shares his thoughts on this competitive media industry in Singapore. Read more

An Interview with FAQQLY.com founder, David Liu

From our resident contributor, Justin Lee, “I’ve always believed that inspiration is an essential ingredient to the success of any entrepreneur. For young entrepreneurs, it is even more important to be able to see fellow young people succeeding so I’m beginning an interview series to bring you stories about young entrepreneurs finding their way around in this big world. I begin with an interview of David Liu, 20 year old founder of FAQQLY.com.” Read more

Singapore – Batam, Bintan Special Economic Zone: Will that lift our fortunes?

What is a special economic zone? What is a free trade agreement (FTA)? How does our economy flourish by establishing special economic zones (SEZ) with Indonesia (Batam and Bintan). Our contributor, Justin Lee discusses the implications of such economic activities that will help those who are looking for entrepreneurial opportunities out there. Read more

Can YouTube Make Money?

Some people ask, “Can YouTube Make Money?” How can it make money giving away everything for free? It has to sustain such high bandwidth costs. It’ll die soon. But maybe not, only in Silicon Valley… Read more