Singapore Entrepreneurs

Recently, Ian Timothy wrote an analysis of a gap in market need which current solutions have failed to provide for: online search for hotel accommodation in Singapore. Inspired by that entry, our other resident contributor, Der Shing, offers some interesting questions on how the metasearch framework can be extended to online advertising as a whole. [ Read More ]

There has been a lot of activity in the online world from SPH, who recently started Mocca (an EBay clone) and ST701 (a search engine clone). Our resident contributor, Der Shing, one of our resident contributors and co-founder of JobsFactory, provides an overview about how the online classified battles are heating up in Singapore. [ Read More ]

Some web 2.0 start-ups, for example, Del.icio.us and Flickr started off as hobbies before the founders decided that it was time to commercialize them. Our resident contributor, Der Shing, one of our resident contributors and a local entrepreneur, provides some perspective on when it is time to call something a business with a recent email discussion with an NTU TIP alumnus. [ Read More ]

While working on a business, an entrepreneur may have to create partnerships with other people or companies for different purposes. Our resident contributor, Der Shing, one of our resident contributors and a local entrepreneur, presents a basic guide to provide some advice on how to pick, manage and leverage partnerships. [ Read More ]

Of course, if you look at the top 100 brands last year in Business Week, none of the Asian ones was on the list. Branding has only just begun in Asian business culture. Our resident contributor, Der Shing, one of the winners in the Spirit of Enterprise 2006, will discuss the importance of branding for startups and how to sustain the kind of branding not just by setting up a portal alone. [ Read More ]

The Singapore economy is moving back to the boom phase again. How does a real life entrepreneur view Singapore’s prospects in the next few years? Der Shing, our resident contributor and a real-life entrepreneur, discusses his thoughts on Singapore’s prospects as the year 2006 draws to a close.
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We hear the success stories of YouTube and HardwareZone recently in the mainstream media. It also raises the debate on whether Singaporeans are capable of creating our own YouTube. Our resident contributor, Der Shing will examine three key pertinent features that are required for building a successful, innovative and sustainable company like YouTube. [ Read More ]

Once you have stablized the first phase of your startup, you will need to look for a proper office. Our resident contributor, Der Shing draws his experience about moving the company office from place to place and shares his thoughts about the value of matching office environment to company growth. [ Read More ]

What are the aspirations of an entrepreneur? Drawing from the experiences from his recent stint in a local conference, our resident contributor, Der Shing discusses about his aspirations and what he looks for as a challenge as an entrepreneur. [ Read More ]

What are your expectations when you first start a company and a few years later? Our resident contributor, Der Shing talks about the lessons he learned from his entrepreneurial journey in the management of his expectations. [ Read More ]