Singapore Entrepreneurs

Reporting from the shores across our causeway, BL (our editor) has travelled to Kuala Lumpur this morning to attend Barcamp Malaysia 2008. He is not the only one, as this event has attracted many Singaporeans to turn up there: the entire team from Widgeous (Ridzuan and U-Zyn), Mohan from E27, Ben Koe, Kelvin Quee, Preetam and Wong Meng Weng (a Singaporean entrepreneur who came back from Silicon Valley). Here are some of the highlights for the event with a short review and pictures from the event. [ Read More ]

From our friends in The Digital Movement: Now, you must be thinking, who in the world is the Jolly Good Fellow? Here’s a hint: What do Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Clinton, SR Nathan and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have in common? Find the answer in New York Times’ article: Hey, Who’s He? With Gwyneth? The Google Guy! Want to know what it’s like to work and PLAY in Google? Want to find out more about how Google promotes innovation? Then you must come and meet Google’s Jolly Good Fellow. [ Read More ]

Across our causeway in the coming weekend (26-27 July 2008), our Malaysian friends have organized Barcamp Malaysia at Jalan Ampang (near KLCC), Kuala Lumpur. Other than showcasing the up and coming technology discussions among the developers, entrepreneurs and investors over there, they have also invited us over, for example, Widgeous will be presenting their platform in the Barcamp, and some of us from both SGE and E27 will be attending the event as well, with our editor Bernard Leong also presenting on a panel with his Malaysian counterpart on the state of investment, valuation and funding between both countries & Preetam Rai, who will present his overview on the development of interesting web companies across Asia with his travels. Do check out their blog for the most exciting developments and the schedule of the event. If you happen to be in town, you should check out the event.

We are honoured to have RADM (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister Of State For Education And Information, Communications And The Arts as our guest of honour to announce the launch of i.MATCH, a matching program to bridge companies ready for investments and potential investors. [ Read More ]

Kudos to the E27 team, the Unconference Singapore 2008 held in Matrix, Biopolis had been a fantastic and well-organized event. It had an overwhelming turnout, hitting between 200-250 people. From a surprising excellent keynote from Daniel Ingitaraj (Director, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft) to the enthusiastic pitches from many start-ups in the event, it was a gathering of many enthusiastic minds for a growing and emerging Internet industry. [ Read More ]

The theme for the event is “Something big is brewing…”. So what is going to happen to the Singapore PHP User Group from here? If you want to know, do attend the coming the Singapore PHP User Group Meetup by RSVP here in Facebook. The event will be held next Wednesday July 9 2008, in Microsoft Singapore. Other than the major announcement, a session for “Introduction to Cake PHP” is happening too. [ Read More ]

Design your own Unconference experience. The breakout sessions give you the chance to exchange ideas and opinions with IDM enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and professionals. This is your chance to have your say and voice your ideas! Let us know what you want to see discussed. Simply click the edit button at the top of the page and write your ideas and suggestions. We’ll be happy to work it in. The event will be on 12th July 2008 from 11.30 am to 6 pm. The venue will be in Matrix @ Biopolis, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671 and the tickets are sold at $10 with buffet lunch and drinks provided. For more information, go to their main page here. [ Read More ]

Have new, bright ideas to either a) increase Singapore’s attractiveness as a place for business OR b) nurture entrepreneurs of tomorrow OR c) encourage more innovative and competitive businesses? In celebration of Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)’s 5th anniversary, a campaign has been launched showcasing some of the new ideas, new ways that would seem not viable or unattainable just a mere 5 years back. In conjunction, ACE is running a nation-wide contest to encourage more questioning minds and seek the best Why Not? Ideas. Top entries stand to win attractive prizes! You can take part by filling up the form here. [ Read More ]

Want to meet like-minded people who are passionate about making a difference? Want to learn from respected and experienced community leaders and social entrepreneurs? SYINConnect is a one-day youth conference that connects participants to urgent social issues, and what people are doing about them in Singapore. Participants will get the opportunity to meet the community leaders making change in our society today, and build the skills, networks and confidence to be effective agents of change. [ Read More ]

Please take note that the venue for the event eBay.dev.shack organized by our partner organization, E27, has been changed due to unforeseen circumstances. It is now at The Arts House and NOT at Timbre @ The Substation. Please refer this map for details. The address of the venue is The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429 and you are assured that the quality of the event has not been compromised in any sense. For more details, you can directly check out at this wiki page or in their facebook event for details.