Sprooki is an app that lets shoppers find out the latest deals near them, purchase the products in-app, and redeem them at the store. Sounds like just another daily deals app? Not quite — it’s much more than that.
Think of it as Groupon meets Chalkboard, with retail analytics built-in.
It is an end-to-end platform that lets retailers push their promotions to mobile users in the vicinity, receive payment directly from customers who use the app, and analyse data about their customers. Read more
Usually, a QR code would bring you to a website or call up some contact information about a company or individual. While useful if well-implemented, these uses provide just a glimpse of the QR code’s potential.
Enter QropIt, a full-fledged, free-to-use QR code web app that just launched today (29th November). Led by Singapore-based web developer Chua U-Zyn and working with Korean partner Focusone, QropIt allows users to ‘like’ a Facebook page or receive coupons from merchants after scanning a QR code. The mobile app, which is coming soon, will let smartphone users find out what QR codes are nearby which may interest them.
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Music fans, here’s something for you.
Tracking music gigs in Singapore can be a massive headache — especially if you’re a newbie who doesn’t quite know your way around town yet.
But Clarence Chan, a passionate music lover fresh out of Singapore Management University, has developed a solution: Bandwagon, a web app that tracks the when, who, where, what, and how much of live music gigs in Singapore’s blossoming bar scene. Read more
Classifieds like Craigslist primarily cater to service providers. If they want to offer something — a house for rent, a job, or a used car — they can post an ad on the website and wait for queries to flood in.
Seeksquare, a YES! Startup funded company, flips the concept of classifieds upside-down.
Instead of forcing users to manually pour through hundreds of classified ads, Seeksquare lets consumers take the initiative by posting ads about what they are seeking, and wait for service providers to send in quotations to them. Read more
David Yim, founder of Udders Ice-Cream, arrived in khaki shorts and sneakers.
“I dress like this at work all the time. We have a very relaxed atmosphere,” he told everyone.
He realized some in the audience didn’t know what udders were.
“You know… cow tits,” he quipped, after struggling for a while to find the right word. The audience roared.
That was just one of the highlights at Entrepreneurs Unplugged, a panel discussion organized by Startup@Singapore, an annual business plan competition. The event is part of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Read more
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Just when we thought we’ve found them all, more co-working spaces have emerged to serve entrepreneurs who need a nice working environment but can’t afford a full-fledged office, which is expensive in land scarce Singapore.
Kennel, which brands itself as a “collaborative workspace” for creative entrepreneurs, is one such place. Nestled within the quaint, old world confines of Dempsey Hill and fronting a lush tropical forest, the co-working, or rather, collaborative workspace feels almost like a rejuvenative retreat for weary old souls. Read more
Asking Singaporeans to be disloyal is like asking them to commit seppuku. Be prepared to be given a cold shoulder — Singaporeans are, after all, known for being extremely obedient.
So it comes as no surprise that when two young chaps, Dutch-Indonesian Erik Posthuma and American Luke Norman, brought the concept of a disloyalty card to Singapore, they got plenty of press coverage.
But that aside, Be Disloyal (which is what their loyalty program is called) is an epic win, branding wise. Read more
This is the third article from the “Mistakes made, lessons learnt” series. Check out all the articles here.
Biggest mistake made: Assuming that everyone will think highly of his idea and participate.
Most memorable setback: Having only two clients in the first year of business. Read more
Filed under Featured, Great Business Ideas, Innovation & Technology, Interviews, Retail, Services, TechnologyTags: inspiring entrepreneurs, mistakes made lessons learnt, Ng chin leng, SingaporeBrides, singaporemotherhood
For doing an impersonation of Superman during his pitch for the live competition round of the WebInTravel Bootcamp, GetFlight’s founder Ian Cummings (photo) was awarded the title of Grooviest Start-Up on 19th October.
Of course, having a nice product certainly helped too.
The WebInTravel Conference, which was held in Singapore this year, gathers the leaders in the online travel industry to discuss the latest trends happening in the space. The Bootcamp is a segment of the Conference that focuses on startups.
Ten new travel companies were picked for a pitching session with investors, out of which three finalists had to present in front of a live audience. Read more
Now here’s something that’s out of this world.
A group of guys affiliated to The Seasteading Institute are starting a tech startup incubator called Blueseed, 12 miles off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is not too far away from Silicon Valley. Read more
