Comments on: In Conversation with Violet Lim, Eteract and Lunch Actually http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually Get to know Asia. The Singapore entrepreneurship scene. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By:  Dating http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-132870  Dating Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:00:33 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-132870 I have specifically said that it is an existing concept that has been popular in the UK, US and Australia which I felt has great potential in Asia. Thus, my husband and I decided to bring the concept into Singapore. FYI, the company that appears to be the first to use the lunch dating concept is ‘LunchDates’ which was started in 1982. And usually only 3 people who would do anything about it, and at the end only 1 who would succeed. So, I am not surprised that when we submitted our ‘eureka moment’, someone else has a similar idea. I have specifically said that it is an existing concept that has been popular in the UK, US and Australia which I felt has great potential in Asia. Thus, my husband and I decided to bring the concept into Singapore. FYI, the company that appears to be the first to use the lunch dating concept is ‘LunchDates’ which was started in 1982. And usually only 3 people who would do anything about it, and at the end only 1 who would succeed. So, I am not surprised that when we submitted our ‘eureka moment’, someone else has a similar idea.

]]> By: james http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-130926 james Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:05:07 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-130926 the website looks great but i think there are more pages like what (with the same features). i am from germany and one year ago there lunched <a href="http://www.flirt1.net/" rel="nofollow">flirt1</a> ...you can compre it to etract.<br><br>great work and very detailed article! the website looks great but i think there are more pages like what (with the same features). i am from germany and one year ago there lunched flirt1 …you can compre it to etract.

great work and very detailed article!

]]> By: Violet http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-122241 Violet Fri, 15 May 2009 02:22:18 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-122241 Dear Adam, Thank you for your comments and feedback. I always welcome feedback as it helps us to continuously improve. I would like to address your points of concern. With regards to the concept of lunch dating, I have never claimed that I am the creator. In all my media interviews since our inception in 2004, I have specifically said that it is an existing concept that has been popular in the UK, US and Australia which I felt has great potential in Asia. Thus, my husband and I decided to bring the concept into Singapore. FYI, the company that appears to be the first to use the lunch dating concept is ‘LunchDates’ which was started in 1982. With regards to Eteract.com, you could be of the impression that we ‘copied’ the idea. To clarify, we have actually submitted our idea and proposal of online speed dating to the Partner Connection Fund administered by MCYS (Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports) in December 2006 which is way before the launch of online speed dating sites like woome.com or speedddate.com in late 2007. Most entrepreneurs would know that when they come up with a great idea, there would be at least 10 other people out there who has the same idea. And usually only 3 people who would do anything about it, and at the end only 1 who would succeed. So, I am not surprised that when we submitted our ‘eureka moment’, someone else has a similar idea. Hence, many a times, it is not about the idea, but the execution and the go to market strategy that matters. Everybody is entitled to their personal opinions and I am sure the editors at SGEntrepreneurs too appreciate your contribution to make the site more vibrant and interactive. In future, you might want to check your facts before attacking the writer’s and site owner’s integrity. Thank you. Sincerely, Violet Lim Co-Founder Lunch Actually and Eteract.com Dear Adam,

Thank you for your comments and feedback. I always welcome feedback as it helps us to continuously improve.

I would like to address your points of concern. With regards to the concept of lunch dating, I have never claimed that I am the creator. In all my media interviews since our inception in 2004, I have specifically said that it is an existing concept that has been popular in the UK, US and Australia which I felt has great potential in Asia. Thus, my husband and I decided to bring the concept into Singapore. FYI, the company that appears to be the first to use the lunch dating concept is ‘LunchDates’ which was started in 1982.

With regards to Eteract.com, you could be of the impression that we ‘copied’ the idea. To clarify, we have actually submitted our idea and proposal of online speed dating to the Partner Connection Fund administered by MCYS (Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports) in December 2006 which is way before the launch of online speed dating sites like woome.com or speedddate.com in late 2007.

Most entrepreneurs would know that when they come up with a great idea, there would be at least 10 other people out there who has the same idea. And usually only 3 people who would do anything about it, and at the end only 1 who would succeed. So, I am not surprised that when we submitted our ‘eureka moment’, someone else has a similar idea. Hence, many a times, it is not about the idea, but the execution and the go to market strategy that matters.

Everybody is entitled to their personal opinions and I am sure the editors at SGEntrepreneurs too appreciate your contribution to make the site more vibrant and interactive. In future, you might want to check your facts before attacking the writer’s and site owner’s integrity.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Violet Lim
Co-Founder
Lunch Actually and Eteract.com

]]> By: Tom Dick & Adam http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-122214 Tom Dick & Adam Thu, 14 May 2009 08:53:59 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-122214 Whaa...Adam...y u so worked-up !! U r 1 of the rival dating coy iszzit ?? Relax lah Look at FB (hope u know wat's tat)...they r not the 1st to come out with the sns idea, but i believe there r the top sns ;) So bro...cool it down man ;p Whaa…Adam…y u so worked-up !! U r 1 of the rival dating coy iszzit ?? Relax lah
Look at FB (hope u know wat’s tat)…they r not the 1st to come out with the sns idea, but i believe there r the top sns ;)
So bro…cool it down man ;p

]]> By: Adam http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-122211 Adam Thu, 14 May 2009 07:17:09 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-122211 I think what you have forgotten to ask the interviewee above is whether she has been going around copying ideas that she later "claimed" to be hers. If you have done your homework diligently, you'll find that her "lunch date" concept and her so called "speed dating online" eureka moment are all ideas that she did not come up with on her own, even though she claimed it to be. What you're profiling are people who have no originality but give the impression they know what they're doing. You should be smarter in who you feature otherwise, you're just another mouthpiece that people will soon /igonore. I think what you have forgotten to ask the interviewee above is whether she has been going around copying ideas that she later “claimed” to be hers. If you have done your homework diligently, you’ll find that her “lunch date” concept and her so called “speed dating online” eureka moment are all ideas that she did not come up with on her own, even though she claimed it to be. What you’re profiling are people who have no originality but give the impression they know what they’re doing. You should be smarter in who you feature otherwise, you’re just another mouthpiece that people will soon /igonore.

]]> By: Valentine’s Day 2009 - The Business Of Love : Singapore Entrepreneurs http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2009/02/13/conversation-violet-lim-eteract-lunch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-120567 Valentine’s Day 2009 - The Business Of Love : Singapore Entrepreneurs Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:55:23 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/?p=3085#comment-120567 [...] In Conversation with Violet Lim, Eteract and Lunch Actually Photo courtesy of: linhtinh [...] [...] In Conversation with Violet Lim, Eteract and Lunch Actually Photo courtesy of: linhtinh [...]

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