Sydney conquers Asia-Pacific in Cities of Opportunity report

July 29, 2011 by Egi SEPTIADI  

Seven years ago, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Partnership for New York City started asking what New York had to do to remain competitive on the world stage. That resulted in the Cities of Opportunity report. This year just saw the release of the 4th edition. This time around, they ranked 26 cities around the world, with a third of them located in the Asia-Pacific region. Curious as to whether your city is one of the chosen ones? Below is a run down of the Asia-Pacific cities that made it into the list. Read more

Interview with Brad Feld, co-founder of VC firm Foundry Group

July 27, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Onsuccess interviewed early stage investor and entrepreneur Brad Feld on July 14 regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Brad shared much from his own experience and gave some insightful comments on entrepreneurship in Asia. Read more

LinkedIn Opens Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore

May 31, 2011 by Gwendolyn Regina T  

After LinkedIn‘s IPO (some say spectacular, some argue otherwise), the professional social network is opening an office in Singapore to be their Asia Pacific headquarters. While we already know that LinkedIn Japan is also in the works, the Singapore office seems more firmed up with Arvind Rajan, LinkedIn’s managing director and vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan moving here. Read more

Planet of the Apps – Asia 2011

May 20, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

They have it in Europe, so do we in Asia. This year, Terrapinn proudly presents Planet of the Apps Asia 2011. Planet of the Apps Asia brings together the world’s major consumer brands, media businesses, social networking sites, mobile operators and ISPs, device manufacturer, platform owners and developer community. Click here to view the speaker list and here to view the full schedule. Read more

Asia Pacific Startup Winners At TiE50 2011

May 18, 2011 by Egi SEPTIADI  

Founded in 1992, TiE is a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship and today counts over 14,000 members in 54 chapters across 13 countries. Its flagship event, TiECon is held yearly and billed as the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs. At this event, the top 50 technology startups under TiE50TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands of technology startups worldwide – are announced. Here’s a look at the startups from Asia Pacific who are TiE50 2011 winners across the five categories: Read more

Echelon 2011 and Launchpad Satellites in Singapore, Malaysia

April 11, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Echelon 2011 aims to help Southeast Asia’s startups get discovered. The main event will be held in June in Singapore, but there will be two Satellite launchpads in Singapore and KL (Malaysia) will help filter the startups.

Echelon 2011 will be a two-day, double-track event with an expected attendance of more than 1,000 delegates; a demo pit of more than 40 startups and companies; and workshops and fringe events. Read more

Technopreneurship and the Early Stage Ecosystem in China – 29 Apr

April 8, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

The Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) is holding a workshop at the end of the month for startups, angel investors and anyone else who wants to venture into the Chinese market, with a focus on the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) sector. The program is divided into two parts to discuss, amongst others: current mainland China market status & trends, the Chinese internet; early stage ecosystem in China, local angels & VCs, resources and fundraising. Read more

Latest Startup Jobs – 23 Feb 2011

February 23, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

If you are reading SGEntrepreneurs, you are probably already partial to startups, perhaps having founded one yourself or are working in one.

If not, why not consider joining a dynamic startup to see for yourself what it is like working with just two other people in your entire company?

If you are looking for a job as a developer, programmer, or you want something in business development, sales, or perhaps
you are a designer and looking for creative jobs, check out these newly listed open positions at these diverse startups. Read more

[Indonesia] BlackBerry DEVCON Asia 2011

January 10, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

The world’s most enthusiastic developers, BlackBerry® experts, and Research In Motion® (RIM®) partners will be there at DevCon Asia 2011, to be held in Bali, Indonesia. Read more

After Barcamp Singapore (Asia) 3

March 6, 2009 by SGEntrepreneurs  

After Barcamp

Our very own Bernard was one of the first presenters of the full-day event while his two counterparts, Gwen and Isaac Timothy T were in the audience skipping around from room to room. Here, we hear from both Gwen and Isaac Timothy T on their thoughts on various presentations. Read more