Last 15 semi-finalists Announced for Ideas.Inc Competition

As a roundup before a brand new year starts, the Ideas.Inc competition organized by Nanyang Technopreneurship Centre, NTU and SPRING Singapore have finally unveiled their last 15 semi-finalists. About 200 teams have registered for the competition with 500 participants falling below the age of 26, with 30 ideas selected for the preliminary round by 40 preliminary round judges. Here are the list of the last 15 semi-finalists Read more

The Entrepreneur’s Bookshelf: Just Listen by Mark Goulston

Through a very interesting episode in Jason Calacanis‘ “This Week in Startups” (a videocast featuring about the trials and tribulations of startup founders), I discover an interesting book “Just Listen” written by Mark Goulston. Unlike all other episodes which talk so much about the stories of start-ups, the interview with Mark Goulston discusses the issues that all challenging situations and stress conditions which happen around a business environment. Particularly in startups, which it is likely that very few entrepreneurs will talk about is the management of human relations. The basic theme for “Just Listen” is to focus on how we can get through to anyone, even when productive communication seems impossible. So, we review the book and tell you why you should read it. Read more

Executive Summary – Ideas, Innovation & Purpose

Currently, the Ideas.Inc Business Challenge organized by Nanyang Technopreneurship Centre, NTU and SPRING Singapore is still ongoing before the deadline for executive summary on 27 November 2009. Over the past two months, I have conducted three Executive Summary Workshops in NTC, Civil Service College and National Library Board for about 150 participants. In each of the workshop, I included a short presentation, an ideas generation workshop and an executive summary review with the participants. In this post, I will share with you the Executive Summary presentation which I broke down into four main themes: (1) Identification of a business opportunity, (2) Why and How to write an executive Summary and (3) Resources on sites for people who are setting up businesses should go. Read more

Dimensions of Innovation in Entrepreneurship by Chris Evdemon

Recently, Chris Evdemon (board member, BANSEA and partner, Eastern Bell Venture Capital) gave a interesting presentation about starting up in China. Being experienced in both Singapore and China markets, he has decided to share another presentation entitled Dimensions of Innovation in Entrepreneurship which he delivered in a university in China. The presentation offers general advice for entrepreneurs starting up their company based on the 5P’s principle (preparation, patience, persistence, persuasion, productivity). Read more

Entrepreneurs, please please please use your research skills

What is one of the important components in getting an expensive education in Singapore? Our contributor, Wong Meng Weng thinks that research skills are one of them and urges wannabe entrepreneurs to start exercising the skills which they learned from school. A Singaporean entrepreneur who has returned from Silicon Valley and now an angel investor within the community, Meng Weng hopes that his open letter will offer a guide to wanna-be entrepreneurs when they should set up a meeting with an investor. Read more

Barcamp KL 2009 – The Things I hear about Entrepreneurship & Bloggers

I set off to Subang Jaya for Barcamp Kuala Lumpur (KL) on Friday morning. I reached a day earlier to meet up with some internet specialists and organizers of Barcamp KL. The last Barcamp KL was held in the KLCC area (where the Petronas Towers are). This event was held over the weekend (4 and 5 April 2009) in Inti College, Subang Jaya. The trip turned out to be a good one because it grew to become Barcamp Southeast Asia, with other organizers from Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo & Cambodia. This time round, we have wi-fi available, and the other thing I liked about the location is that the Inti College is located besides the Asia Cafe and also a Starbucks Cafe where I can grab a cup of grande vanilla latte. Read more

After Barcamp Singapore (Asia) 3

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

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Friday Big Mixing 23 January 2009

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NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Unconventional Thursday, 22 January 2009

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After Virtual Worlds at NUS Entrepreneurship Week

The Virtual Worlds panel brought together speakers who build virtual worlds (Jeremy Snyder, Twinity), financial service provider for virtual worlds (Aileen Sim, First Meta), provider of a virtual mobile technology aimed at enterprises (James Ong, Origami Frontiers), new media and virtual site destination producer (Aroon Tan, Magma Studios), where game characters and films collide (Ho Chee Yue, Association of MACHINIMA Arts and Sciences) and our champion for the marriage of museums and new media (Walter Lim, National Heritage Board). Read more

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