TWIA Episode 6: The MOL & Friendster Marriage

With two major news that rocked the Southeast Asia markets this week from the acquisition of Friendster by MOL to the emergence of the JooJoo netbook, the crew is left reeling the implications of the events. We also have David Lian, who joined us as our special guest as we run through our stories in TWIA. You can check out the podcast directly from here. Read more

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In Conversation with Violet Lim, Eteract and Lunch Actually

The co-founders of Lunch Actually needs no introduction as they are well-known in the offline dating space for matchmaking professionals and executives. While expanding Lunch Actually to Malaysia and Hong Kong, the founders of the team have now embarked on a venture that translates the dating business from offline to online and vice versa. Their new dating portal, Eteract allows singles to conveniently and instantly meet new friends by doing interactive and efficient online speed dating activities together to determine if there is chemistry and connection between them. So, we interview Violet about the story behind Eteract. Read more

Valentine’s Day 2009 – The Business Of Love

With the mood of love surrounding Valentine’s Day, here at SGEntrepreneurs, we’ve prepared a special series of articles, reviews and interviews on The Business Of Love in Singapore. We’ll be taking a look at the dating industry landscape in Singapore, dating agencies and companies, and also hear from the entrepreneurs behind those companies whose main business is love.

Bookmark this page to view fresh posts in this series and maybe even find a service you can use to get a date on Valentine’s day. Let’s start making some love.

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New Poll: Will You Consider Using A Dating Agency?

Stealing Cupid’s Bow – Dating Industry Landscape In Singapore

Wanna GoMovieDate With Me?

Interview with Matthew Tan, GoMovieDate

In Conversation with Violet Lim, Eteract and Lunch Actually

Interview with Kelvin Ong, Singles Mingle

Flirt With He or She WhoWorksAroundYou

In Conversation with Vary Yong, WhoWorksAroundYou

If You Have HIV Or Are A Vegetarian, There’s A Dating Agency For You

Interview with Annie Chan, Club2040

In Conversation with Lydia Gan, Wow-Her.com and Clique Wise

New Poll: Will You Enter The Dating Industry?

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Aftermath of E27 Unconference Singapore 2008

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