On 4th July, StartupRoots kicked off its speaker series, which was held for the second year running. The audience was invited to a friendly debate on “Which language is right for your startup“, between three respected geeks in Singapore, Calvin Cheng (Python), Michael Cheng (PHP) and Sau Sheong (Ruby).
This coming Wednesday, StartupRoots seeks to close the widening gap between fresh blood and the seasoned leaders in Singapore’s startup community. For those venturing into their own business (especially for the first time), here’s an opportunity for you to find out how to build a company that lasts. Read more
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While it’s no surprise that Angry Birds is huge in Singapore, Asia, and any place not named Antarctica, having some figures do put things into perspective.
I got them from Henri Holm, senior vice-president for Rovio Entertainment, who was in Singapore last Friday (1st June) to attend the launch of the world’s first-ever Angry Birds themed cable cars.
He revealed that for every ten smartphones in Singapore, there are six Angry Birds downloads.
If we use this study as a gauge, there would be 4.5 million smartphone users in Singapore, and three million Angry Birds downloads in the country alone. Read more
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