TWIA Episode 14: Don’t Give Up on China

George Codula, the co-founder of Web2Asia, joined the TWIA crew this week to tell us the other perspective behind the Great Firewall on the recent Google showdown with the Chinese government, and examined the implications on Yahoo! and consequences on Google products if they departed. The group also chatted about the new apps store by TaoBao and the social gaming trends in China. The crew and their guest then moved back to talk about Rais Yatim, a minister from Malaysia on banning Facebook and Twitter and finally, the ruling from the South Korean supreme court on virtual and real currency. You can listen to the podcast directly here in SGEntrepreneurs or go to the TWIA site. Read more

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Does Your Business Pass The PIS$ Test?

Does your business pass the PIS$ test? This was the question posed by an entrepreneur from MACRI (i.e. Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation) at the recent barcampKL when sharing about Malaysia’s Cradle Investment Programme.

So what is the PIS$ test? PIS$ is an acronym for the 4 key criteria used in evaluating a business. Read more

Event: Startup Camp Kuala Lumpur 2008

From our friends in Malaysia Entrepreneurs together with the coming Global Entrepreneurship Week, it might be a good time to pull an ad for an interesting event happening in Kuala Lumpur. Startup Camp KL 08 is going to be the largest unconference for entrepreneurs and startups in Malaysia. Over 300 entrepreneurs from all walks of life and sectors are expected to congregate in two full days of ideas exchange and making connections. Startup Camp is held in conjunction with the Global Entrepreneurship Week and it will be on the only National Level GEW event. It will be on 22nd and 23rd November. For those Singaporeans who might be turning up in Malaysia, you can check out the event from here. We wish them all the best in their event. :)

The Geek Goddess Show Episode 3: Virtual Worlds & NetBash

The 3rd episode of the Geek Goddess show is out. Do take a look and send us your feedback on the Geek Goddess Show website. This episode centers on virtual worlds in China, with a little mention of the Singapore company, First Meta, and our friend, Bjorn Lee, co-founder of E27. We also have our friend, Daniel Cerventus, across the causeway to share with us what he thinks of the web 2.0 scene in Malaysia and the difference with Singapore. You can also check out my own production notes here. Of course, as usual, my thanks to Podfire for the support, and the hard work put in by the hosts: Estee and Peter and co-producer, Michael. Read more

Press Release: Guy Kawasaki Speaks at NEF NetBash @ WCIT Kuala Lumpur

From our friends across the causeway in Malaysia, an immediate press release to share with all here – Guy Kawasaki, World Renown Author and Venture Capitalist, Speaks at NEF NetBash @ WCIT Kuala Lumpur. Kawasaki and other global experts talks about Web 2.0 and How to Change the World to Malaysian Technopreneurs. Read more