65bits #173: I’m holding a iPad, can you look at me?
July 19, 2010 by SGE
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65bits #171: HR65
July 10, 2010 by SGE
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TWIA #51: Varsha Rao from SingTel Digital Media
June 18, 2010 by SGE
As Steve Jobs always say in his keynote, “there’s just one more thing ….” Over here in TWIA, we have managed to obtain one more special interview during Echelon 2010 (before our 50th episode). Varsha Rao, CEO, SingTel Digital Media (which manages inSing.com) discussed her thoughts on her work in inSing.com, social media marketing & the focus on localized content to engage consumers. She also shared her thoughts on Echelon 2010 conference and the case presentation on Indonesia during Echelon 2010. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #50: Live from Echelon 2010
June 12, 2010 by SGE
Coming live from Echelon 2010 on 2 June with the largest panel ever assembled and a major announcement, the TWIA crew is in full force for the 1st time with interesting threads of discussion ever pursued. With the major announcement for TWIA that DailySocial.net (Indonesia) and Mobinode.com (China) will syndicate our show in the future, we hope to extend our show to reach further shores that provide Asia with the analysis on news which rocked the web, mobile and tech space. In our distinguished panel, we have Dave McClure (@davemcclure), Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) from TechCrunch, Mohan Belani from E27 (@mohanbelani), Gen Kanai from Mozilla Corporation (@genkanai), Rama Mamuaya from DailySocial.net (@rampok) and the full team with Chew Lin Kay (@chewlink) and Michael Smith (@dreampipe). We start with a review of Echelon 2010 with discussion on social gaming, the shift from web to mobile browser in Asia, the start-ups launch with Foound leading the way and Dave’s thoughts on how they can improve for the future. Following on, we crisscrossed through a variety of issues crossing from country to country (China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and etc.), the travel stories from Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) and take interesting questions from our audience. Finally, we wrapped up with what all our panelists wish for Echelon 2011. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #47: Chris Evdemon from Innovation Works
June 7, 2010 by SGE
How is the venture incubator space emerging in China after Lee Kaifu’s departure from Google China to create Innovation Works? What is the current trends in the Chinese market and how does it differ from Singapore. Following our special interview series in conjunction with Echelon 2010, we have Chris Evdemon from Innovation Works & a business angel in Singapore on our show to discuss this issues and his expectations on Echelon 2010. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #43: Rama Mamuaya from Daily Social on Koprol
May 31, 2010 by SGE
This week has been a major milestone for Southeast Asia that Yahoo has acquired Indonesian based start-up, Koprol, a social networking and location based mobile service similar to FourSquare. We interviewed Rama Mamuaya from DailySocial.net as he retraced the story on how he started using the service thru a private invite from the founders to the day where they announced the acquisition. He also share with us some of the background behind Koprol with respect to users and features and how the Blackberry has driven users to Koprol in Indonesia. As Rama is attending Echelon 2010, we asked him what he expects from the upcoming conference. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs.
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TWIA #42: Back to One with Great Tidings
May 31, 2010 by SGE
The TWIA crew comes together before our co-host Michael Foong taking a hiatus for 3 months due to a very special piece of good news. While we announced the great news on the growth of TWIA and our special 50th episode that comes in the form of a live show in Echelon 2010, we do not forget the tech news that dominate the Asian landscape this week. Starting from the famous CHINICT conference in China, the crew proceeds to discuss the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S where the crew praised about the screen and followed on to discuss how Asians have managed to load the new version of Android OS – Froyo into their Nexus One. Finally, we discussed the most exciting news that rocked Southeast Asia with Yahoo acquiring Indonesia start-up, Korpol and whether location based services remained a hype from US to Asia. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #41: Hugh Mason from JFDI Asia
May 29, 2010 by SGE
We all heard about the Hackerspace SG in Singapore set up by Meng Weng Wong last year. In conjunction with our special interview series, we invited Hugh Mason (@hughmason), one of the partners from the Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI Asia) to come and tell us about how their new venture incubator can make a difference for entrepreneurs by utilizing on the concepts of rapid prototyping and agile development to produce new lean and mean start-ups for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from Singapore to the region. Hugh also shares with us what he will be looking forward to in the coming Echelon 2010. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #40: Nicholas Aaron Khoo from SCOGA & CNET
May 27, 2010 by SGE
Following our special interview series for Echelon 2010, Daniel and Chew Lin engages Nicholas Aaron Khoo (@geekonomics) from Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and CNET to a conversation about online gaming in Asia. During the interview, Nic shares his experiences on the community work in the realm of online gaming through SCOGA, his thoughts on the panel “Social Gaming – How a Fast Rising Global Phenomenon is Developing in Asia” and what he will engage his fellow panelists on that topic and also the sessions in Echelon 2010 which he looks forward to. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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TWIA #35: Saumil Nanavati from Chlkboard
May 18, 2010 by SGE
What’s the story behind Chlkboard and what followed after the launch of the first beta in 21 days? Joining us in TWIA in conjunction with Echelon 2010, Saumil Nanavati, CEO and co-founder of Chlkboard came on our virtual studio and share with Chew Lin and Daniel Cerventus more on the local mobile ad network and his thoughts on the speed that start-ups need to innovate in today’s world. Of course, above all, we ask him what he will look forward to in the coming Echelon 2010 conference which he will attending. Coming on board for this interview on behalf of his other co-founder, Bernard, who is a host to the show and a speaker on the panel “Mobile Applications: the State of Play“, we will hear more about the mobile advertising space in the coming Echelon 2010. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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