IMAGINE if your office was located on an island, with bright balmy sunny days and a clear view of the vast blue ocean from your desk. You are free from the rat race of the corporate jungle and unshackled from the menial concerns of daily household chores and have only one focus — building your […]
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ONE of the biggest tech trends that will dominate information and communication technology (ICT) in the coming year, in both the consumer and enterprise space, is the Internet of Things, two industry experts said yesterday (Jan 22). Speaking at the first DNA-TeAM Disrupt forum for the year, with the theme What’s hot (or not) in 2014?,
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WE are kicking off our DNA-TeAM Disrupt series in 2014 with a look at What’s hot (or not) in 2014? with a look at what is hot in both the consumer and enterprise space, both from a technology and customer angle, and what technologies may falter. Disrupt is a monthly panel discussion and networking event
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eam Owe$ome, which won the leg of AngelHack in early June with its debt collection app, went to Silicon Valley to compete in the international edition, placing third among the 35 global startups it went up against. In this, the first of a two-part article, Owe$ome ‘creative head and idea founder’ Joann Soon talks about
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Interview with Bikesh L., CEO of 1337 Ventures Sdn Bhd on The Development of the Tech Content Industry in Malaysia
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MARK Chang, JobStreet.com founder and chief executive officer, recently emailed me, and was very apologetic, saying he felt that he could have been more helpful to me in my entrepreneurial journey. “But, I’ve just been so busy running my own company,” he said. I think he will be even busier moving forward seeing how the
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CAN coding become cool? It surely is important since it underpins the digital revolution we are living through now, and will get even more important when we enter the age of The Internet of Things or IOT. Remember that acronym as you will be hearing more of it in future. It simply means that there
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I first stumbled upon a tech community event back in the 4th quarter of 2011. It was a hackathon, and one of my very first entries to understanding what technology startup ecosystem is all about. Community building event functions as one of the main drivers to any startup ecosystem. Hackathon, as an example, is a
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A NEW entrepreneur once asked me about joining an incubator or accelerator programme. Much to my chagrin, his main concern was whether joining one would adversely affect his chances of finding financing for his venture. The short answer to that was: “Honey, if your idea is awesome enough, not much will affect your chances of
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1337 Ventures, VLT and Startup Mamak are bringing AngelHack, touted to be the world’s biggest hackathon competition, to Malaysia. The two-day competition will kick off on June 8 at the 1337 Accelerator in MSC Malaysia’s Knowledge Workers Development Centre in Cyberjaya, the organising trio said. AngelHack organises hackathon competitions for web developers and entrepreneurs. At
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