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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Rather than the usual PC Fair it has held over the past 15 years, Pikom is joining forces with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Commtechasia to hold a ‘Digital Lifestyle Expo.’ The expo which will be held at the KL Convention Centre, starts tomorrow and ends on Aug 25. It will be
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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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TRUST a first-time father who just happens to be a mobile techie to be the brains behind InstaB, an iPhone app that provides a one-click solution for parents to customise their baby photos or videos. Tang Tung Ai, technical director and founder of Icon Mobi Solution, notes that there is a perpetual demand for photo
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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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COME May 25, Transit on Tour will kick off its search for fresh startups outside the Klang Valley to compete for a chance to pitch their idea to Dave McClure, founder of Silicon Valley-based accelerator 500 Startups. 500 Startups provides early stage companies with up to US$250,000 in funding via its startup accelerator programme. Notable
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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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