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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Choosing the right kind of help makes a world of difference for tech start-ups 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:
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It was a first for me. Being on a bus for an event. It was the inaugural 1337 Bus Hackathon and it attracted close to 30 enthusiastic people ranging from those who can write software code, to business development folk and designers who can create compelling visual designs for the software written by said geeks.
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