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Starting Up In Singapore (Part I) – Product/Market Fit

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As a startup in Asia, the top 2 markets to start from are China , and India. However, they tend to be extremely difficult to navigate especially if you do not have a cofounder from and/or experience in that country. In this case, I urge founders to start in the US first (i.e. Consumer Facing B2C.

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GreenPost – Because Bills Should Be Green

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“There had to be a scalable and smarter way for people to handle and pay their bills, especially helping them to stop their paper bills, says co-founder Narulla. GreenPost has big ambitions in Asia and the Pacific. The Journey. “We think this is a greenfield market that presents enormous growth potential.&#

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JFDI.Asia Accelerator: Bootcamp Practicalities

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by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. Because we’ve learned the hard way that $100,000, which is six months of runway in Silicon Valley, is a retirement jackpot in half of Southeast Asia. Some founders stay at hostels. JFDI offers co-working too so if you want to stay on campus, you can.

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[Singapore][Event] Regional Startups Shine At JFDI-Innov8 2012 Bootcamp Demo Day

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Organized by technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI Asia – the recent JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp saw some 11 local and regional technology startups undergo a tough 100-day program that saw them attempt to turn a prospective idea into a potentially sustainable digital business.

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JFDI.Asia Announces 2013 Startup Lineup

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According to Hugh Mason, co-founder and CEO at JFDI.Asia , around the world accelerator programs like theirs are evolving as a consistent way to direct innovation, teach entrepreneurship and manage the risks involved. “Early-stage business is becoming less of an art and more of a science,” he adds.

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Web Analytics Career Guide: From Zero To Hero In Five Steps!

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Certification Courses: If you want to jumpstart your education (and this is in addition to the above, not a replacement) consider taking a course with Market Motive (Disclosure: I'm the co-founder), University of British Columbia or the University of California at Irvine or Universite Laval. Worked hard. That is it.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Loading… Asia. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Consumer Services (B2C). Asia/Pacific. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe.