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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Boosted Adoption Of Emerging Technologies In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

by Shaun Djie, Co-Founder & COO of Digix. Southeast Asia is at an intersection of change where many traditional industries are forced to adapt to the new normal, beckoning a new digital industrial revolution. Known as the world’s mobile economy hotspot , Southeast Asia has been a hotbed for championing emerging technologies.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. He’s a founder of Andreessen Horowitz, which has backed Facebook, Skype, Jawbone, and dozens of other companies whose products you use. He’ll bring us real-world advice.

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[Singapore][Competition] SiTF Announces 2011 Award Winners

YoungUpstarts

All nominations were required to present to a panel comprising distinguished individuals of the ICT (infocomm technology) industry, CIOs of user companies, investors, academics and senior government officers, as part of the judging process. Y-Find Technologies co-founders Ting See Ho, Melvin Yuan and Han Yang. E-Government.

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Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware

Startup Lessons Learned

On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. Slow-moving cycles, like drug discovery or new automobile models, govern the slow part of the axis. My co-founders decided startup life wasn't for them. What follows are solely his opinions.

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Survival Tips From A Seasoned Digital Nomad Who Made It Out The Other Side

YoungUpstarts

by Martin Hunter, co-founder of Free Event Finder. What was born as a year long backpacking trip in Asia evolved into something a lot more meaningful, and 5 years and two startups later we can look back at the mistakes we made and the lessons we learned along the way. While many consider “ Who Moved My Cheese?

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. The Canadian government matched the investment, and the 15-year plan kicked off.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

Speakers include: - Kareem Amin, Co-Founder, Frame. - Rami Essaid, Co-Founder & CEO, Distil Inc. - Yao-Hui, Founder, The Hatchery. - Andrew Mitchell, Managing Partner, ZIG Capital. . What role can government agencies both in the U.S.

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