YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2015

This year’s instalment of banking and financial technology conference Next Bank Asia will be taking place on May 27-28 in Singapore with the theme of “Tracking the Digital Shift”, where participants will be engaged on topics surrounding disruptive technologies relevant to the Asian financial sector.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2014

At one time, expanding into Asia was considered a luxury — a feat attainable only by the largest and most well-heeled companies in the country. But, in today’s global market, the booming economy, massive population, mobile adoption and growing middle make Asia an attractive—and fully attainable—prospect for virtually any young upstart.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

by David Nagrosst, head of sales for Cyxtera Technologies in Asia Pacific, Australia and Japan. Objective 3 – Narrow the field and clear the noise for Incident Response, “observe and respond” operations to be more targeted and effective. Without a doubt, the firewall era has come to an end. The onset of death.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

As commercial growth in Asia continues unabated, there’s never been a better time to start a small business on the world’s most populous continent. It may sound obvious, but before investing valuable time and money opening in Asia, it’s vital to ensure the product you sell or the service you offer has a place on the Asian market.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

Europe’s Metaverse Market: Niche Operators and Start-ups While the US and Asia dominate the Metaverse market , Europe has yet to establish a major presence in the industry. Historically, European startups have lagged behind the US and Asia regarding nurturing unicorns.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2015

Twitter last week announced that it has opened its office in Singapore, officially designating it as its headquarters for the Asia Pacific region. The new regional headquarters will be home to a wide range of business functions, including sales, partnerships, marketing, HR, finance, user services, legal, policy, and trust & safety.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2014

The developer of today, in comparison, now has to worry about building apps that work with multiple browsers, various devices of differing form factors both portable and desk-bound, as well as numerous operating systems that require equally different developer skillsets.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Do we develop new capabilities internally or partner? In short, they operate confidently in uncertainty. Rule #3: Partner, borrow, and share. In the past, businesses needed to own or take responsibility for every aspect of their value chain, from research to development to operations to sales and marketing. Not anymore.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2011

In a developer conference today in Singapore, online social networking giant Facebook made its strongest indication yet of its intention to better engage developers in Asia and Southeast Asia.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2012

. “Vinnie was amongst the most popular and valued mentors on the bootcamp we operated earlier this year,” says Hugh Mason, co-founder and CEO at JFDI.Asia. “Jeff and Paul also both have great reputations for sharing their know-how. ” “The next billion people are coming online in our region.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 22, 2013

In Southeast Asia that number sits at a modest 2 million; Singapore alone comprises over 400,000 of that number, which is a massive takeup rate for a country with a population of just over 5 million. In the News Evernote partnership Singapore Southeast Asia StarHub' million of which around 1.2

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. Kurt Bilafer, Global Vice President Sales & Success at WePay , is a sales veteran with more than 20 years of experience in direct sales, channel and partner development and business strategy.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Entrepreneurs with businesses in Asia know that fundraising here can be a daunting task. With this in mind, I would like to use my experience as an entrepreneur, having closed several sizable rounds of investment around Asia over the last six years, to help explain the landscape as it currently stands.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

Then there’s also the issue of the long-term view for your enterprise mobile apps; how many update cycles are planned, did you take into account operating system upgrades, or even device updates? Organizations build mobile apps for three main groups of people: customers, partners and employees. Who will use the app?

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

I found this reality addressed well in a new book, “ Fast Times ,” by McKinsey Partners Arun Arora, Peter Dahlstrom, Klemens Hjartar, and Florian Wunderlich. In the same year, Lego's profits soared 63% as they expanded their initiatives and operations in Asia and Europe.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2018

E-commerce is exploding in Asia, with e sales for Asia-Pacific expected to total US$1.37 While numbers for Asia Pacific can be skewed by China, it’s too simplistic to put this growth down to merely the China factor and its huge domestic market. In this role she heads up Asia Pacific from its headquarters in Hong Kong.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I am working to develop deeper relationships with LitLife’s school and district partners to ensure that our literacy consulting work is as effective as possible. By highlighting work that is going well with partners, we can also cast a light on the amazing work happening in each of our sites! 7- New ideas and partners.

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Transformify

AUGUST 16, 2020

Transformify , a UK-based Freelancer Management System (FMS), has partnered up with Xoxoday , an HR Software company based in India that has offices in Singapore, Australia, the US, Ireland and the Philippines, to boost its expansion across Asia. About Xoxoday. of India’, FT top 100 tech companies 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Junior Achievement exemplifies this approach in its programs which it takes to classrooms across the Asia Pacific region. Working with FedEx as a partner, it’s International Trade Challenge is just one of many powerful platforms connecting executive mentorship with raw talent to the benefit of all.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. We just held our third session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

In fact, 2021 was the year that my sister and business partner quit her 9-5 corporate job and we both went full time with the business. We had to focus all of our efforts on keeping pace with our expansion, hiring new specialists for all of the different geographies that we operate in. Photo Credit: Shokouh Hatch. 9- Empowering.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 11, 2023

To address this issue, space-based internet startup Astranis has partnered with satellite services provider Orbits Corp to launch and operate a dedicated satellite for the Philippines. The microGEO satellites, operating at geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,000 miles above the Earth’s surface , offer distinct advantages.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2018

In Asia Pacific, research shows that almost 60 percent of young entrepreneurs want an international customer base in the next five years, up from 36 percent who have an international customer base now. Businesses in other markets are eager to partner with small businesses and benefit from their spirit of innovation.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Over the last four years, the coal industry has witnessed an ongoing transformation on a global scale – from decreased demand in the US to growing fuel needs in Asia and rising concerns about climate change. The growing demand in Asia has actually offset the decline in the US demand as we increase our ability to grow our exports.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Anyone that has entered into a business arrangement with their partner knows, you will more than likely butt heads. As managing partner of the agency, I am responsible for taking calculated risks to grow our business into other regions. My mandate is to expand our business footprint into Southern China and Asia-pacific.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. But for B2B, for example, decision makers for older businesses can’t be found easily online.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. But for B2B, for example, decision makers for older businesses can’t be found easily online.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2014

” 4) Know when to step down as CEO - Espousing his view that CEOs should be seen and not heard, Branson leaves the daily operations of business to his managers. More recently, he dolled himself up to be an Air Asia stewardess after losing a bet to his business partner and friend Tony Fernandes! Branding and Publicity.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2017

In fact, Gartner forecasts that the Asia Pacific public cloud services market will grow 17.7 By 2019, the total public cloud services spending in Asia Pacific will rise to $13 billion, highlighting how well-received subscription-based services are in the Asian business landscape. percent in 2017 to total $10 billion.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

This challenge comes after the Internet giant set up its Asia-Pacific business headquarters in Singapore last year. It also recently announced a US$10 million ‘Rakuten Asia Startup Fund’ in April earlier this year, signalling its recognition in Asia’s potential booming e-commerce market even as it seeks to expand its operations outside Japan.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The fund will invest across Asia, Europe, Israel and the US, going beyond the accelerator program’s primary focus on Korea and the US — although it does accept startups from other parts of the world. We can expect around one-third of investments to be for Asia, with the rest spread across the US, Europe and Israel, he adds.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

At one time, Facebook did operate its own startup program, the fbFund, but the company announced it had no plans to keep it active. Once focused on holding events in Europe, Seedcamp has expanded to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Seedcamp also announced that Facebook would become a Platinum Seedcamp Founder Sponsor. Discuss.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2012

Singapore-based eBay sellers rejoice – eBay Singapore has partnered with SingPost , and in collaboration with US Postal Service , to launch a new shipping service for delivering goods from Singapore to the United States. Singapore sellers on eBay are highly regarded for combining good quality products at great value.

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