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

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The first logical step when you are based in Singapore is to start in a market you are most comfortable in conquering. It is logical and sometimes it is the right choice starting from Singapore, sometimes not. There are three market categories that startups from Singapore are likely to address: 1. Regional from day one (RD1).

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GreenPost – Because Bills Should Be Green

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Officially launched two years ago on World Environment Day , GreenPost aims to make paperless billing a norm in Singapore and in the region, and thus helping preserve the world’s forests for the next generation. But the founders admit they’ve been extremely fortunate to ride the trends which has helped them get to this place.

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JFDI.Asia Announces 2013 Startup Lineup

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Singapore-based technology startup incubator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI.Asia – today unveiled a lineup of eight technology startups set to participate in its 100-day accelerator program this year. DayTripR, from Singapore and New Zealand, have an online data collection utility.

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

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JFDI Asia sure knows how to throw a Demo Day: it turned local nightspot TAB Singapore into part startup launchpad and part investor pitch conference for the Demo Day. This B2C web service aims to makes it fun to discover and plan vacations with groups of friends, thereby increasing the frequency and size of group travel bookings online.

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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. It’s up to you to find housing in Singapore. Some founders stay at hostels. 100 days is an awkward period of time to be in Singapore. Each founder who owns shares in the startup and has attended JFDI will be invited. That’s the competition.

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Making Social Media Work For SMEs

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For many SMEs, the rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce – tipped to be worth US$2 trillion this year in the B2C space alone [1] – makes the opportunity too valuable to ignore. This was the experience of Herschel Supply Co., Remember, you’re the newbie! a Canadian manufacturer of backpacks and outdoor goods.