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[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches

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Organized by the Google Developer Group (GDG) Singapore and IEEE Computer Society Singapore , the competition is divided into two categories: PlugFest IHL for undergraduate students studying at any Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) and PlugFest Open for individuals from postgraduates to workings professionals.

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[Review] Startup Communities

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“We need to be like Silicon Valley,” we hear many a startup community organizer around the world intone. But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Silicon Valley is a fool’s errand.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

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Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)

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You’re unlikely to have heard of Singapore-based creative agency Imaginary Friends Studios – unless you’re in the fields of film, games or animation. Stanley Artgerm Lau: I am a co-founder and creative director of IFS. Kai Lim: I am also known by my handle UkiTakuMuki within the online art community.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2012, Failcon Singapore And TechInnovation 2012

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. Techventure , one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs, is back. This year, Techventure has also taken on two new partner events - TechInnovation 2012 and Failcon Singapore. The three-day conference will take place with the theme of ‘Asian. Innovation.

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[Event][Singapore] 2015 Battlehack

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The global 2015 BattleHack , organized by leading global payments providers PayPal and Braintree , will be coming to Singapore as part of a worldwide global hackathon competition that will see developers across the globe tasked with creating applications that solve specific challenges. Visit https://2015.battlehack.org/singapore

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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part II)

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Tell us about the No Fear community site that you’ve put together. The objective of the site is not to compete with TED or the LinkedIn community, but to collect material, views and content related to this topic of leadership in the digital generation in one place. Contest is available for people residing in Singapore only.