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[Malaysia] [Event] TEDxKL 2013 Focuses On “Life Hacking”

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TEDxKL is currently in its 5th year, and has grown from an humble audience of 80 people in 2009 to over 800 in 2012 in its aim of bringing together people who want to leverage ideas, technologies, design, and education to help create a better future and support innovation in the local community.

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The Seven Rules of Fearless Growth: What Fearless Companies Are Doing To Grow Faster And Smarter 

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In short, they operate confidently in uncertainty. 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. and Malaysia. These companies are willing to take prudent risks and know how to manage risk. Not anymore.

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[Singapore] Tribehired.com Lands Investment; Plans Team Expansion

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Instead of relying on usual “submit a resume for different positions and wait for an interview call-up” way to land a dream job, a job seeker can instead tap on existing communities such as online social networks and respected thought leaders in their industries to recommend the right roles for them.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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Now on to more operational considerations. By and large, a lot of it were macro challenges that Malaysia itself faced. The cliches of hiring the best of the best is as true in Malaysia as it is in the US. The Ruby community in Kuala Lumpur is fairly small. It was very difficult to find the right people.

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Four Tips For Singaporean Startups To Ensure Success Past The Five Year Mark

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The supportive pro-business environment paired with forward-thinking government initiatives such as the Start-Up Enterprise Development Scheme (SEEDS) ensure that Singapore’s startup community is teeming with activity. Despite these positive moves, the same NUS Enterprise study reported that half of Singaporean startups operate at a loss.

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These Are The Most Exciting FinTechs To Emerge In Southeast Asia

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The countries are Singapore (490 FinTechs), Indonesia (262 FinTechs), Malaysia (196 FinTechs), Thailand (128 FinTechs), Philippines (115 FinTechs), and Vietnam (77 FinTechs). Quoine is a cryptocurrency company based in Singapore, with operations in Vietnam and Japan. MoMo has gained over 2.5 million customers in Vietnam.

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Legal Impact Of Data Protection And Management In The Digital Age

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Here are a few tips for organisations to ensure that they comply with the legal regulations where they operate in. Data protection regulations in ASEAN countries are also set to develop in future in light of commitments arising from the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in end 2015 and the continued digitalization of everything.