Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Venturing overseas is challenging and there have been recent calls for the government to further support trade associations to help local SMEs in Singapore expand in this region. There have been some fundamental learnings along the way: Tip 1: Work with the right partners. Tip 4: Harness local support. Tip 5: Smart resourcing.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

In India, the leading firms are slightly more concentrated with Sequoia India , Accel Partners , and Nexus Venture Partners being a cut above the rest. Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Despite the country’s modest size, the tiny island of Singapore seems to be producing game development firms at a prodigious rate. ” Feature Story Daylight Studios IAHGames mobile games Singapore video games' billion to US$22 billion. .” billion to US$22 billion.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2015

Singapore offers a bunch of legal entity forms available for registration: sole proprietorship, partnership, Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary, a branch office, a representative office, and so on. If you are going to share your business with a partner, you should better consider registering a partnership firm. Build up your team.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2013

The startup last week announced that it landed a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures through the Technology Incubation Scheme under the Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Singapore angel investors Ben Ball and Ben Chew, validating TribeHired ‘s concept.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

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Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

Governance for ICO can be relatively loose in countries such as Singapore as long as there is a real use of the ICO token or coin in the blockchain system that the company envisages. Because regulation and governance are tighter around securities, so is liquidity. But countries such as the U.S Some regulators, such as U.S

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Encouraging and supporting a career in tech continues to be a key focus in Singapore, with the government announcing a $120m fund to prepare and develop Singapore talent for 30,000 new ICT jobs by 2020. There’s a great variety of niche interest groups in Singapore, ranging from DevOps to Agile and Data Science.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2012

No, this oasis of pleasure is what things are really like at Changi Airport in Singapore — and it’s the perfect illustration of what service can (and should) look like in our global economy. Many Partners, Many Missions, One Changi.” But that’s not everything the company’s customers and partners value. Engaging Service Vision.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Because Singapore had blazed the trail before them. And so, starting with its Changi Airport and expanding to businesses throughout the nation, Singapore set out to become the uplifting service capital of the world. For Singapore and Mauritius, the literal survival of their citizens depended on their making a change.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

by Marek Danyluk, managing partner at Space Executive. Similarly, Alibaba’s $1 billion investment in Singapore-based e-commerce firm Lazada equips it with the necessary armour to counter Amazon’s entry into Asia. Increases government support and legislation.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2017

by Steve Tan, Deputy Head and key partner in Rajah & Tann Singapore ’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Singapore’s data protection law has one of the highest fines in Asia with each breach subject to a potential fine of S$1 million. Ensuring compliance in an evolving landscape. .

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VC Cafe

JUNE 28, 2024

Data by Dealroom.co ( source ) VC funding for AI visual media surges nearly 90% ( source ) Voice AI market map by Bessemer Venture Partners ( source ) The Jensen Huang mind map for NVIDIA product innovation (by ? Dubai, Singapore and Miami are increasingly popular destinations Where are all the exits?

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

Recently, he partnered with the former CEO off the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Linda Owen. Highland works in a wide range of client base including those involved in governments, public pension plans, and personalities with high net worth. So he joined forces with a few key people to maximize the impact of his charitable giving.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance. Subscribe here for more.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

SXSW and Edelman have partnered to launch a special report of the Trust Barometer?—?Edelman’s Researchers, companies, non-profits, and city governments are using computing, communications, and sensor technologies to design, develop, and deploy data-driven, analytics-augmented systems, services, and infrastructure. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds).

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The Salon is Hong Kong’s first international pitching platform to connect start-ups with potential investors and business partners. I have benefited so much from the MaD Venture Fellows Programme,” said Jay Krishnan of Wifinity Tech, “I have got some potential investors and clients lined up and identified some manufacturing partners as well.”

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Prior to his work with the New Jersey State Government, Mr. Coyle was Managing Director of Coyle & Associates, his own public affairs and communications consulting firm. He has worked with clients such as AT&T, the Governments of Indonesia and Egypt and the Washington public affairs firm of Cassidy and Associates.

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

He counsels public and private company clients in a variety of industries including information technology, government contracting, software and telecommunications. When members see connections, they often partner with one another, backstopping and expanding each other’s capabilities and skills or forming entirely new ventures.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Many local entrepreneurs complain about the local talent here in Singapore , but honestly what did they expect? I recommend partnering with a VC if possible, as it increases the exposure and quality of turnout for the event. They would much prefer their children settle down in a safe government job instead of joining a startup.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Tens of thousands visit Austin every year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 31, 2018

Enigma, which spun out of MIT and raised a $45M ICO last year, announced 8 launch partners for its encrypted “secret contracts” platform. The World Bank exceeded its $73M target for its first blockchain settled bond, raising $81M from investors that included Northern Trust.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

It is somewhat modeled to Singapore. The leadership looked to Singapore to see if China could scale their model. The Chinese government has invented a new form of social democracy. Interesting to see that there are pockets of technology and innovation around the world, but no of entrepreneurship. Motto: “To be rich is beautiful.”

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

My partners and I founded Reel Paper with the goal of adding the positive experience of social responsibility to the simple e-comm purchase of a household staple: toilet paper. The 5 years that I spent working in the US were majorly governed by 2 things: Work and Cooking. Thanks to Jonathan Whitney, GigSharks ! #12-

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 11, 2009

The abundance of risk capital during America’s technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 effectively financed the launch of the technology innovation ecosystems that now thrive in China, India, Singapore and other emerging (and increasingly robust) economies. The three proposals impact the deferral of U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2014

And Stoddard notes that at NetApp they use proper governance to facilitate faster learning: “We use an enterprise executive architecture committee, with all the leaders of every NetApp function — marketing, sales, HR, operations, finance, and so on. Let your story drive your behavior (and solve your disagreements). Soft Edge Pillar: STORY).

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Locations: Bangkok, Beijing, Cape Town, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dubai, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Gurgaon, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney. The client list is equally impressive. SuperUnion.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Bill is a general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s really legendary venture capital firms. I get my healthcare insurance through Vox Media, so I actually don’t know the cost of my healthcare, or the government-. You couldn’t increase wages, and that was mandated by the government.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

Before that I was an equal partner in Kaggle, which is a popular data science competition community. And they got really into the idea of wearing masks and within three days, the whole country had masks, within three days with no government support. And for them, a lot of it was this kind of weird anti-government thing.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Greylock general partner and the host of The 20 Minute VC pick back up from a December 2020 episode of the popular podcast , during which Hoffman discusses his wide-ranging career and key lessons learned. If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman joined me on my show in November.

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