Internet, Startups, Business, Investments and Tech in Asia. The easiest student businesses to start for less than a tenner. Starting a business is nowhere near as daunting as it sounds.
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The best Founders' Stories from Technology Companies. Skip navigation The best Founders' Stories from Technology Companies Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 2013 Ben Silbermann at Startup School 2012 Tom Preston-Werner at Startup School 2012 Hiroshi Mikitani at Startup School 2012 Joel Spolksy at Startup School 2012 Alibaba Founder Jack Ma: Ideas & Technology Can Change the World.
Steps to becoming a tech start-up entrepreneur. General Assembly and Google Australia have teamed up to offer Introduction to Startup Entrepreneurship, a free 8-week online summer school that will cover topics like how to develop an idea, design and branding, working with developers and marketing for startups.
The online course is available for anyone around the world to join in. General Assembly Australia launched the course in a packed out event on Wednesday, where special guest, Federal Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, Head Engineer for Google, Australia and New Zealand, Alan Noble and GA Regional Director, Riley Batchelor discussed the merits of joining the booming tech startup industry. Alan Noble flagged that people need to be encouraged “… to have a go. Other professions like accounting and law encourage entry and bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practice – why not tech start-up entrepreneurs?
Elisha Tan, Founder at Learnemy. Starup companies. Singapore Self Storage Space & Services. NEXT - Take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. If you want to do q startup in Asia, you should go live abroad first. Granted, there’s plenty of griping in Asia about education systems and cultural barriers that prevent startup ecosystems from growing. In startup circles throughout Asia, you often hear things like “we have some good startups, but our ecosystem is so bad because of our education system and our environment.” The complaints are endemic. Sadly, there is a grain of truth to this that is worth looking into. Jack Ma, one of Asia’s most celebrated tech entrepreneurs, was first introduced to and compelled by the internet on an extended trip he took to the United States, where he worked as an interpreter. It was this important exposure that drove him to launch a number of website projects which culminated in the eventual massive success of Alibaba.
Vietnam’s study-abroad startups. Startup Scenes Across Asia: 11 Of Asia’s Top Tech Cities. Asia is very young and fresh in terms of tech, so the continent is just getting started.
In fact, economically, Asia’s only really had its growth spurt in the last few decades. Whereas the West has had a head start and we all know the big players and key areas – Silicon Valley, New York, London, Paris, etc. – who really knows Asia? It’s so vast, it’s hard to know where to start. So, we went around and talked to bloggers, investors, and entrepreneurs across the region to ask them to share a bit about the startup eocsystems in their respective cities and countries.
We’re lucky our friends were so forthcoming and open to share about their ecosystems. 1. Singapore Darius Cheung: Singapore is the first stop in Asia for the majority of westerners. Singapore probably has the most developed startup ecosystem in the region, with a handful of growth stage startups and many more in angel or seed stage. How to Do What You Love. January 2006 To do something well you have to like it.
That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love. " But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated. The very idea is foreign to what most of us learn as kids. The Campus Observer. In 2007, Pamela Yeo enrolled in law school at the National University of Singapore with an ambition to make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged.
Startup. Best 2013 Books for Entrepreneurs. Hackerspace Singapore – The Zouk of Geekdom. How To Quit Your Day Job And Travel The World. Four years ago on a sunny April morning, I slinked into my new office building, suit slightly too big, 24-years-old and clueless.
It was my first day working at a large, prestigious bank in downtown Boston. The first day of the career that would ostensibly define the rest of my life. 33 Things Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know. A few months ago, I crossed the threshold of five years of self-employment with little fanfare or notice.
At the time, I was too busy redesigning the site, correcting major payment processor issues that likely resulted in the loss of five-figures worth of revenue, and my girlfriend kept dragging me to a variety of Brazilian beaches. It was a weird month. If you had asked me in 2007 when I started what I envisioned my business to look like five years from then, I simply would have said that I didn’t. I didn’t envision anything. NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. Communities - NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. ACE your startup. Want to be the next Viddsee, Carousell or even Redmart?
Then you’d do well to check out the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Startup Grant, conferred by SPRING Singapore. Formerly known as the Young Entrepreneur Scheme for Startups (YES!)