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15 December 2009

Post-NSC1 thoughts

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I finally got a chance to catch up on some much needed sleep last night. The past weekend has been nothing short of awesome.  Our inaugural Neoteny Singapore Camp 1 (NSC1) event went without major fails, and the speaker and crowd quality, level of discussion and energy levels were superb and electrifying.  Even though Sean [...]

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9 October 2009

SG Next-Gen National Broadband Network starts rollout

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The Next-Gen National Broadband Network, in Singapore’s bid to make up for lost ground against countries such as South Korea and Japan, has been rolled out amidst much fanfare by the passive infrastructure company (NetCo), otherwise known as OpenNet.  OpenNet is a joint venture of four partners – Axia NetMedia (Axia), Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Singapore [...]

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20 September 2009

Games Convention Asia ‘09 a letdown

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Did you go to the Games Convention Asia 2009 that took place at Suntec Convention Hall earlier this week? No? Well, you really didn’t miss much.  I last attended GCA in ‘07, and decided to give the ‘08 event a miss due to scheduling conflicts.  This year, I went past its Level 3 conference venue [...]

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15 May 2009

Singapore’s Uncoordinated Initiatives for Entrepreneurs

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Earlier this afternoon, I came across SGentrepreneur.com’s post on Wong Meng Weng’s map of Venture Capital in Singapore (good job Meng Weng!) and couldn’t help but notice Bernard’s comment on how it’s highly unlikely for entrepreneurs to find funding via the traditional venture capital route amidst the turbulent and challenging climate.
(off-topic) Bernard, I really have [...]

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28 April 2009

Fundraising during the Downturn

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If you’re free this Thursday afternoon, join us at IDA’s Multi-Purpose Halls 1 & 2 this Thursday 30 April 2009 at 3.30pm for “Fundraising during the Downturn“, a networking event jointly organised by IE Singapore and IDA.  If you previously heard or signed up for the event, do note that the venue is no longer [...]

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28 October 2008

Join the SingTel i-Challenge ‘08 and win S$20,000!

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I just got off the phone with someone from SingTel, and learnt about an upcoming briefing on iChallenge 08, its latest initiative under the SingTel Partner Programme (SPP) to drive innovative and insightful Infocomm Technology (ICT) solutions. More on this over at their eDM.
Under the inaugural event, there will be 4 categories modeled along verticals, [...]

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