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BarcampJB 2010

Posted by Daniel CerVentus on Aug 24, 2010 in Events | 13290 commentsBarcampJB+20102010-08-24+03%3A13%3A51Daniel+CerVentus

TweetFolks from Johor, BarcampJB is happening this coming Sat and join us for a fun filled event which bridge technology, entrepreneurship and fun together.

Details are below.

Time
August 28 at 12:00pm – August 29 at 2:00pm
Location Sunway College JB
No 3, Jalan Austin Heights Utama, Taman Mount Austin
Johor Bahru, Malaysia

More Info Barcamp in JB then Buka Puasa with our Muslim friends on the 28, Resume schedule on Morning 29-August 9am.
28-Aug: 12pm – 9pm
29-Aug: 9am – 2pm

Registration Form – http://bit.ly/BarcampJB2010Reg

The Search for Asia Top 50 Apps

Posted by Daniel CerVentus on Aug 12, 2010 in Events, Featured Articles | 13190 commentsThe+Search+for+Asia+Top+50+Apps2010-08-12+08%3A34%3A29Daniel+CerVentus

TweetCome this 22 – 23 September 2010 in Suntec Convention Center in Singapore, Singtel together with Joi Ito’s Neoteny Labs and our good friends E27 brings to you Accelerate.

What is Accelerate 2010?

Accelerate 2010 is the ONE show developers in Asia CANNOT afford to miss!

Asia will host the largest gathering of solutions providers and developers from around the world on 22nd and 23rd September 2010. You will have the opportunity to participate in pitching sessions to 8 major Asian markets – the largest such activity orchestrated in Asia!
Apps . Access . Asia .

This unique three-pronged approach conference is specifically designed for companies and developers looking to develop solutions and deliver applications in Asia Pacific.

ASIA. Deal Rooms
Pitch your solutions to Asia’s eight leading telcos operating within high-growth Asia markets.
Gain knowledge of key trends in Asia’s consumer enterprise markets across Asia Pacific.
Gain insights on how to operate and access key Asian markets with in-country experts.

ACCESS. Keynotes on 3 Focal Tracks of accessing the market shaping trends and ideas in Business, Technology and Design presented by global and Asian thought leaders and influencers on topics such as social gaming, content distribution, collaborative innovation and design thinking.

APPS. 30 in-depth training & Discussion workshops for developers and innovators with a comprehensive range of topics.

Why You Should Attend?

· Accelerate 2010 is the ONLY conference that gives you the opportunity to access multiple Asia Pacific markets in one go.

· You will receive an unparalleled level of insights into the key trends, market barriers and regulatory frameworks in these markets.

· Get involved in cross-disciplinary workshops that will provide you with skill sets that enable you to gain new perspectives to help future-proof your business.

· Share knowledge with veteran developers and thought leaders on topics such as open source, cloud computing, social collaboration, social networking and mobile applications.

Who Should Attend?

Are you any of the following people?

· A business operations manager looking for solutions and business innovations?

· An investor looking for the next BIG thing?

· A researcher who wants to expand on their perspective on innovation in Asia Pacific?

· A software developer looking to create synergy between yourself and the best minds in the business?

· The founder of an up and coming solution provider or technopreneur?

· A web or mobile technology designer?

If you are any of the above people, then Accelerate 2010 is something you definitely do not want to miss!

Conference Keynote Highlights

· Unleash the Power in Asia

Speaker: Bill Chang, EVP, SingTel

· Riding the Open Web – Collaborative innovations for success

Speaker: Mitchell Baker, CEO, Mozilla Foundation

· Disruptions in Media: How Technology Changes in Content Value Chain

Speaker: Joi Ito, CEO, Creative Commons

· Design Thinking – Asia

Speaker: Diego Rodriguez, IDEO

· What 1 billion non-apple downloads mean to Asia

Speaker: Bill Scott, SVP, GetJar

· Farmers and Mobsters: How businesses can decode social gaming

Speaker: Robert Goldberg, Zynga

· Cloud & Asia

Speaker: Ismeal Gahlimi, CEO, Intalio

· Investing in future of Asia

Speaker: Edgar Hardless, VP, SingTel

Workshops and Subtracks

Business

Technology

Design

Future of Mobile Payment in Asia

Presenters: Singtel, 2C2P, MOL, Paypal

Future of Voice (India case study)

Speaker: Mrigank Tripathi

Plenary – Future of Music &Content

Moderators: Joi Ito, Cory Ondrejka, Jean Miller (EMI), Anthony Volodkin

Scaling a Web Startup: From Asia to the World

Speaker: Amit Ranjan, Slideshare

Product Management Techniques from Google/ MakeMyTrip

Speaker: Amit Somani

Plenary – Innovative Social Graph: From Asia to the World

Moderators: Benjamin Joffe (e27)

Panelists: Eto Batara, CyWorld, MOL

Term Sheets 101

Speaker: Joi Ito

Cultures Around the World: Insights from Xerox Labs

Speaker: Pratyush Prashanna

IP Protection Essentials

Speaker: Gilbert Leong

Plenary – How Cloud Computing will Impact Asian Enterprises

Case Study – Grid Computing: Alatum, Altium, Haier

Agile on Development

Speaker: Rob Mee, Pivotal Lab

Enterprise Collaborations in a Web 2.0 World: Social networks, micro-messaging, security, and mobile access.

SaaS in Asia

Presenter: Intalio

Mobile Developer Tool Kits (3 sessions)

SaaS Developer Tool Kits (3 Sessions)

Innovation Lessons in Design Ogilvy Labs

Speaker: Mark Seeger, Ogilvy Digital Innovation Lab

Design Thinking – The practical tips by IDEO

How to Design Virality

Speaker: Noah Kagan

Intuitive design anything – Aviary Revolution

Speaker: Michael Galpert

Game Design Fundamentals by EA

Mobile Application Design Philosophies: By The Digital Agency of The Decade
Speaker: Ronnie Liew

Quantitative Design -Testing Techniques from Youtube: A/B testing

Speaker: Hong Qu

Deal Rooms

Deal Rooms have one goal – to reveal the best ICT innovations and discover the next star products that will transform regional markets.

As one of the top 80 companies that will be selected to participate in Deal Rooms, you can pitch to panels made up of representatives from SingTel Associates including SingTel (Singapore), Optus (Australia), Bharti (India), Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe (The Philippines), AIS (Thailand), as well as International Enterprise (IE) Singapore Centre Directors from China and other Asian nations.

Reservation is required as there are limited seats available. More details coming soon.

Conference Program Highlights

· Overveiw of South East Asia Market

· Overview of China and IndoChina

· Pitch Pads:
Consumer Segment:
o Mobility Solutions: 16 Sessions Available

o Web Application: 12 Sessions Available

o Content: 12 sessions Available

Enterprise Segment:
o SaaS Solutions: 16 Sessions Available

o Mobility Application: 12 Sessions Available

o Vertical Solutions: 12 sessions Available

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Event Date : Wednesday – Thursday, 22 – 23 September 2010

Venue: Suntec City Convention Centre Singapore

(click here to view map)

Ticket Prices :

S$299 (Early Bird Price valid till 14 August only)

S$399 (Standard Price)

S$699 (Onsite Price)

Sembang Sembang in August

Posted by Daniel CerVentus on Aug 1, 2010 in Events | 13110 commentsSembang+Sembang+in+August2010-07-31+21%3A16%3A12Daniel+CerVentus

TweetSembang-Sembang is a monthly networking session for women entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs-to-be. It is an exciting event where you can meet other successful and cool women entrepreneurs, expand your network and learn some useful tips & lessons from other women.

This time around they will be focusing on having work life balance especially for women entrepreneurs.

Guerrilla Entrepreneurs series: Is this you?

Posted by Hani Khaursar on Jul 3, 2010 in Events, Featured Articles, Marketing & Branding, Youth | 12381 comment2010-07-03+11%3A34%3A08Hani+Khaursar

TweetIn the first part of the Guerrilla Entrepreneurs series I’d like to start by introducing the Guerrilla Entrepreneur.
Is this you?

Balance
You are an entrepreneur on a journey. You control your enterprise, not the other way around. Because you cherish your freedom as much as you do your work, you never compromise on a balanced work life.

Passion
You are passionate about your work. You are good at what you do but constantly look for ways to improve your skills.

Leader
You realize that no man is an island and rely on your allies to build your business. Your customers, employees, team mates and suppliers follow you because they believe in who you are and what you stand for.

Cutting Edge
You are a feverent and intelligent user of technology, to conserve two of your most precious assets – time and money. Huge marketing budgets are nice but not essential for your success.

Laser Beam Focus
You have initiative, insight and guts. You succeed because your efforts and focus defeat larger and better-funded competitors.

Brand Champion
You are in it for the long haul. You aim to build a business that will last and are willing to invest in the marketing of yourself and your brand.

Peak Life Experiences
You seek experiences that money cannot buy. You want work that is satisfying, enough money to enjoy, great health and fun in daily living. You will have your cake and eat it too.

Big Picture
You are passionate about making money but you are even more passionate about giving back to the family that raised you, friends that supported you, society that nurtured you and world that you prospered in.

(Thanks to Guerrilla Entrepreneurs)

Sound impossible that an entrepreneur can be all of the above? Well stick around and during this series I will introduce you to people who not only embody the above but are also open to showing you how you can be a Guerrilla Entrepreneur and practice 21st Century Entrepreneurship. If you are someone already a Guerrilla Entrepreneur, then drop me a line! I’d love to chat with you!

Catch you soon!

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Guerrilla Entrepreneur Series is part of a greater mission to empower people to live a life of passion, balance, abundance and the greater good.

A Week in Stanford & Silicon Valley – Part 1

Posted by michael on Jun 28, 2010 in Events, Featured Articles | 12080 comments2010-06-27+16%3A39%3A26michael

Taking the Local, Global! An Inspiration from the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)

The Co-Founder of Youth Entrepreneurs Malaysia and Youth Catalyst for the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Malaysia, relates his recent experience to be absorbed into the heart of Silicon Valley, through a 10 days learning, networking and pitching experience, organized during the Stanford Summit by Stanford University last April.

‘The event may be over, but the lessons are timely to be shared now on the site, especially when start-ups are looking for inspirations to recover from the global economic downturn. I hope this article, written in different parts can help inspire Malaysia’s young entrepreneurs to succeed and think global,’ said Michael Teoh who contributes towards Entrepreneurs.my’s editorial work as well.

‘I was inspired with the efforts put together by GEW and its partners both globally and locally here in Malaysia, and I echo the calling of our country host – Dash, who encouraged us locals to go global! And the Stanford Summit was a platform for me to spread our young Malaysian wings overseas!’ said Michael Teoh, an avid supporter of GEW.

The excitement and suspense to go through a highly selective pool that unites the world’s emerging student and youth entrepreneurs at one of the world’s leading universities, had certainly moved Michael Teoh to utilize such a golden opportunity to showcase Malaysia at the prestigious Stanford Summit. Michael, 23, was invited to participate and speak at the annual Stanford Summit, a prestigious summit of its kind, held in Stanford University that unites 40 of the region’s youngest and brightest minds in business with fellow business accolades, venture-capitalists, investors and researchers from the heart of Silicon Valley.

The Stanford Summit was packed with notable activities throughout its one week course, aimed to expose this exclusive group of 40 young entrepreneurs from 7 countries towards the culture, the entrepreneurial eco-system and the lessons, behind the walls of Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurial success stories like Facebook, Google and Twitter were born.

These 40 young, aspiring and hungry entrepreneurs were selected from the world’s leading universities from a global pool of talents, which saw thousands of youths applying to be part of the annual summit. They were selected based on their contributions towards the development of young enterprises in their respective communities, coupled with their influence and business experience at home.

‘We were given special tasks from pitching to Venture-Capitalists who invested in the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook about our business ideas, to unique business tasks like setting up a business with products and services within 48 hours and trying to sell a common ball-pen for the highest price!’ recalls Michael Teoh, who co-founded a community that unites and promotes young entrepreneurs in Malaysia, namely Youth Entrepreneurs Malaysia.

The Stanford Summit experience can be summed up as ‘Eye-Opening and Thought Provoking’ for the young aspiring Malaysian entrepreneur. There were many highlights to the event, with one being a special lecture series presented by the investor and mentor to global technology giants – Google and Amazon.com, along with different forum discussions headlined by fellow Silicon Valley experts on Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, International Business and Start-Up Culture. A lighter side for the summit would have to be the networking opportunities presented to the 40 young entrepreneurs with notable business luminaries, investors, lecturers, alumni and students of Stanford University.

‘The lessons learnt in Silicon Valley must be shared to Malaysian entrepreneurs, and at the same time, we must showcase what we have done with our entrepreneurial landscape locally to a global audience, like the ones who were involved with the Stanford Summit,’ quotes Michael Teoh, who spent most of his time networking, collecting notes and interviewing key figures behind the growth of Silicon Valley.

‘I Invest In People!’ – A conversation with Venture-Capitalist, Randy Komisar

For Michael, the biggest headline of the entire summit, would be his close interaction with Randy Komisar, the Partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, CEO of LucasArts and most notably – The Investor for Google & Amazon.com. Mr. Komisar shared some valuable lessons for entrepreneurs around the world, especially those who want to get their start-ups into Silicon Valley.

The iconic venture-capitalist spoke about the staggering ratio of an average of 3,000 ideas being pitch to Silicon Valley investors, with 300 of them being looked at, leading up to 100 appointments to interview the entrepreneurs and ultimately leading up to only 2 ideas being funded to take-off!

‘I invest in You! I invest in People’ was possibly the strongest advice uttered by Randy Komisar, as he points out that most experienced investors from the Valley, does not only look for a sustainable and a sound business start-up to invest it, they would also look at the team of people behind it. As he shared that a weak business idea can evolve into a business success story, should one have the right team, with the right talents and most importantly drive to see the business flourish! Another startling find was that, more often than not, an entrepreneur’s initial pitch or idea for a business would most likely evolve, as he hits the market.

The sad scenario around the world is that, investors tend to judge an entrepreneur’s proposal and pitch based on its first draft, without noting that the product or service would most likely change, to adapt towards the market when the business is physically launched. It was suggested that start-ups should not only be judged for its business-viability during its initial business plan, but rather have investors judge the people who would be driving the start-ups instead.

‘Plan A is often flawed. Judge people as individuals instead of ventures alone. Plan B, after going through some scrutiny and feedback among fellow investors and experiences entrepreneurs would often work!’ as shared by Randy Komisar.

To be continued…Part 2

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