May 15, 2012

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Travel with Federico Folcia in June 2012

by Bianca Zen

 Federico Folcia (CEO & Co-founder of Roomorama.com) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Federico Folcia is a Italian entrepreneur who loves to travel but sick of hostels and dingy budget hotels and the typical cookie-cutter hotel rooms. Enter the idea of matching travelers for alternatives to hotels for residential accommodations with a local flavour, Roomorama.

Together with his partner, Jia En Teo, Roomorama.com enables anyone to rent…

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May 14, 2012

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Eduardo Saverin could save over half a billion dollars by renouncing US Citizenship

by Kumes Balakrishnan

Photo:Venturebeat

The biggest piece of tech related news this weekend was that Eduardo Saverin, Co-Founder of Facebook had renounced his US Citizenship last autumn. In this article, we take a closer look.

This first part about the tax system is pretty dry, if you wish to skip it scroll…

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May 14, 2012

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BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour dates announced

by Kumes Balakrishnan

Photo:Slashgear

If you were unable to make it to the Blackberry World Conference in Orlando earlier this month, then Research in Motion is bringing a part of the conference to you. The following are the dates for the Asia Pacific region:

July 4- Delhi, India

July 6- Beijing, China…

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May 14, 2012

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Witness the live telecast of your own photos with Snapshock

by Elizabeth Tan

The Snapshock Team. Photo:Snapshock

Experience being a reporter or paparazzi with Snapshock, the latest mobile app that allows users to broadcast photos live through their mobile phones.

Other than real time event…

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May 14, 2012

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Pick from Patrick Grove’s experience of “From Startup to IPO”

by Bianca Zen

Patrick Grove (Founder of Catcha Group) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Named as Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008 by Business Week, Patrick Grove is a successful media entrepreneur and CEO of Catcha Group. With his company once facing bankruptcy after the 2001 dot com crash, Grove is the perfect person to speak about topics such as “From Startup to IPO.” Catch him…

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May 13, 2012

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The X factor in tech with Roshni Mahtani of Tickled Media

by Bianca Zen

Roshni Mahtani (Founder & CEO Tickled Media) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Roshni Mahtani, CEO and founder of Tickled Media which publishes online magazines across Southeast Asia, will be part of the women panel at Echelon 2012 to touch on the topic “The X Factor in Tech.”

Tickled Media was recently certified as one of the world’s most democratic companies by WorldBlu and…

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May 12, 2012

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BeLaunch: Connecting South Korean Startups With the Global Startup Ecosystem

by Bianca Zen

South Korea is a leading player in the global tech industry with Korean brands leaving their mark in various sectors. While we hear a lot about South Korean firms innovating and pushing the envelope, there is hardly any platform to showcase the thriving software and tech startup scene in South…

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May 12, 2012

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idEA established for the transformation of Indonesia’s e-commerce landscape

by Goutama Bachtiar

Reps from companies founded Indonesia E-Commerce Association (idEA)

Ambitious plans for id-EA lay ahead. Some of which include transforming Indonesia into Southeast Asia’s biggest digital economy.

On the 3rd of May, 10 Indonesian e-commerce firms released news that the Indonesian E-Commerce Association (idEA) would be establied as a forum especially for communication between the e-commerce industries in Indoneisa.…

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May 12, 2012

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Michael Smith and his point of view of startups in the region

by Bianca Zen

Michael Smith (Chief Product Officer of Spuul) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Michael Smith, or fondly known as Smitty, is a unique character and colourful personality in the startup industry. Currently a Chief Product Officer of Spuul, Michael is responsible for driving the product and technology that will bring premium online video content to Spuul customers across the globe.

He will be…

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May 11, 2012

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8Villages goes back to basics, targets the needs of over a billion farmers

by Goutama Bachtiar

Mathieu Le Bras (two from the right) and Yusep Rosmansyah (right) with agri-store owners in West Java (Credit: 8Villages)

Understanding the true needs of their consumers, 8Villages forgoes all kinds of new technical advancements to use simple 2G/GPRS because they want to ensure farmers in Indonesia are no longer disadvantaged.

In June 2011, Mathieu Le Bras, an agronomist with an INSEAD MBA degree, decided to address key issues faced…

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