[Appeared on Business Times] – IT is becoming a common theme among the region’s family offices and institutional investors to include sustainable investing, an investing style which focuses on environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG for short. But while Read more…
[First appeared on Today Online] – A recent article by AFP noted the appeal of Ho Chi Minh City for start-ups given Vietnam’s young, tech-savvy population and fast-growing economy, which is still expected to expand 2.6 per cent this year Read more…
Founders, don’t let fear overcome you but confront it Uncontrolled fear is an insidious condition where entrepreneurs could develop due to the stress and pressure in running a business/startup. And despite the severity of this issue, it is a sensitive matter Read more…
[First appeared on Today Online] – Among the many announcements in Budget 2020, one which slipped under the radar was the S$300 million injection by the Government into Startup SG Equity for deep-technology startups. Under the scheme, the Government will co-invest Read more…
Sustainability is about collaboration and multiplying the effect to create an impact John Cheng, director of Innovate360 and third-generation entrepreneur of Cheng Yew Heng In kuehs and putu mayam (traditional Singaporean local cake desserts), the red jaggery sugar is a key ingredient Read more…
How innovation in production created a sustainable usage of marble Hillary Tjoe, Director of MMG Corporation Road in Singapore is best described as a place filled with factories and industrial-like buildings. Design and aesthetics are the last thing on anyone’s mind. So Read more…
Hidden reasons why VCs reject your startup for investment Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Asking for funding from Venture Capital (VC) investors is likened to the same statistics of getting rejections from Tinder. Okay. That’s not a good analogy, but you Read more…
[First appeared on Channelnewsasia] – SINGAPORE: Over the past seven years, Christopher Quek has clocked almost 1,000 hours of mentoring for nearly 500 local start-ups. The 39-year-old, who was an entrepreneur before becoming a venture capitalist in 2011, did that Read more…
Why mentorship is critical for startup founders to succeed Startup mentors based in Singapore: (L to R): Anu Gupta, Carmen Yuen and Joelle Pang Building a startup has many challenges to overcome. And with so many pitfalls and high failure rates, what Read more…
Traits in a startup founder that VCs look out for You have made a great pitch deck for your early-stage startup, with all the necessary details of strategy, product, defensibility, market sizing and more. You meet many potential investors, angels and Read more…
