Author: Gabey Goh
MyHero seeks to enable neighbourhood heroes
Mobile app to empower positive actions and safety in neighbourhood communities
Free to use and currently in beta, startup seeking more users to test out platform
Matching startups with the right talents
Recruitment specialist and angel investor launched jobs portal just for startups
Currently boasts over 5,000 résumés in DB, with 900 startups posting 2,000 jobs
Digerati50: Making waves below the radar
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014.
‘In the future, there’ll be no money … only data’
Acronis debuts backup-as-a-service, touts innovative pricing model
Asia Pacific is priority No 1 for company, then only the ‘rest of the world’
(2013 Top 10 Story) Apple moves to trademark the term ‘startup’ in Malaysia
(Originally published Aug 30, 2013)
This story, the DNA’s most-read story of 2013, clearly struck a nerve with the startup community in Malaysia, and called into greater focus the lackadaisical attitude many local outfits have toward intellectual property rights.
Cloud market boom, opportunities in SMB verticals and support
Globally, the cloud services market grew to US$62 billion in 2013, and is forecast to expand at a 26% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to hit US$125 billion by 2016, according to a panel discussion at the Parallels Summit; Gabey Goh reports from New Orleans.
Malaysian startups and the VC perception barrier
Despite its promise, Malaysia is not even looked at when VCs shop around for investments
We need more exits to boost our numbers of experienced founders versed in startup pains
Mudah is already No 1 … now for the other 20%
Focus for new Mudah GM: Trust, quality, service, value and innovation
Already No 1 in its space, believes talent is key to getting ‘the other 20%’
Klinify out to cure medical paperwork pains
Singapore-based startup Klinify, which aims to eliminate doctors' paperwork pains without them having to change their workflow, has raised US$611,742 to fund a functional prototype and expand its support service. Cofounder Surendran Krishanthan speaks to Gabey Goh.
(2013 Top 10 Story) Malaysian sites hit by DNS poisoning
Search queries involving Malaysian domain names were poisoned this morning, leading visitors to temporary sites with a message from what appears to be a hacker protesting against the treatment of Bangladeshi workers in the country.
