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Philippines start-ups vie for Silicon Valley stint
Start-ups in the Philippines engaged in an intense pitching competition last week at the SMX Convention Center when a US-based organization held a competition, with the winners getting the opportunity to vie for funding in Silicon Valley.
The ‘boring stuff’ is equally important (with video)
MyEG has investments in five start-ups thus far and is keen on more. According to its managing director TS Wong, while it may be fun and cool, he brings his investees down with the advice that the boring stuff of building a business is important. Watch the video.
Face-Off: ABAF was a waste of time … or was it?
The Asian Business Angels Forum (ABAF) was held at the Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur from May 23-25. Was it a waste of time? The naysayers and believers have a Face-Off here on Digital News Asia.
Point: ABAF was not a home run event
One gets the feeling that last week’s Asian Business Angels Forum (ABAF) did not accomplish its objectives from the viewpoint of creating awareness among high- and mid-net worth Malaysians on the options of investing in technology-related start-ups.
ABAF 2012 off to a strong start
The Asian Business Angels Forum (ABAF), being held May 23-25 at the Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, kicked off with a pre-conference training day which saw hundreds of eager start-ups hungry to get feedback from regional angel investors on the viability of their products and go-to-market strategy.
