Dhakshinamoorthy ‘Dash’ Balakrishnan
GECommunity 2017 aims to drive growth of entrepreneurship
The kickoff to the global summit saw the participation of corporates and startups.
StartupMalaysia and JFDI.Asia to accelerate winning teams from GSY Asean
A pact between startup ecosystem players from Malaysia and Singapore with an Asean perspective is underway, with StartupMalaysia.org and Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) announcing a partnership.
Global Startup Youth is back, this time with Asean focus
StartupMalaysia.org has officially announced the Asean edition of its Global Startup Youth (GSY) event, aiming to bring 300 young leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs from the 10 Asean countries to come together for three days to work on some of the problems that are unique to the region.
The best entrepreneurship event in the world?
Jacob Laukaitis, who participated in the GSY event in 2013, makes a case for why the success of such events cannot be measured by mere numbers.
The thing about hackathons
Just too many hackathons in Malaysia, with results that lead to nowhere?
Benefits go beyond just creating startups, say participants and organisers
I’VE always wondered about hackathons, and the role they play in the startup ecosystem.
Mother of all entrepreneur festivals at MaGIC’s launch
Various activities designed to inspire, educate, promote
Catalyst to improve national ecosystem, change mindsets
Entrepreneurship, and when academia loses the plot
UTAR's Young Entrepreneur Startup Scheme is emblematic of the disconnect between academia and industry. More practical partnerships need to be formed with private sector startup organisations and institutions of learning, writes Gabey Goh.
Week in Review: Make the best of GES
While it will come as a disappointment to some that US President Barack Obama cannot attend next week’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), this in no manner should take away from what will be the most interesting week for entrepreneurs this year, writes Karamjit Singh.
TeAM to take on Apple in trademark issue, calls for evidence
The Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM) will take on the fight to prevent Apple Inc from registering the word ‘Startup’ as a trademark in Malaysia, and is calling on all companies and individuals to support it with evidence.
Retired execs: A neglected talent pool
In last week's Disrupt panel discussion, one of the key points that DNA founder Karamjit Singh took away was that startups and even mature tech companies are ignoring the value of having retired executives as advisors or on their boards.
