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Founder Institute CEO Ressi puts his money down on Malaysia
The the Founder Institute has opened up applications for its second semester in Kuala Lumpur that will kick off in the first quarter of 2014, and its CEO Adeo Ressi said he would personally fund one or two startups from the programme.
Malaysia’s TMC wins Asean round of IBM SmartCamp
Slope monitoring enterprise Pembinaan TMC Sistem Sdn Bhd beat five other companies from South-East Asia to win the regional round of IBM SmartCamp 2013.
GES: Obama’s no-show a non-issue
The 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2013) in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12 was a big enough success by most counts that US President Barack Obama’s absence went nearly unnoticed, writes A. Asohan.
Week in Review: Time to recognise Dash for what he is
Karamjit Singh shares what he thinks of a Malaysian who is seen as a real influencer in the global startup space.
Malaysia has ‘taken GES to the next level,’ says US Ambassador
Malaysia, in driving new initiatives for the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2013), has been more than just a host for the event but has taken it to the next level, said the newly-minted US Ambassador to Malaysia, Joseph Y. Yun.
GSY: Beanbag battles and working with strangers
Day Two of the Global Startup Youth initiative saw participants going through the growing pains of being a startup with their project and teammates. With international teams, overcoming differences in culture, approach to ideas and working styles was a key lesson learnt.
Microsoft Malaysia launches ‘Innovate for Good’ youth programme
Microsoft Malaysia has launched its inaugural ‘Innovate for Good’ event, in partnership with Toronto-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) TakingITGlobal, that it said would enable youth to collaborate, inspire and support each other while using technology to make a difference in their communities.
‘We’re here to solve the world’s biggest problems’
250 Malaysians are teaming up with another 250 youngsters from 105 countries to help solve the ‘world’s biggest problems’ -- revolving around Education, the Environment, Female Empowerment and Health -- at the Global Startup Youth event.
MDeC driving four events during GES to boost startup ecosystem
MDeC will be holding four events in conjunction with the fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which be held in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12.
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.
