MaGIC
MaGIC pitchIN finalists launch crowdfunding appeals
Fresh out of an intensive boot camp that sharpened their business plans and honed their funding pitches, 20 startups from the MaGIC pitchIN Challenge launched their 45-day crowdfunding campaign on pitchIN on May 1.
More to boosting entrepreneurship than just giving out money
The Malaysian Government has rolled out a slew of initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship, but needs to go one step further, writes Justin Santiago of Enzo Global.
Support needed for the psychological stress of founders
DNA founder Karamjit Singh shares some of his thoughts from last Wednesday’s Disrupt session, and wonders if the Digerati50 can help entrepreneurs deal with their psychological stress.
Launch of MaGIC ignites slew of partnerships
The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) in Cyberjaya was officially launched with much fanfare on April 27, serving as a strong signal of the Government’s commitment to the development and growth of entrepreneurs.
Week in Review: Diversity our strength, contradiction our weakness
MaGIC finally launches officially this weekend, in time for US President Obama's visit, which makes A. Asohan muse about what's wrong -- and right -- in Malaysia and its tech ecosystem.
Disrupt: When startups get cheated, and dealing with ‘money men’
The 17th DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel session, with the theme 'Leadership lessons from startups,' saw our three panellists sharing their secrets and regrets, writes A. Asohan in the second of two parts.
Disrupt: Heartfelt lessons, honesty and founder war stories
The 17th DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel discussion, on the topic 'Leadership lessons from startups,' saw more than its usual share of brutal honesty and heartfelt learnings, writes A. Asohan.
Singapore’s US$96mil bid to address Series A crunch
The Singapore Government has picked Golden Gate Ventures as one of six VC partners to help address the Series A crunch, reports Karamjit Singh.
Be slightly mad, Mindvalley’s Vishen urges entrepreneurs
The organisers of the Halal Tech Challenge invited Vishen Lakhiani of Mindvalley to speak to some of the entrepreneurs at the event to inspire them. DNA founder Karamjit Singh was there and was inspired too.
Week in Review: MaGIC will enrich our ecosystem
DNA founder Karamjit Singh tells us what he likes about Cheryl Yeoh, the CEO of MaGIC.
