Tony Fernandes
Week in Review: What’s Next ‘disrupted’ by Tony Fernandes
What else but What’s Next could be on Karamjit Singh’s mind for this week’s column? He talks about how Tony Fernandes ‘disrupted’ DNA’s conference, and about an innovation panel session next week.
What’s Next: Tony’s Top 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs
Now a true-blooded tycoon after having disrupted the global aviation industry, it’s easy to forget that AirAsia cofounder Tony Fernandes trod the same entrepreneurs’ path that many DNA readers are treading now, and that he faced his own challenges in bringing a crazy idea – that everyone can fly – to fruition.Here are his Top 10 tips from the What's Next conference:
DNA on BFM: What’s Next dominates the conversation
Not surprisingly, the What’s Next conference was still foremost on Karamjit Singh’s mind for this week’s show, though he also spoke about affordable broadband and Malaysia’s upcoming national budget announcement.
What’s Next: AirAsia is an Internet company … no, really!
It may have turned global aviation on its head and disrupted the entire airline industry, but AirAsia Group is essentially an Internet company, its chairman and cofounder Tony Fernandes told the What's Next conference.
The first business tech conference in Malaysia
What’s Next is primed to be the first business tech conference in Malaysia, and also the first conference that targets large brick-and-mortar companies, writes Karamjit Singh.
MDeC joins What’s Next as ‘Supporting Presenter’
National ICT custodian of Malaysia, Multimedia Development Corporation has joined DNA’s What’s Next conference as ‘Supporting Presenter’ announces Karamjit Singh.
Week in Review: Small fish will eat the big fish
Catcha Group’s Wild Digital conference really got DNA founder Karamjit Singh excited, especially with its belief that ‘small fish’ will eat ‘big fish’ – and that’s because DNA’s What’s Next conference on Sept 29 is centred on the ‘big fish’ and what they need to be aware of in this age of digital disruption.
DNA on BFM: What can GrabTaxi do with 8 trillion rupiah?
This week's show starts with the incredible US$350-million record-breaking round that Malaysian-launched and -owned GrabTaxi has announced, but also looks at other startups playing the regional game, as well as not-so-old-school player Telekom Malaysia.
Week in Review: What’s next for disruptor Tony Fernandes?
What’s an old-school business guy doing at a tech conference? Probably because his most famous venture harnessed technology and innovative business models to disrupt the entire global airline industry, and he is aiming to do the same to other industries, writes DNA founder Karamjit Singh.
I’m an old-fashioned guy: Tony Fernandes on investments
AirAsia cofounder Tony Fernandes and his partners have launched incubator-accelerator Tune Labs to get into the sexy startup space, but expect him to pay close attention to the business fundamentals too, writes Goh Thean Eu.
