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Singapore Startup Scene

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March 11, 2012
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Singapore Startup Scene

Presented in Nov 2011 at Plug n Play, Sunnvale

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March 11, 2012

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Transcript

  1. SSstartup Lah! prepared by @jasonong Sunday, March 11, 12

  2. Huh, got startup meh? • Playmoolah • Chalkboard • Found

    • Wego • Gothere.sg • FlickEvents Sunday, March 11, 12

  3. Huh, got startup meh? • Zopim • Socialwok • Buuk

    • 2359 Media • Viki • GameVentures Sunday, March 11, 12

  4. Huh, got startup meh? • Stickery • HelloWorldHQ • TenCube

    • Beeconomics • Dealzilla • Penn Olson Sunday, March 11, 12

  5. Huh, got startup meh? • And many more... Sunday, March

    11, 12

  6. Eh, check these out • TenCube - sold to McAfee

    for $10m • Beeconomics - sold to Groupon for $23/2.3m • Viki - closed $20m in funding • 2359 Media - $1m Sunday, March 11, 12

  7. So why ah? • The government - IDA iJam, Yes!

    SPRING • NUS - The NOC mafia • NRF - Neoteny Labs • Singtel - Innov8 Sunday, March 11, 12

  8. But don’t forget hor • Media - E27, SGEntrepreneurs, Penn

    Olson • Community - HackerspaceSG, SRB, PUG, Beermates, etc. • Events - Barcamp, Geekcamp, StartupWeekend, SHDH, Echelon Sunday, March 11, 12

  9. So can anot? • Can Singapore startups be successful? •

    Yes, but not without challenges Sunday, March 11, 12

  10. Let’s kiasu - Openness • The Ninja Myth • Kiasi

    so no try Sunday, March 11, 12

  11. Let’s kiasu - Polish • Pitch • Product • Market

    definition Sunday, March 11, 12

  12. Let’s kiasu - Market • Right size of early adopters

    • Paying customers • Influencers Sunday, March 11, 12

  13. I got idea! - say lah • Talk to as

    many people as possible • Post on HackerNews • Skype if necessary Sunday, March 11, 12

  14. I got idea! - study hor • Hyper local •

    Regional • Global Sunday, March 11, 12

  15. I got idea! - do it liao • Build build

    build! • Beg, steal, borrow • BE THE HUSTLER Sunday, March 11, 12

  16. I got idea! - not ready • Work for startups

    • Visit SV, NY, Jakarta, Shanghai, Beijing, etc. Sunday, March 11, 12

  17. Wah, I wan • Why do you want to do

    a startup? • What’s your real strength? Sunday, March 11, 12

  18. Remember: Do not wait for GAHMEN to do somethign for

    YOU! Sunday, March 11, 12

  19. Thanks! http://bit.ly/jasonong Sunday, March 11, 12