Singapore Startup Scene

Presented in Nov 2011 at Plug n Play, Sunnvale

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