Singapore Startup Scene

Presented in Nov 2011 at Plug n Play, Sunnvale

Transcript

1. SSstartup Lah!
   prepared by @jasonong
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2. Huh, got startup meh?
   • Playmoolah
   • Chalkboard
   • Found
   • Wego
   • Gothere.sg
   • FlickEvents
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3. Huh, got startup meh?
   • Zopim
   • Socialwok
   • Buuk
   • 2359 Media
   • Viki
   • GameVentures
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4. Huh, got startup meh?
   • Stickery
   • HelloWorldHQ
   • TenCube
   • Beeconomics
   • Dealzilla
   • Penn Olson
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5. Huh, got startup meh?
   • And many more...
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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
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7. So why ah?
   • The government - IDA iJam, Yes! SPRING
   • NUS - The NOC mafia
   • NRF - Neoteny Labs
   • Singtel - Innov8
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8. But don’t forget hor
   • Media - E27, SGEntrepreneurs, Penn Olson
   • Community - HackerspaceSG, SRB, PUG,
   Beermates, etc.
   • Events - Barcamp, Geekcamp,
   StartupWeekend, SHDH, Echelon
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9. So can anot?
   • Can Singapore startups be successful?
   • Yes, but not without challenges
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10. Let’s kiasu - Openness
    • The Ninja Myth
    • Kiasi so no try
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11. Let’s kiasu - Polish
    • Pitch
    • Product
    • Market definition
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12. Let’s kiasu - Market
    • Right size of early adopters
    • Paying customers
    • Influencers
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13. I got idea! - say lah
    • Talk to as many people as possible
    • Post on HackerNews
    • Skype if necessary
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14. I got idea! - study hor
    • Hyper local
    • Regional
    • Global
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15. I got idea! - do it liao
    • Build build build!
    • Beg, steal, borrow
    • BE THE HUSTLER
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16. I got idea! - not ready
    • Work for startups
    • Visit SV, NY, Jakarta, Shanghai, Beijing, etc.
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17. Wah, I wan
    • Why do you want to do a startup?
    • What’s your real strength?
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18. Remember:
    Do not wait for
    GAHMEN to do
    somethign for YOU!
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19. Thanks!
    http://bit.ly/jasonong
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