JFDI-Innov8 bootcamp 2012 startup Kark Mobile Education Pte Ltd announced today that Ideosource, a Jakarta-based investment firm incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, has invested an undisclosed sum to fund development of a new product.
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JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: Aaron Tan Wei Cheng shares attitudes to innovation as a student in East and West and contrasts creativity in startups and multinationals corporations.

JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today, guest Grace Chng, Senior Correspondent at the Straits Times, shares a long view on the changing shape of Singapore’s startup sector.

JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: Hugh, Tony Faure and Phil Morle from Pollenizer contrast the models of JFDI and Pollenizer and speculate on the future of startups as an attractive place for talent to work.

JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: startup team FamilyKo reflect on their experience of being mentored through the bootcamp

JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: the story startups will be telling on demo day, as shown in the diagram below.
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JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it. As JFDI’s startup teams go live and some are rising to the top of the app store ratings, the attention they have paid to execution and detail is paying off.

ShopSpot makes selling stuff as easy as sending a tweet, according to its creators. Users in Thailand, where it was launched yesterday, seem to agree. Within 12 hours of going live, the app has reached 5th position in its category nationwide.

As the number of users continues to climb, the startup team hopes that the exclusive group of active investors selected to attend the JFDI–Innov8 Bootcamp demo day on 4 May will back the business for international roll-out.

If you have an iPhone, you can download ShopSpot and give it a try. If you don’t have an iPhone, here’s how works:

JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason continues the video log of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp 2012. Today: an unplanned visit to Hackerspace.sg, which was crucial to building the community that made the bootcamp possible.