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Business Clinics with Marc P Bernegger and Benjamin Joffe

Nov 3, 2010 News 0 comments

Business clinics with Marc P Bernegger, co-founder and partner of Amiando, and Benjamin Joffe, a respected strategist and observer of Asia’s digital scene, are available from November to December. Come spend time with our mentors, chat about how the digital world is changing in this part of the world, and say hello. About Marc P…

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The Venture Capital Shakeout

Nov 2, 2010 Insights 0 comments

If you’ve ever been turned down for funding by a VC, take heart. A recent HBR article says many of them appear to be no better at spotting winners and creating returns than the stock market, writes Hugh Mason. The message of authors Joseph Ghalbouni and Dominique Rouziès to VC’s in a recent HBR article…

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Business Clinics with Margaret Manning of Reading Room

Sep 24, 2010 News 0 comments

Business Clinics with Margaret Manning of Reading Room will be available from 25 October to 14 November. Read more about Margaret and JFDI’s business clinics here! Why meet Margaret? Margaret is a visionary in championing the power of the Internet from its birth. She believes that this is the beginning of a communications revolution, made…

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Ten Things I Got Wrong Setting Up Shop In Singapore

Aug 29, 2010 Wisdom 0 comments

Next month marks the fourth anniversary of an invitation from Singapore’s Media Development Authority to mentor media businesses here. Accepting that invitation changed my life and led me to bring my family to this fascinating island. Three colleagues thinking of setting up businesses in Singapore have all asked me what I have learned from my…

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Business Clinics with Neoteny Investor and Entrepreneur Sean Bonner

May 13, 2010 News 0 comments

Business Clinics with Neoteny Investor and Entrepreneur Sean Bonner will be available during the month of June, subject to selection by the man himself! Apply or find out more about Sean and JFDI’s business clinics. Why meet Sean? Sean Bonner and other like-minded investor-entrepreneurs are always looking to meet cool people doing new, fun and…

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Ben Scherrey writes to support JFDI

Mar 30, 2010 News 0 comments

Benjamin Scherrey (@proteusguy) is a veteran of agile software development in Asia, through his work as Chief Architect atProteus Technologies, Bangkok. Fresh from Barcamp Singapore 5 last weekend, he kindly wrote to support JFDI. Singapore has a lot of promising talent with entrepreneurial spirit and a great environment to help a young business get started…

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Bernard Leong endorses JFDI

Mar 24, 2010 News 0 comments

Dr Bernard Leong, recent recepient of the IT Leaders Award: Young Professional of the Year from Singapore Computer Society, kindly wrote to express his support for JFDI. Bernard is Co-Founder and CTO, Chlkboard, Co-founder of SGEntrepreneurs.com and a Partner in Thymos Capital LLP. To Whom It May Concern: Re: Letter of Endorsement for JFDI.Asia This…

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Azione Capital supports JFDI.asia

Mar 2, 2010 News 0 comments

Big thanks to Azione Capital, which confirmed its support for JFDI today. The iJam incubator offers to assist in areas such as funding and incubation of start-ups that have completed JFDI’s bootcamp programme.

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Detailed feedback on JFDI’s Request for Comments

Feb 27, 2010 News 0 comments

We’ve been blown away by the time, energy, insight and enthusiasm shown by everyone who’s responded to our Request For Comments 1 document. A massive thank you to everybody. We have split up the feedback we have received so far into several broad areas and will keep adding more as it comes in. Listing a…

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Response to JFDI.asia Request For Comments

Feb 14, 2010 News 0 comments

Gong Xi Fa Cai! It’s almost two weeks since we published our Request For Comments 1 document and the response has been tremendous. Many thanks to everyone: we really appreciate all your feedback. It leaves us set to roar into the Year of the Tiger with a very clear picture of how JFDI can work….

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