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Open Frog is an informal forum where anyone can ask and answer questions, or discuss anything related to innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups. Earlier this month, there was a discussion about the timing and relationships between pivots, investors and revenues. Pivots and Startups The idea of a pivot comes from the lean startup methodology. Pivoting is a…

It’s that time of the year when we start offering our Founders’ Agreement for the upcoming Accelerate program. For co-founders everywhere thinking about starting a business, a founders’ agreement is essential in detailing the promises made between co-founders and other parties who might be involved. Many accelerators and incubators around the world offer different types of…

16 February 2015, Cebu, Philippines – Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) today announces the opening of its first international office, in Cebu Philippines. The new office will manage the growing community around JFDI’s entrepreneur support programs, fielding enquiries from investors entrepreneurs and mentors around the world who are interested in the Southeast Asia market in…

The end of Askabt and Scrollback beginnings, as told by Gaurav Srivastava, Co-founder, Scrollback “What’s the story behind Scrollback?”, we are often asked. Our answers vary from investors to users to friends, depending on who is asking. If I have to really scroll back to how it all began, this is how the story would…

JFDI Asia celebrates its fifth birthday and debuts its fiftieth startup among twelve new businesses launching today. SINGAPORE, 16 JANUARY 2015 – JFDI.Asia (JFDI), Asia’s #1 business accelerator, today presented its latest cohort of 12 new startup teams at a Demo Day attended by a strong showing of over 100 local and global early-stage investors…

Building the platforms, products and services for tomorrow’s conncted world JFDI.Asia was Southeast Asia’s first Startup Accelerator. With five years of experience accelerating more than 50 companies from around the world, we are now looking for innovative startup teams to join us for our next flagship 100-day Accelerate program beginning in March 2015. Our teams are building…

It was just back in 2012, that Cameron Priest and his TradeGecko co-founders would pack their bags and leave the lives they had in New Zealand behind, to take a chance on their dream of potentially building a billion dollar business by joining the pioneer batch of JFDI.Asia’s Accelerate Program in Singapore. Fast forward two…

JFDI.Asia and Glints launch the JFDI Fellowship to offer young people hands-on entrepreneurial education. 9 December 2014, Singapore – The Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFD), Asia’s #1 startup accelerator, and Glints, a career-discovery and development platform connecting companies with young talent, today announce the launch of the JFDI Fellowship to offer young people hands-on entrepreneurship…

Is VC funding right for me? Can my startup get funded in Singapore? Will I have to give up control? August Man magazine interviewed Meng recently. In this excerpt, he answers those questions and more. Bonus download: “Meng’s Map of the Money”. August Man: How has your personal experience in start-ups and raising funds shaped…

Singapore, 11 November 2014—Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia Pte Ltd) today revealed details of the 12 Singapore-based startup businesses joining its fifth 100-day accelerator program. Compared with previous programs, the latest cohort includes companies on average at a significantly later stage of maturity. The move marks a shift for JFDI downstream towards later stage startup…