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Rowan Simpson on the Mythical Startup
One of our mentors, Rowan Simpson, recently wrote a great essay on startup myths. I’d like to invite all our founders to give it their attention. http://rowansimpson.com/mythical-startup/
Read More »Telkomsel Startup Bootcamp was a huge success!
A big round of applause to all the 15 teams that participated in the Telkomsel Startup Bootcamp in Jakarta and congratulations to the top 5 winners with Krak winning the JFDI Innov8 Bootcamp! Everyone was great and we heard some really good ideas. Serious hard work was put in and some even fell asleep…
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Incredible Energy at Startup Weekend Gurgaon!
Well done to all 17 teams that spent the weekend with us at Startup Weekend Gurgaon! We heard some fantastic ideas and we had a hard time deciding the JFDI Innov8 Bootcamp Winner. The participants were all really fun and eager people, and we really enjoyed ourselves there. The place was filled with excitement and…
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Rock on Melbourne!
Congratulations to all of the teams who pitched at Startup Weekend Melbourne! We heard fantastic pitches and saw awesome demos on Sunday night from 18 budding startups. Prize Funder Jeans That Fit WallBurner Wedgitr I Shoot News ThemePivot Door Bitch Gigspin Tailorubiks PrintMyLife Brocol-E-Games Farm Gate Network GiveBay Last Minute Logistics Club-O-Matic OnList.com.au Food-Fight Conffer…
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Let the show begin: Startup Weekend Melbourne
What a great night in Melbourne! We arrived just on time to Startup Weekend Melbourne for some pizza and Australian microbrews. About 160 people showed up tonight at the York Butter Factory. There were 44 pitches last night and 20 winning ideas plus a couple of teams who have decided to continue on their own….
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Fast track to the Unreasonable Institute
One of the pleasures of running a program like JFDI.Asia is meeting others around the world who believe in the power of small teams of people to change things for the better. All it takes is a good idea, some contacts and shared experience to inspire a team with the right skills to change lives….
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Startup Research at SGFI: the search for founts of business value
Meng and Hugh are both mentors at the Founder Institue Singapore. Last night was a veritable Penn reunion: Adeo Ressi (Penn ’94 dropout), Scott Rafer (Penn ’90 and JFDI mentor), and Meng (Penn ’96 and JFDI Frog) spoke on the subject of Startup Research. Meng would like to offer the following highlights from his talk before…
Read More »What the West Doesn’t Get About China
David Straker compiles the encyclopeadic website changingminds.org yet somehow also finds time to write pithy reviews of articles and books. Here’s his take on a recent Harvard Business Review piece from Jun 2011 by George Stalk and David Michael. China is growing hugely in terms of domestic consumption. They are using their own goods more,…
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Frogs on a Plane: Manila Report
“So what did you think of our project?” We get this question after every Startup Weekend, from almost every team. We believe in transparency and openness, so we’ll answer those questions out loud, in a series of blog posts, as well as in email to each team. Row 55, SQ919 from MNL to SIN. The…
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Getting the most out of a Startup Weekend
It’s been fascinating to co-deliver two Startup Weekends in a row. Watching more than 500 people pitch nearly 200 ideas, then create 60 prototypes has let us see some patterns emerging. We’ll keep adding to this post to share what we’re learning. Meanwhile, you might want to also check these wise words from Brendan McCorkle…
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