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“Failure” happens every day in every startup but Siddika Jaffer of The Halal Dining Club believes that embracing the learning that comes with it is the best way to fix a business model, writes Cui-Lyn Huang 1. How did you hear about JFDI Discover? I was told about JFDI from a friend of mine who…

From Paul Graham’s “Trough Of Sorrow” to the joy of winning a first customer then stories of chronic depression… let’s face it… doing a startup is an emotional rollercoaster. So what can Pixar’s blockbuster movie Inside Out and new research teach about the turmoil in founders’ heads? asks Hugh Mason Those of you who were at…

National University of Singapore law student Leonard Tye asked JFDI CEO Hugh Mason what budding lawyers need to know about entrepreneurship and startups, writes Crystal Neri.   Leonard: Is it desirable for people from different countries to start a startup? Hugh: Historically 90% of our startup teams at JFDI have come from outside Singapore and,…

It took Tor Ivar Vage just three weeks to decide that Singapore would be the next frontier for his successful startup InfoGym. This is the finale of his three-part series describing how TINC Asia, a program run by JFDI and Innovation Norway, opened up a new future for him. TINC Asia 2015 is over. Although…

It took Tor Ivar Vage just three weeks to decide that Singapore would be the next frontier for his successful startup InfoGym. This is two out of three blogs on how TINC Asia, a program run by JFDI and Innovation Norway, opened up a new future for him.   After a hectic week with many new impressions, it was…

Six Norwegian early-stage businesses returned victorious to Norway today from the Tech Incubator (TINC Asia) program operated by Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) and Innovation Norway. An intense three weeks of mentoring and meetings ended with a string of achievements including two of the visiting businesses securing in-principle investment offers totaling SGD4m (USD3m), two Norwegian…

It took Tor Ivar Vage just three weeks to decide that Singapore would be the next frontier for his successful startup InfoGym. In the first of three blog posts, here’s how the TINC Asia program run by JFDI and Innovation Norway opened up a new future. What a first week! Monday began with an introduction to…

Though he’s experienced and determined, Shoppes I/O founder Dean Marc still finds guidance from friends and mentors invaluable, writes Cui-Lyn Huang. 1. First off, how did you hear about JFDI Discover? Initially we had applied to JFDI’s Accelerate 2015B batch, a little ahead of time. We were subsequently endorsed by Huang Chi-Kai, JFDI’s program manager, to partake in the…

“Children grow up each in their own way. Your product must evolve too!” That was the lesson learned by Marina Chibirova of Russian startup Teach!Mi, writes Cui-Lyn Huang 1. How did you hear about JFDI Discover? Following our initial success in Russia, an investor recommended we look into the Asian market. We had heard a lot about…

What happens to startups after JFDI? OurHealthMate mapped its journey in an infographic, writes Crystal Neri In June 2013, Abhinav Krishna started his pitch to the crowd on Demo Day with a story. It all began four years earlier when he sent money for his Dad’s health care, only to see that money go into a…