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We spoke to Eunice Pew co-founder of The Morning Daily – a platform to find services related to the events industry. The team took part in the April JFDI Discover program and shared what they have learnt in the 21 days, writes Cui-lyn Huang Tell us about your startup and team The Morning Daily is made…

When Hoang ChuDuc brought Zinmed Diabetes – a Vietnamese startup that aids diabetics in managing their treatment – to the JFDI Discover Program in March, it was the hands-on support of mentors that helped to teach the team a better way to connect with customers, by Cui-lyn Huang Tell us about your startup and team Zinmed Diabetes is…

We spoke to Lester Phua, co-founder of Fleet Inc – a mobile app which aims to streamline the appointment making process with friends and peers. The team took part in the April Discover program and shared what they have learned in the 21 days, by Cui-lyn Huang 1. Tell us about your startup and team Fleet…

Envoyrs co-founder Tim Beiko blogged about his experience at the JFDI 2015A Accelerate Program. He shares a twist – how his team found a place to stay, which eventually turned out to be the batch’s ‘startup house’. For more of Tim’s story, read along.   HOME | AWAY | JFDI   And the first week in…

JFDI Discover and Accelerate alumni QLC.io founders Will Fan and Fei Yao shares how they plan to solve quarter life crisis, writes Crystal Neri. Photo from JFDI’s 2014B Demo Day. “Being plugged into a community of people at different stages of the journey means that you can learn from both experienced founders or share frustrations with…

What if someone steals my startup idea? This is the one of the most frequently asked questions in our pre-accelerator program, JFDI Discover.  We understand it’s only a natural thing to wonder. After all, when someone is on the brink of building something no one has ever done before, the tendency is to hide it until…

JFDI Accelerate 2014A Alumni, Madhu GB (founder of Augment and GuitarStreet) blogs about his positive experience with theJFDI Accelerate Program. Here are the things we love – and can learn – from his story, writes Crystal Superal. It was just a regular day at the smoochy office when we noticed on a conversation on Twitter. From Kush…

JFDI Discover is a 21-day pre-accelerator course that runs every month. Discover teaches founders how to apply and get results from powerful startup tools such as the Lean Canvas, Pirate Metrics and OKR (Objectives & Key Results). Shishir Choudhary, co-founder of Sociacad, shared his experience in the March Discover program with us. Tell us about your…

I’m going to provide a quick overview of what to consider before quitting your job to pursue an idea, by Adrian Tan Adrian teaches hundreds of startup founders in JFDI’s Discover programme   Recently, I shared my story on why my startup failed and what I learnt from it. It appears that many resonated with the article and…

Timmy De Jesus today is doing exactly what she wants: filling a role that combines technology, management, and entrepreneurship altogether. As JFDI Asia’s Philippine country manager, the petite, smiley-faced, 26-year old Cebuana stands in the company’s expanding community, writes Crystal Neri   “I got into the world of frog via Startup Weekend Cebu,” says Timmy. “We…