Entrepreneurs

Bad apples in the startup ecosystem
There are bad apples in every ecosystem dragging people down, but the real question is whether Malaysia's founders can rise above it all to take it to the next level, writes Gabey Goh.
Discovering the right event with Calendo
New event discovery app Calendo aims to help people make better decisions about events they attend, and now eyes global expansion with newly launched support for eight languages.
Rocket Internet adds another US$500mil to war chest
Rocket Internet said it has raised a total of US$500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an Internet incubator and accelerator company.
Intel and SME Bank in training pact
Intel Malaysia and SME Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore making available two training progammes, Intel Learn Easy Steps and Intel Entrepreneurship Basics (E-Basics), to complement the bank's existing small and medium enterprises (SME) community training and development programmes. 
Reality kicks in at CGP ... in a good way too
Something interesting happened over the past one year during the Coach and Grow Programme (CGP) funded by the Ministry of Finance and administered by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, writes Karamjit Singh.
Richard Branson on how to take on Goliath
Richard Branson, entrepreneur and owner of Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airways, was at the recent CA World to share his insights on innovation.
Disrupt: Founders are not perfect, but it’s okay
Founders are often credited as being the force behind their own creation largely because of their vision and passion, and rightly so -- but being human, their weaknesses can also hinder their companies' success, a panel of entrepreneurs said.
Founder Institute’s Ressi on entrepreneurs and personality flaws
The Founder Institute bets on entrepreneurs rather than their ideas, which is why its CEO Adeo Ressi believes that robusts tests and processes are more effective than depending on one's intuition.
Disrupt: Outsourcing players just not hungry enough
The lack hunger displayed by our outsourcing companies comes against a backdrop of a very supportive government which has done a lot for the sector, writes Karamjit Singh.
To be or not to be … an entrepreneur
Don’t be misled by all those big cashout stories you read every week, there’s a lot more to being an entrepreneur than just having a great idea – Gabey Goh with some advice for all those out there considering starting a business.
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