Week in Review

Week in Review: One different approach, one traditional one
MDeC takes an interesting approach to help market its MSC Malaysia companies, while Cradle takes a back-to-basics approach to help strengthen its companies’ competitiveness, writes Karamjit Singh.
Week in Review: Taking advantage of the runway
The Malaysian startup ecosystem compares very well with those in other countries, including Singapore, writes Karamjit Singh.
Week in Review: Telco tales
It was a week of telco tales, writes Karamjit Singh: A new MVNO launched by an MVNA; Maxis’ new CEO declining his role due to personal reasons; a telco that is actually an Internet company; and the big momma of them all seeing data and Internet revenue overtaking voice.
Week in Review: MDeC no longer sole ecosystem anchor
MDeC is no longer the sole anchor for the ecosystem, and that is a good thing. Meanwhile, the addition of the ‘multimedia’ portfolio to the communications ministry throws up the question of whether the ICT portfolio moves over from the science ministry.
Week in Review: All about founders, or the ideas?
It was another week in the ecosystem dominated by startup news, including two VC investments and the visit of Silicon Valley luminaries, and not forgetting the DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel discussion.
Week in Review: Do they owe the ecosystem anything?
Karamjit Singh asks: Is it the responsibility of our leading entrepreneurs to make time to network and socialise with those who have just started out?
Week in Review: What an awesome week for start-ups
It was an awesome week for start-ups, with a standing-room-only crowd at the Echelon Malaysia Satellite event and with leading media group The Star launching an accelerator fund.
Week in Review: Are we Malaysians naturally blessed with smarts?
Despite the limitations of our exam-based education system, Malaysia's universities are producing some fine engineers. Are Malaysians just naturally smart, or are there other factors? Karamjit Singh ponders.
Week in Review: The rise of digital-only publications
Malaysian companies have launched digital-only mags with a regional target -- this and other developments make a good case for Malaysia to become the Asian heart for digital media, argues Karamjit Singh.
Week in Review: The certainty of taxes
The tech ecosystem was packed again this week with some major developments, from the policy-making side of things to web companies sealing strategic deals. Key amongst the former is news that e-commerce is going to taxed in Malaysia, writes A. Asohan.
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