Author: Karamjit Singh

Pulsate assembles its big data dream team
Pulsate Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Bob Chua has his ‘dream team’ in place to push forward his big data play.
Week in Review: Leadership lessons from Jobs, or Picard?
DNA founder Karamjit Singh ponders the movie Jobs, and wonders if he should pick up 'ruthless leadership' lessons from the Apple Inc cofounder ... or Captain Jean-Luc Picard!
Celcom takes 20% stake in MVNO Merchantrade
In a move that one telco consultant calls a “very smart diversification strategy,” Celcom Axiata Bhd is believed to have taken a 20% stake in Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd, a leading remittance provider and since 2008, a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) with around 500,000 active subscribers at present.
Building blocks for software testing niche coming together
Inaugural SOFTEC Asia conference attracts regional audience, global experts Leading experts sees synergy between Malaysia and Singapore to mutually benefit
Innovative approach to move up biomass value chain
Agensi Inovasi Malaysia is promoting a new model for plantations, especially since a public policy change in South Korea offers an immediate opportunity.
So why did U Mobile sack its CEO?
A once high-flying career in the telco industry now lies in tatters as U Mobile Sdn Bhd, the fourth largest mobile player, has sensationally fired its chief executive officer, Jaffa Sany Ariffin, on Merdeka Day, in what it described as “disciplinary action.”
Retired execs: A neglected talent pool
In last week's Disrupt panel discussion, one of the key points that DNA founder Karamjit Singh took away was that startups and even mature tech companies are ignoring the value of having retired executives as advisors or on their boards.
Week in Review: We are hustling all the time
DNA is working hard to make itself a great product for our readers and the ecosystem, but the best part is that our readers are playing their part too, writes Karamjit Singh.
TaxiMonger’s Nizran Noordin: ‘Let’s fight’
He's facing increasing competition from better-funded competitors, but TaxiMonger's Nizran Noordin takes some time out to share with DNA readers his journey thus far, and the lessons he has picked up.
MDeC to move from Science to Multimedia ministry
An announcement may be made today that MDeC is going to be moved to the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia from its current ‘home’ in the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; Karamjit Singh explores the implications.
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