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Finding the ‘New Normal’

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By YeeLing Chang How businesses and individuals can evolve and adapt to the new normal As the saying goes: ‘In the midst of every crisis, lies a great opportunity.’ Since you are reading Jumpstart, then you are probably in the group of savvy entrepreneurs who can make good of the current situation–whatever the extent.  While […]

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By YeeLing Chang How businesses and individuals can evolve and adapt to the new normal As the saying goes: ‘In the midst of every crisis, lies a great opportunity.’ Since you are reading Jumpstart, then you are probably in the group of savvy entrepreneurs who can make good of the current situation–whatever the extent.  While

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An Electrifying Approach to Healthtech

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Cala Health has developed a product to treat a massive unmet need in medicine In the United States, it’s estimated that 2.2% of the population suffers from essential tremor (ET). This condition, much like Parkinson’s Disease, causes involuntary shaking, particularly in the hands, but ET is much more widespread. It affects around 7 million people,

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Cala Health has developed a product to treat a massive unmet need in medicine In the United States, it’s estimated that 2.2% of the population suffers from essential tremor (ET). This condition, much like Parkinson’s Disease, causes involuntary shaking, particularly in the hands, but ET is much more widespread. It affects around 7 million people,

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Harvard Entrepreneurs That Failed Spectacularly

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Does Harvard equate to success? These examples of business debacles, fraud, and white-collar crime by ex-Harvard entrepreneurs may prove that college isn’t everything. When thinking about Ivy League schools in the U.S., Harvard University almost instantaneously pops into one’s mind. This is because the university, with nearly 400 years of history, has a long list

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Does Harvard equate to success? These examples of business debacles, fraud, and white-collar crime by ex-Harvard entrepreneurs may prove that college isn’t everything. When thinking about Ivy League schools in the U.S., Harvard University almost instantaneously pops into one’s mind. This is because the university, with nearly 400 years of history, has a long list

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Engaging with Ease

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Customer engagement is being revolutionized with imBee’s SaaS platform Resource allocation at startups is almost always a sticking point. It is not uncommon to see companies struggling to balance regular business activities with dedicated and thorough customer engagement, leaving the team stretched thin, and the customers dissatisfied.  imBee Limited revolutionizes the way in which companies

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Customer engagement is being revolutionized with imBee’s SaaS platform Resource allocation at startups is almost always a sticking point. It is not uncommon to see companies struggling to balance regular business activities with dedicated and thorough customer engagement, leaving the team stretched thin, and the customers dissatisfied.  imBee Limited revolutionizes the way in which companies

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Book Review

Book Review: The Bezos Letters by Steve Anderson

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By Alvin Mak Professional speaker and consultant, Steve Anderson, has possibly provided the best look at the inner workings and philosophies of Amazon from the outside. Anderson analyzed each of Bezos’ annual letters to shareowners and extracted 14 principles of growth exercised at Amazon. Split into 4 “Growth Cycles”—Test, Build, Accelerate, and Scale—Anderson explains how

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By Alvin Mak Professional speaker and consultant, Steve Anderson, has possibly provided the best look at the inner workings and philosophies of Amazon from the outside. Anderson analyzed each of Bezos’ annual letters to shareowners and extracted 14 principles of growth exercised at Amazon. Split into 4 “Growth Cycles”—Test, Build, Accelerate, and Scale—Anderson explains how

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Preventing Illegal Logging and Poaching with AI Startup Rainforest Connection

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How Rainforest Connection is a ‘Guardian’ of the world’s rainforests In the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdown measures forced people across the world to retreat to their homes en masse, there were whispers of the drop in human activity turning to ecological advantage. However, illegal logging has increased considerably in South Asia and

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How Rainforest Connection is a ‘Guardian’ of the world’s rainforests In the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdown measures forced people across the world to retreat to their homes en masse, there were whispers of the drop in human activity turning to ecological advantage. However, illegal logging has increased considerably in South Asia and

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Helping Founders Establish and Run Startups More Efficiently

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Vincent de Saint-Exupéry, CEO of iNCUBEE|LCCS, in conversation with Jumpstart Hong Kong ranks in the top 25 global startup ecosystems in the world, with 3,184 startups engaging more than 12,400 employees, according to the 2019 Startup Survey conducted by InvestHK. However, the process of incorporating and managing a startup still remains largely paper-based. The Hong

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Vincent de Saint-Exupéry, CEO of iNCUBEE|LCCS, in conversation with Jumpstart Hong Kong ranks in the top 25 global startup ecosystems in the world, with 3,184 startups engaging more than 12,400 employees, according to the 2019 Startup Survey conducted by InvestHK. However, the process of incorporating and managing a startup still remains largely paper-based. The Hong

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Business With Direction

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Good lifestyle brands need creativity, but great brands need business acumen With our lifestyles becoming increasingly interconnected with the digital world and focused on sustainability and the circular economy, brands in this highly-competitive industry face a greater need to reflect contemporary consumer values and differentiate themselves through innovative approaches. Meeting such a need is challenging

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Good lifestyle brands need creativity, but great brands need business acumen With our lifestyles becoming increasingly interconnected with the digital world and focused on sustainability and the circular economy, brands in this highly-competitive industry face a greater need to reflect contemporary consumer values and differentiate themselves through innovative approaches. Meeting such a need is challenging

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[Press Release] dateideas Officially Launches Mobile App

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 OCTOBER 2020, 11AM SGT dateideas Officially Launches Mobile App After 3 Years of Building Singapore’s Largest Community of Couples Planning dates should be fun and exciting, and now dateideas makes it easier than ever for you! SINGAPORE – October 3, 2020 – dateideas, the largest community of couples with over 49,000 subscribers

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 OCTOBER 2020, 11AM SGT dateideas Officially Launches Mobile App After 3 Years of Building Singapore’s Largest Community of Couples Planning dates should be fun and exciting, and now dateideas makes it easier than ever for you! SINGAPORE – October 3, 2020 – dateideas, the largest community of couples with over 49,000 subscribers

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Wellington Legal: The SME Answer to a Traditional Law Firm

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By KOBE LAI Having a lawyer who understands your world can make all the difference to your business. With Hong Kong entering the Top 25 in Startup Genome’s 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, newly established companies in the Greater Bay Area have endless opportunities ahead of them. However, with opportunity comes caution, and most startups

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By KOBE LAI Having a lawyer who understands your world can make all the difference to your business. With Hong Kong entering the Top 25 in Startup Genome’s 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, newly established companies in the Greater Bay Area have endless opportunities ahead of them. However, with opportunity comes caution, and most startups

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A Degree and a Dream: Student Entrepreneurship in Practice

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How a student pursued his entrepreneurial vision and a bachelor’s degree at the same time The average college student is assumed to be spending endless days lazing around in sweatpants, making do with instant meals, and breezing through classes like the cast of ‘Community.’ Yet, when a student sets their mind to doing something game-changing,

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How a student pursued his entrepreneurial vision and a bachelor’s degree at the same time The average college student is assumed to be spending endless days lazing around in sweatpants, making do with instant meals, and breezing through classes like the cast of ‘Community.’ Yet, when a student sets their mind to doing something game-changing,

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How This Travel Fintech Company Went from Pandemic to Pivot

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YouTrip Co-founder and CEO Caecilia Chu speaks to Jumpstart about the company’s pandemic pivot strategy Established in 2018 as a multi-currency mobile wallet for travelers, travel fintech company YouTrip entered pandemic-paralyzed 2020 on the back of 10x growth in 2019. Based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand, the two-year old company had already seen transactions

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YouTrip Co-founder and CEO Caecilia Chu speaks to Jumpstart about the company’s pandemic pivot strategy Established in 2018 as a multi-currency mobile wallet for travelers, travel fintech company YouTrip entered pandemic-paralyzed 2020 on the back of 10x growth in 2019. Based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand, the two-year old company had already seen transactions

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Kami AI: Bridging the IT Skills Gap Intelligently

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Enabling programmers to keep apace with the tech revolution Tailwinds in technology are propelling the world headfirst into the age of automation, but professional talent is still catching up. In a 2019 survey, 67% of organizations said they were facing a shortage of IT skills–an all-time high since 2008 (Harvey Nash-KMPG). While big data, cybersecurity,

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Enabling programmers to keep apace with the tech revolution Tailwinds in technology are propelling the world headfirst into the age of automation, but professional talent is still catching up. In a 2019 survey, 67% of organizations said they were facing a shortage of IT skills–an all-time high since 2008 (Harvey Nash-KMPG). While big data, cybersecurity,

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Why Digital Wealth Management is More Than Just Robo-Advisory

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The challenge with digital wealth management is to convince people to put their money to use digitally Robo-advisory is on the fast-track to a new kind of transformation, but the bigger win, according to the Co-founder and CEO of Singapore-headquartered fintech startup StashAway Michele Ferrario, is the burgeoning digital wealth management industry. Robo-advisory is a

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The challenge with digital wealth management is to convince people to put their money to use digitally Robo-advisory is on the fast-track to a new kind of transformation, but the bigger win, according to the Co-founder and CEO of Singapore-headquartered fintech startup StashAway Michele Ferrario, is the burgeoning digital wealth management industry. Robo-advisory is a

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Manny Pacquiao, PacMan of the Hour

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The boxing legend shares what inspires him to reach the pinnacle of the sporting, political, and business worlds Emanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao is not one to exceed expectations. He dwarfs them.  Affectionately nicknamed ‘PacMan’ by his fans, Pacquiao is a boxing legend who ranks among the likes of Lebron James, Serena Williams, and Tiger Woods in

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The boxing legend shares what inspires him to reach the pinnacle of the sporting, political, and business worlds Emanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao is not one to exceed expectations. He dwarfs them.  Affectionately nicknamed ‘PacMan’ by his fans, Pacquiao is a boxing legend who ranks among the likes of Lebron James, Serena Williams, and Tiger Woods in

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Butler: Reinventing a Lifestyle

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By Alvin Mak Butler is building the future of our home experiences. In Hong Kong, it is abnormal to put leisure above work. The city’s cutthroat work culture dominates the lives of many. Hong Kong’s employed thus often find themselves out of time to maintain a comfortable home. Instead of being a haven for tranquil

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By Alvin Mak Butler is building the future of our home experiences. In Hong Kong, it is abnormal to put leisure above work. The city’s cutthroat work culture dominates the lives of many. Hong Kong’s employed thus often find themselves out of time to maintain a comfortable home. Instead of being a haven for tranquil

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