MicroVentures gives investors access to early stage startups
Sponsored Post Startup investing used to be only for the rich, only if you knew the right people, and only in deals in your city. Those factors left many interested investors...
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Opportunity and innovation: mBlox and the excitement of Singapore
Sponsored Post The story of mBlox in Singapore is one that starts with the industriousness of the people there. Five years ago we acquired the South East Asian network assets of a company called Zed and hired the local employees. We initially had about 12 staff situated there...
Angel Investing evolves through Crowdfunding at Microventures
Sponsored Post Way back in 2011 if you wanted to invest in startups you needed to have about $250,000 in capital to spread out between several investments which made investing in Tech startups an exclusive club for the rich. Not only did you need the capital but you also needed to know the right people...
Untapped Opportunities in Singapore
Sponsored Post When people think of Singapore, they probably think of a bustling financial center. What many people do not realize, however, is that Singapore is also developing a thriving software ecosystem that makes it a perfect place...
The state of mobile payments: No more waiting on NFC
Guest Post About a year ago, I contributed an article to VentureBeat titled “Why does NFC matter? Does tap beat swipe for mobile payments?” In that article, I expounded on the incredible opportunity to enhance the payments...
Cash in on mobile, the third-wave of e-commerce
Guest Post Eighteen months ago, I bet my career on mobile. The result was HotelTonight, the world’s first made-for-mobile online travel agency. HotelTonight is representative of a broader trend, the third wave of electronic commerce.
Partnering with the Enterprise: Visa, CocaCola, CBS, and LivePerson
Sponsored Post Last year, billions where spent on deals between the enterprise and emerging companies. Visa invested in Square, Jive partnered with SalesCrunch, Salesforce acquired Rypple and the list goes on and on. Partnerships, investments, and acquisitions seem rampant...
Taking VideoDNA across the Pacific Ocean
Sponsored Post From the heights of Singapore’s colossal downtown structures, it feels as though one can see the entire continent of Asia—the perfect vantage point for companies like ours that keep a firm grip on the tech trends of this rapidly evolving region. Singapore’s technical prowess, strategic geographic location and cosmopolitan environment...
DEMO Spring features more global startups, networking
DEMO Spring 2012 is returning to Silicon Valley April 17-19 to rock the technology landscape—and put investors face-to-face with quality dealflow from around the world. Register for the 2-day DEMO conference from this post and enjoy a special VentureBeat registration rate of $850 (a savings of more than 50%), good through March 20.
pariSoma unveils the revamping of its class program
Sponsored Post With classes @pariSoma, we brought you 70 classes taught by top-notch instructors on business, design, technology and culture. Feedback from our pool of 700 students and 50 instructors, plus the existing need for a disruptive professional...
Flurry App Spotlight Awards winners to be announced at SXSW
Sponsored Post Flurry prides itself on helping companies make better apps, grow their audience and monetize their business. As we’ve grown as a company, we’ve continued to look for ways to help app developers succeed. For SXSW this year...
At home in Singapore with Smaato and mobile advertising
Sponsored Post Times are truly exciting. Since I co-founded Smaato back in 2005, our journey providing “Ads for Apps and Mobile Websites” has seen us grow from our original home in Hamburg, Germany, to San Francisco, California and finally to Singapore. Our business now spans three continents and we are now truly at home in Asia...
Innovation extravaganza at Plug and Play Tech Center Spring Expo
Sponsored Post Looking for innovation? Discounted tickets to Plug and Play Tech Center’s Spring EXPO are available! You are invited to Plug and Play's Spring EXPO on March 22nd. We just secured CEO of Automattic (the company behind Wordpress), Toni Schneider...
The Yetis are coming to you at GDC 2012
Sponsored Post This year at GDC 2012, prepare for a Yeti invasion the likes of which has never been seen before! YetiZen will be bringing you the biggest bash you’ve ever seen at GDC on Wednesday, March 7 starting at 8pm at Ruby Skye. That’s right in the heart of Union Square. Along with a cavalcade of acrobats, contortionists, belly dancers, and painted models, attendees will also enjoy...
Why Southeast Asia matters to US startups
Sponsored Post The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The Asean market has a total population exceeding 600 million people and a combined GDP of US $1.8 trillion. Its per capita income of $3000 is small but represents...
MicroVentures gives accredited investors access to early stage startups
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Investing in startups has often meant writing checks for $50,000 or more to a company looking for funding. To get access to those deals you need a network that can refer those deals …
In the post-PC future, businesses will use notebook and tablet hybrids
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Many have speculated that we’ve crossed the chasm to the Post-PC era, and that the PC as we know it will be relegated to niche-market status. While it is true that many more smartphones are sold each year than PCs, …
7 steps for an effective video-conferencing policy
Sponsored Post Much like public speaking, the very idea of video conferencing can fill us with anxiety. Any number of things can go unexpectedly awry, leaving attendees dreading what should be a quick and easy experience.
Investors: A new way to invest in startups
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Startup investing used to be only for the rich, only if you knew the right people, and only in deals in your city. Those factors left many interested investors on the sidelines.
But …
A new door opens for startup investors
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This sponsored post is produced by MicroVentures.
Startup investing used to be only for the rich, only if you knew the right people, and only in deals in your city. Those factors left many interested investors on the sidelines.
But …
