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‘The Founder’s Dilemmas’ Book Reveals What Founders Should Know Before Doing a Startup
[Translate] There are many resources on the market to help founders navigate through some of the most difficult life and business decisions they will ever make. However, there are not many that are based on a decade worth of research and learning. Harvard Business School Professor, Noam Wasserman’s new book, ‘The Founder’s Dilemmas’ has studied...
The Most Unusual Tech Startup: Bury Your Deceased Loved Ones in Space and Get a SMS Every Time They Pass Over You
[Translate] When I was in Seoul recently I met a tall French man named Thomas Civeit. The usual chatter popped up, “What are you doing?” I asked. “A start-up.” He replied. But he proceeded to tell me about his idea which is definitely the most unusual one I’ve ever heard. Rather than bury your deceased...
Beijing Start-up, CloudAcc Can Save Online Video Streaming Sites Like Youku and Hulu 50% on Bandwidth Costs
[Translate] China indeed has a fiercelycompetitiveonlinevideomarket. Last month it was reported that the number one video site, Youku acquired the number two video site Tudou. Shortly after, news broke out of the newly formed alliance between Tencent’s v.qq.com, tv.Sohu and Baidu’s iQiyi. A big reason for the flurry of M&A activity has been the difficulty...
Korean Mobile App Tree Planet, Turns Growing Virtual Trees into Planting Real Trees
[Translate] My friend Sean Park told me about an innovative Korean app called Tree Planet that aims to re-balance the world from deforestation. Many apps are made to make money, but not many are made to save the earth. Tree Planet is a great example of how technology and smartphones can be used to impact...
China’s Group Buying Market is Settling Down, Top Four Locking Down Position
[Translate] Last year was a tumultuous year for the group buying industry. But as suspected, closure, downsizing and consolidation has cleaned up the market and now the top ten sites are solidifying their positions. Daily deal aggregator and researcher, Dataotuan.com has release their latest 2012, Q1 Report to give some insight into what has been...
South Korea, a New Social Entrepreneurship Hub of Asia
[Translate] Tech start-up incubators have sprung up across the world, in a concerted effort to uncover the next Google or Facebook and make a lot of money. But in Seoul, the government is driving a big push towards funding and incubating not just tech start-ups, but also those that have a socially good element to...
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[GMIC] Vimention Uses Maps to See Where the Action Is
[Translate] From Finland, Vimention is a start-up that wants to let people see what is happening anywhere in real time. Using Google Maps, people can post comments and pictures that will show up on the map. Later users will be able to post video too. A use case for example could be, during the London...
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[GMIC] Phewtick Gives You Money, Just for Meeting New People
[Translate] From Japan, Phewtick is a very interesting mobile app that earns you real cash just for meeting people. But why would they pay you, just for meeting people? The Phewtick team believes that meeting new people enriches your life. New people have the opportunity to grow into your best friend or lover, who knows?...
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[GMIC] Between: A Private Social Network for Couples, More Users Than Pair
[Translate] One of the biggest apps creating buzz around the Silicon Valley is the private mobile social network for couples, called Pair, which has secured funding from SV Angel and David Morin, founder of Path. But Pair could very well be a clone or copy of South Korean app, Between, which launched in February 2011...
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[GMIC] Evernote’s Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin
[Translate] At the G-Startup stage, Phil Libin told of his entrepreneurial journey. Evernote is a way to capture thoughts and ideas and access it from anywhere through a computer or mobile. The five year old company is now valued at US$1 billion and has over ten million users worldwide. Libin was born in Russia and...
[GMIC] Asian Start-up Ecosystems: The Challenges from Australia, Indonesia, India and China
[Translate] Here at GMIC 2012, Richard Robinson from Youlu is moderating a panel of speakers from the greater Asian region. Entrepreneurs from Australia, China, Indonesia, India and Thailand each gave their insights into what the start-up environment is like in each country. Famous Australian entrepreneur and Founder of Kogan Technologies, a maker of electronics, spoke about his...
A Successful First Ideas MeshUp Workshop: An App To Find Best Product Prices Wins
[Translate] Today we held our first TechNode Ideas MeshUp Workshop in Beijing and our first English event. The goal of the day was to bring together a bunch of people who have cool and interesting ideas for a mobile app to make life easier in China. ‘Making life easier’ was up to the participants to...
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