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Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

From starting a business in a foreign land to adapting to the internet economy, Florence Fang is all about enhancing human lives


Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Research finds that traditional guanxi-style connection-building is no longer the main key to success when doing business in China, and a new generation of Chinese entrepreneurs form business ties based on reputation and capabilities


Raising Capital: The Startup Journey, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Guarav Nagar Mar 2022

Raising Capital: The Startup Journey, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Guarav Nagar

Perspectives@SMU

Make sure you get a lawyer to read your term sheet, and keep talking to VCs and other founders


Entrepreneuring Ahead While Helping Others, Anna Haotanto Mar 2022

Entrepreneuring Ahead While Helping Others, Anna Haotanto

Perspectives@SMU

Anna Haotanto is a living example of what financial prudence and planning can create. In this month of celebrating women, her advice to women is to achieve financial freedom so that they too can finance their dreams


Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University Nov 2021

Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A recent research study finds that rural migrants in China are likely to establish bigger companies and universities in big cities can serve as talent importers


Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Growth keeps a company interesting and helps retain talent. There are many issues to grapple with, from manpower to asking your clients, “How much would you pay for that?”


Sinwattana: Capital Crowdfunding For Thai Smes, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

Sinwattana: Capital Crowdfunding For Thai Smes, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A Singaporean entrepreneur falls in love with Thailand, and creates the country’s first online equity crowdfunding platform


Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal

Perspectives@SMU

Tan Shao Yen and Kush Agarwal were a mentor-mentee pairing in the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. Their organisations are now collaborating to explore the application of new technology in the built environment


Building A Hook For Success, Nir Eyal May 2021

Building A Hook For Success, Nir Eyal

Perspectives@SMU

Nir Eyal rode the Silicon Valley wave and created the Hook model that keeps customers coming back for more. He sees shades of 2006 Silicon Valley optimism in Singapore


The House That Jack Built: Tales Of A Serial Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University Mar 2013

The House That Jack Built: Tales Of A Serial Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Over the years Charles Goetz has built nine businesses and has experienced the ups and downs of entrepreneurial life. Even now, he tells Perspectives@SMU, there’s still nothing like the thrill of a new business to get him going in the morning.