Floyd Mayweather Deals Blow To Pacquiao’s Investment Streak – Backs PH...
Two legendary boxers – Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather Jr. – faced each other in Las Vegas back in 2015, in what was billed as ‘The Fight of the Century’. But it turned out to be...
View ArticleThis S’porean Mumpreneur Is Engineering Tula Accessories So Other Mums Can Be...
Engineers have a variety of skills. They can create, build, fix, and maintain machines, appliances, furniture, and even cars. If you think about it, mother is just like an engineer too. She builds a...
View Article3 Frustrated Entrepreneurs Teamed Up To Solve SMEs’ Biggest Nightmare—Accounting
Beacon Systems is a no-nonsense, straight to the point accounting software designed to be as simple and as streamlined as possible. Built using automation and artificial intelligence, it aims to...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes Of Grim Film’s Award-Winning Short: 26-Hour Shoots & Lack...
Malaysian YouTuber Jared Lee and his film studio Grim Film recently won two awards—Best Pilot and Best Special Effects—at the Vancouver WebFest in Canada for their short film The Last 7. Jared opens...
View ArticleDeliveroo To Give S$18M Worth of Shares To All 2,000 Of Its Employees
Food delivery giant Deliveroo has just announced that it will make all its permanent staff shareholders in the company. This move, worth nearly £10 million (~S$18 million), will mean that the majority...
View ArticleGST Confirmed 0% From June 1—Here Are Important Questions That M’sians Should...
Following rumours of GST being rescinded, Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance have just announced that all GST rates would be reduced from the current 6% down to 0% effective June 1 this year. This will...
View ArticleThe Company Behind RinggitPlus Just Scored US$11 Mil To Bring More Automation...
Jirnexu lands a US$11 million Series B round, putting their total funding at US$17 million. It is led by SBI Group, which had led a pre-Series B funding previously. Jirnexu will be prioritising...
View ArticleThis Millennial Dons A Supreme Apron And Rubber Boots As Uniform – And The...
Fishmongers are considered a dying trade in Singapore. According to the National Environment Agency (NEA), the number of NEA-licensed market-produce hawkers have decreased from 6,264 in 2006 to 5,485...
View ArticleAfter 2 Years, Medium Is Finally Unblocked In Malaysia
Medium is an online publishing platform founded by former CEO and co-founder of Twitter, Evan Williams. It’s popular with both amateurs and professionals, because it simplifies the online publishing...
View ArticleWhat’s A Good Boss? No, It’s Not The Nice Ones.
“Derek, how do I know if someone is a good boss during an interview?” A young, eager graduate asked me this question during one of my talks. “What do you mean by a good boss?” I replied. “Well, I want...
View ArticleHow A Car Breakdown Inspired This Philippines Startup To Be An ‘Uber’ For...
It was a typical weekday for Rainier Paolo Punzalan – he was driving his old Toyota Land Cruiser BJ70 to work in Clark, Pampanga, when the car suddenly stopped along M.A. Roxas Avenue. “I am personally...
View Article0% GST In June: 6 Must-Know Things For M’sian Business Owners Before The Switch
As of May 16th, the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia has announced that from June 1st, the GST in Malaysia will be zero rated. Consumers were delighted, but GST-registered business owners probably had a...
View Article3 Common Misconceptions About GST & SST, And Why They’re Wrong
After announcing the reduction of GST from 6% to zero beginning June 1, the government then announced the reintroduction of SST at date to be announced. Predictably, confusion among the Malaysian...
View ArticleHere Are The 4 Things Grab Is Promising M’sians For The Near Future
Following their successful assimilation of Uber’s operations in Southeast Asia, Grab Malaysia have announced their plan to become a one-stop app and platform for Malaysians to conduct their daily...
View ArticleBlackouts Cost Businesses US$106 Billion Annually, This Company Protects You...
If you’ve experienced a server downtime, you know it’s not fun. Whether it be a scheduled downtime where your mobile connection is interrupted for maintenance or your bank system going down for...
View ArticleThese M’sians Built An Automated System To Solve The 3 Biggest Pain Points Of...
Two Malaysians came from a law and finance background respectively, but chose to start a business in e-fulfillment. After struggling initially, the pair developed and copyrighted an intuitive...
View Article4 Benefits M’sian SMEs Can Get From Being On BizSmart’s New Reality TV Show
BizSmart Challenge 2018, presented by Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and Eco World Development Group Bhd, is a business reality TV programme. This SME business programme aims to help and nurture young...
View ArticleBukit Panjang And Punggol Residents Can Soon Collect Their Parcels From...
Failed deliveries is a huge pain point for logistic companies and online shoppers alike. In April 2016, Deputy Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced plans to roll out a federated locker system in...
View ArticleGrabPay Looks To Dominate The E-Wallet Industry By Partnering With Banking...
Grab has announced a partnership with Maybank to share their network of key partner merchants, providing their users more commerce options on their upcoming GrabPay e-wallet service. With this...
View ArticleThis Startup’s Figured Out How To Keep Millennial Employees Engaged Without...
SelfDrvn Enterprise is a HR platform that uses gamification to create positive engagement that drives performance. A report in 2016 showed that 63% of employees are not engaged at work and 24% feel...
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