Interviews
[Interview] Amanda Mills, Founder Of Amanda Mills Los Angeles
Lifestyle curator is one of those terms that we hear a lot these days, but what does it really mean? For Amanda Mills, the mind and face behind the Amanda Mills Los Angeles (AMLA) lifestyle brand, it is a term she takes great pride in.
[Interview] Jason and Jodi Womack, Authors of “Get Momentum”
Husband and wife team Jason Womack and Jodi Womack recently launched their first co-authored book, "Get Momentum: How to Start When You're Stuck". We speak to them to get their thoughts behind the book.
[Interview] Ryan Bonnici of HubSpot On Inbound Marketing In Asia
Inbound marketing service provider HubSpot recently released its first ever State of Inbound Report for Asia - which surveyed some 400 marketing and sales professionals at virtually all levels and across...
[Interview] Deekron Krikorian Of MotionTraxx
We speak to a startup founder on how he ran his startup while enjoying the summer of his life in Ibiza.
CEOs Are Innovators – Staci Tubbs
Staci Tubbs serves as a chair for the CEO Organization, Vistage and is the CEO of her own business. You may not believe that she began her career in a call center.
7 Startup Entrepreneurs On How To Attract Top Talent
We spoke with some pioneering technology start-up CEOs and ask what their best strategies were for attracting and retaining top talent to their teams. Here’s what they had to say.
[Interview] Felena Hanson, Owner of Hera Hub, Biggest Female Coworking Company
Coworking spaces are popping up all over in every city, but not every one is built specifically for women. Ashley Ward speaks to entrepreneur and female inspiration Felena Hanson has taken this need and created a space for women to develop their business dreams in the comfort of a spa-like environment, Hera Hub.
[Interview] Bluebridge Digital CEO Discusses The State Of The Cloud
Eva McKnight (@evachristine09) chats with Santiago Jaramillo, CEO of Indianapolis startup Bluebridge Digital about the value and role of cloud computing in his business.
[Interview] Robert Morrison, Morrison Innovations
Morrison Innovations is hoping to raise $500 for its project the Klick Stylus Slim. We ask Robert Morrison of Morrison Innovations more about the Klick Stylus Slim and why they're asking for such a low number.
[Interview] Epirot Ludvik Nekaj, Founder And CEO Of Crowdsourcing Week, On Crowdsourcing
We grab Epirot Ludvik Nekaj (pictured above), the founder And CEO Of Crowdsourcing Week, for a quick chat about where crowdsourcing is headed in the coming years for Asia.
[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)
You're unlikely to have heard of Singapore-based creative agency Imaginary Friends Studios - unless you're in the fields of film, games or animation. They've done work for games developer Square Enix, Sony Online Entertainment, DC Comics, and publisher Random House amongst many others, and this year they celebrate their eighth year in the industry.
[Interview] QlikView’s Donald Farmer On Gamifying The Workplace
We managed to catch the renown data scientist Donald Farmer,QlikView’s VP for Product Marketing, for a quick chat about gamification at the workplace.
[Interview] Hitachi Data Systems’ Hu Yoshida On Startups And Storage Virtualization
We grab Hubert Yoshida, chief technology officer of Hitachi Data Systems, for a quick chat about storage virtualization and how trends around it would affect technology startups.
[Interview] Rajbir Singh Chopra, CEO of Weston Corporation
We speak to Rajbir Singh Chopra, the CEO of Weston Corporation, probably Singapore's most renowned sports apparel and merchandise company, about his business and the challenges of retailing online.
Maximizing Your Facebook Advertising
Facebook's Nicolas Franchet and Maz Sharafi share how small business owners, especially retailers, build an effective online strategy for Facebook.
[Singapore] IT Infrastructure For Small Business: In Conversation With NetGear
We chat with Tan Wee Fong, Asean Sales Manager for computer networking solutions provider Netgear - he handles sales for the Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines markets - on what small business owners need to look out for when choosing the right IT infrastructure for their business.
Adeo Ressi: Singapore Has The Highest Funding Rate, But That May Not Be A...
SGEntrepreneurs managed to catch Adeo Ressi, CEO of The Founder Institute and CEO of TheFunded.com briefly at the sidelines of DEMO Asia 2012 to get his views on the startup scene here in Asia.
The Case For Web-Based Mobile Apps – An Interview With UR Mobile
As small businesses increasingly look towards mobile applications as a marketing strategy to reach their customers, we ask Luke Lightfoot of UR Mobile why they think web-based mobile applications are better than native ones.
[Interview] Found: A New Found Startup
We ask founder Danny Tan of Singapore-based Found what's the deal with its new mobile location-based check-in app.
[Interview] Lockboxer CEO: You Don’t Need A Technical Co-Founder To Start A Web Business
We had the chance to ask Jenny Morehead, CEO of startup Lockboxer.com, some questions about starting up.
[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene
During the recent launch of Blackberry 7 OS in Singapore, Research In Motion (RIM) executives had shared that Southeast Asia was a potential hotbed of application developers with whom they were keen to work with. We took the opportunity to speak to Sarim Aziz, RIM's Team Lead for Developer Relations and ask more about the company's interest in the burgeoning developer ecosystem in this region.
[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part...
Leading business information architect and IT entrepreneur Pekka A. Viljakainen’s was recently in town to give a talk and promote his book “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age", and we were fortunate enough to catch him for a short interview to talk about how business leadership in the new digital era.
[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author Of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part...
Leading business information architect and IT entrepreneur Pekka A. Viljakainen’s was recently in town to give a talk and promote his book “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age", and we were fortunate enough to catch him for a short interview to talk about how business leadership in the new digital era.
PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel On Facebook, Bubbles, And Innovation
In this exclusive interview Peter Thiel – co-founder of PayPal and managing partner of Founders Fund – discusses why he invested in Facebook, the differences between Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and why he would not start PayPal today knowing what he now knows.
A Conversation With John Bradberry, Author Of 6 Secrets To Startup Success (Part III)
This is Part Three of a three-part interview with Bradberry about how passionate entrepreneurs can channel their energies and focus into the right areas, as well as what to avoid, to improve their chances of success.
The Start-up Scene In India
Vijay Anand is an entrepreneurially-minded professional with more than 13 years of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur, an advisor, and a columnist at Entrepreneur magazine. Willis Wee of Penn-Olson.com has a chat with him about India's startup scene.
A Conversation With John Bradberry, Author Of 6 Secrets To Startup Success (Part II)
Here is part two of a three-part interview with John Bradberry, the author of “6 Secrets to Startup Success”, about how passionate entrepreneurs can channel their energies and focus into the right areas, as well as what to avoid, to improve their chances of success.
A Conversation With John Bradberry, Author Of 6 Secrets To Startup Success (Part I)
Here is part one of a three-part interview with John Bradberry, the author of "6 Secrets to Startup Success", about how passionate entrepreneurs can channel their energies and focus into the right areas, as well as what to avoid, to improve their chances of success.
[Interview] Yan Phun, Founder of FlickEvents
Mike Foong (@mikefoong) of theITChannel interviews Yan Phun, founder of Singapore-based startup FlickEvents. FlickEvents is a "one-stop" online event management platform that helps event organizers manage their events.
Hollywood Screenwriter, Pen Densham, Shares His Insights On Writing And Winning
Marsha Friedman interviews college dropout turned Hollywood screenwriter Pen Densham about his passion for writing and his advice to aspiring scribes.