Malaysia StartupDigest – November 14, 2011

15/11/2011

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Hi All, This week is kinda special for me as we are going to celebrate our 100 episode of This Week in Asia. It has been a while since we started the show and we have guest from all around Asia and some who are not. Guest includes, Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch, Joi Ito of Neoteny Lab, Mitchel Baker the Chairperson of Mozilla foundation and many more. We also have special plugs by Leo Laporte of TWIT and Robert Scoble for the show. Do support us by linking our Facebook page and tune into our 100 episode here.Also, after months of preparations, our youth team will be organizing TEDxYouth@KL, which is going to be on 19th of November in Microsoft Auditorium in KLCC. Presenters this time includes, Willie Poh of MMU, Keeran Sivarajah from Teach for Malaysia, Reza Salleh, indie musician advocate and Global Vision Ambassador Deborah Henry among others. The theme of the event is We have a Dream it is focus for aspiring youth leaders. For tickets and info, click here.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Meet Global Entrepreneurship Week President
When:Tuesday, November 15 · 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Where: Plug and Play Technology Garden Level 7 The Garden, Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This is exclusively open to youth entrepreneurs under the age of 30. Jonathan Ortmans, the President, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is in town in Malaysia. Technopreneurs Association Malaysia and YEM is organizing a dialog session with the man to learn about high growth entrepreneurship and startup. Join in this excitingly FREE event and stand a chance to win fantastic and inspiring books.

 

TEDxMerdekaSquare
Where: Tuesday, November 15 · 7:00pm – 11:30pm
When: Auditorium UNIRAZAK Capital Square Block C & D, No. 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah Kuala Lumpur, 50100 Malaysia

TEDxMerdekaSquare is a social initiatives platform where people from diverse backgrounds and interests come together to learn, design and use knowledge that focuses on facilitating communities to involve and assist the disadvantaged.

 

Game Developers Meet
When: Wednesday, November 16 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Where: MindValley, A-23A-13A Menara UOA Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Listen to Jaime Ocampo with Toshihiko Suyama from DeNA Japan to talk about their plans on South East Asia.

 

TEDxYouth@KL
When: Saturday, November 19 · 9:00am – 2:00pm
Where: Microsoft Auditorium, KLCC

TEDxYouth@KL will be celebrating its second consecutive annual conference this year in Kuala Lumpur. This year, the theme is “We Have A Dream,” and promises an even more interesting line-up of speakers prepared to share their untold stories.

Teach for Malaysia Co-Founder Keeran Sivarajah, Groupon CEO Joel Neoh, Activist Anna Karina Jardin, and an educator Willie Poh are but a few names in an eclectic list of speakers that also includes a young futuristic car designer, activist and many more.

 

 

 

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San Diego StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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Sorry for the missed digests, I have just arrived home to San Diego from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where I had the fortune to speak to entrepreneurs at the KLVC Symposium. One needs no further evidence that the entrepreneurship renaissance is global. The trip also furthers my resolve to build the startup ecosystem in San Diego. We have exciting things going on here with the events Phelan Riessen is hosting, what Ansir Innovation Center is up to, EvoNexus, Xconomy and at the risk of being self-promotional, San Diego Tech Founders.
 
For newcomers: San Diego StartupDigest is a curated events list created by entrepreneurs that is focused on the needs and interests of startups in San Diego.
 
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Brant Cooper – Author of the Customer Development Book
 
 
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One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.
 
 
What’s Going on in the San Diego Startup Community

SandCHI Lean, Agile UX for Building Apps: Zambig Start Up Case Study

When: Wed, Oct 19 6:30pm

Where: Websense Inc, 10240 Sorrento Valley Road

Cordell Giesen, San Diego local entrepreneur and founder of Zambig, a company that focus on making radio interactive, will present how he applied UX processes in a lean, agile start up environment to build the Zambig app – including tools he abandoned and tools he gravitated toward.

 

Top Upcoming Events

October 25 - Something Ventured

October 27 - Job Fair

November 2 - SD Tech Launch

November 17 - SDVG PitchFest

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Malaysia StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Malaysia StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Malaysia. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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This is a big week for Malaysia. Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who founded Grameen Bank, will be in town to share his insights and ideas in promoting entrepreneurship. Also this week, Shawn Fanning of Napster fame, Jawed Karim of YouTube and rest of the Silicon Valley Comes 2 Malaysia panel are coming to Malaysia. If you have not got your ticket, it is priced at RM 1000 and can be bought here. If you are not able to make it, here are some of the cooler events you can participate in. Look out for some exclusive interviews at Entrepreneurs.my. Also, sign up here to find out if we are having a special Founder Drinks in KL this Tuesday.Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia 

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Apec-Yes 2011: APEC – Young Entrepreneurs’ Summit 2011
When : 18 to 20 October 2011
Where: Berjaya Convention Center

This event is endorse by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, which includes countries like America, China, Japan, Russia and Malaysia. It will see entrepreneurs from all sectors coming to Malaysia to attend this session. Interesting speakers including Muhammad Yunus and Dr. Michael Schaper, Deputy Chairman of Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

 

Silicon Valley in Malaysia
When:Thu, October 20, 08:00 – Fri, October 21, 17:30
Where: Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As mention above, this will be a must go event all web startup entrepreneurs to rub shoulders with some of the experts in Silicon Valley. It will be quite an experience. Do remember to have your elevator pitch ready.

 

Oct Twitter Festival
When: Sat, October 22, 15:00 – 23:30
Where: DiGi, Lot 10, Jalan Delima 1/1 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Yes, it is October and it is Oktoberfest. Digi is going to organize a massive tweet up for Twitter users in Malaysia. It is FREE.

 

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – October 3, 2011

3/10/2011

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Last week was pure geekery and it seems this week we have more stuff on the marketing side. The Asia E-commerce Conference will be on on Tuesday and it will be a blast for all who are interested to buy and sell stuff online. There will some interesting speakers such as James Yeang from Google Malaysia.Also, if you are 1337 and can’t get enough of hacking, #HackWEEKDAY @ #HITB2011KUL will be happening next week Wednesday, October 12 at 1:30pm to October 13 at 1:30pm. Registration is FREE and this registration entitles you to a paid event called Hack in the Box that will be featuring some of the top security experts and hackers in the world.Finally, if you are looking to gain more knowledge and exposure in the startup world, there will be a Silicon Valley Comes 2 Malaysia, where we will be featuring the founder of Youtube and Linkedin. The registration is also free and if you submit an good startup idea that you are working on, you might stand a chance to have a one to one session with these Silicon Valley entrepreneurs yourself. Find out more here.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Asia E-Commerce Conference 2011
Time : Tuesday, October 4 at 9:00am – Wednesday at 5:00pm
Location : The Gardens Hotel, Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Asia E-Commerce Conference 2011 is one of the largest global e-commerce event where it brings together speakers from renowned FORBES 500 companies that offer a wide range topics. Asia E-Commerce Conference is special designed for senior manager, director and business owner of E-Commerce and ICT Companies. It provides a professional platform for sharing of best practices and experiences, discussing market strategies, current business issues & trends, networking and business matching opportunities. One of the founder of Merah Putih Incubator will be in town for the event.

Use promo code AECC2011-15 for your 15% off ticket price. Ticket priced at USD 799.

 

Digital Wednesday
When:Wednesday, October 5 · 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: IACT College, Jaya One

There will be some interesting presentations about video by Movideo and Ham of ADOI on the Digital Dilemma. This is a great networking place if you are in the digital marketing arena.

Entrance Fee: Member – RM10.00, Non-Member – RM50.00

 

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – September 5, 2011

5/09/2011

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Bloody, it is September already? Time sure flew by this year. I hope you are all ready for work and not over stuffed with all the cookies from your Raya visit last week.There will be some fun stuff from Google coming to Malaysia, starting with the upcoming Google Analytics and then Google Devfest and also Street View. Finally, we can see some road side pictures from Google Maps. Google wants to take the road less travel and if you want to suggest someplace to the Street View team, click here.BTW this weekend, I will be in Singapore for BarcampSG 7, so do say hi.

PS. This Week in Asia will be on air again so visit us here for the new episode later this week. Sign up for our Facebook page to win yourself a book by Sarah Lacy.

 

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Google Analytics
When: Tue, September 6, 13:30 – 18:30
Where: Hilton Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Are you taking action on your web analytics data? Do you know what to do with all those metrics? How can you drive value for your business through your web analytics data? Check out how you can optimize your Google Analytics. Free, but you must register here.

Fedora Open Day
When:Sat, September 10, 09:00 – 18:00
Where: UCTI (formerly APPIT), Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fedora Open Day is a one-day barcamp style meet up for open source enthusiasts. Propose your topic or just vote by your feet. Register yourself here.

Mobile Developer Day
When: Sat, September 10, 08:30 – 17:30
Where: Theatre 1, Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

If you are a mobile developer in Penang, find out how you can take advantage of the ICON Apps. Meet Mike Smith from Itrain and also Nazroll of CodeAndroid Malaysia.

Barcamp Singapore 7
When: Sat, September 10, 10:00 – 18:00
Where: Blk 71 Incubation Centre, Mediapolis Phase Zero, Singapore

If you are willing to travel down south to Singapore, Barcamp Singapore is happening for the 7th time and this time it will be in the new Mediapolis area. As Preetam said, this event is run with Zero
Budget so prepare to participate. There will be no invited speakers but I might have a session for startups in Asia.

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – August 29, 2011

29/08/2011

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It is that week where you get two holidays combined and you don’t get anything done, so I am going to direct you mostly to Singapore. Happy holidays to all our Muslim friends and Selamat Hari Raya. Also to all Malaysians, Happy Merdeka.
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What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Webcamp 8
When: Wed, August 31, 18:00 – 22:00
Where: Mindvalley, A-23A-13A UOA Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

You got to give it to Ngeow and his commitment to Webcamp as most people will be back in their hometown during this week. Wecamp 8 will be featuring Richerd Chan, who previously worked in Hootsuite as he is trying to stay homeless in KL.

TEDxCQ
When: Wed, August 31, 19:00 – 23:30
Where: The Forbidden City. Clarke Quay, Singapore

Located at one of my favorite places in Singapore and featuring a good buddy of mine Michael Smith aka @dreampipe. TEDxCQ or Clark Quay is going to be an awesome event with ideas and alcohol. Price at S$25.

AppsWorld Asia 2011 and Social Media World Forum
When: Thu, September 1, 09:00 – Fri, September 2, 17:30
Where: Suntec, Singapore

It is back and if you are interested in the development of Apps and the Social Media Space this is the place to be. Tickets are priced at RM 2.5K and the event is featuring names such as Alexander Kleinberg, of Facebook and Gwen of StartupDigest Sg.

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – August 17, 2011

18/08/2011

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Hey Entrepreneurs, 

TEDxKL is this weekend on 20th of August 2011. We are going to have 12 presenters ranging from a Mentalist, a Computer Hacker, a TED speaker and many more. For more information, sign up here. Tickets are priced RM 100 which includes a Buka Puasa dinner. Do join us for great presentation and intellectually stimulating discussions.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

Asiajin Meetup Kuala Lumpur
When: Wed August 17, 19:00
Where: Tappers Cafe, Capsquare. 

Akky from Asiajin is traveling around Asia and he is having an Asiajin meetup. Come and discuss about Asian tech and startups.

TEDxKL: We have a secret
When:Sat, August 20, 12:30 – 19:30
Where: Black Box Theatre, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. This is the third one in KL and it is going to be awesome.

 

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – July 11, 2011

12/07/2011

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I am sure you have heard by now the countless arguments on how big the protest was in Malaysia. Regardless how big it was on the street, once you take into account how big it was online. #bersih and #bersihstories were still trending in Malaysia. Our thoughts to all of those who have been injured. Hopefully KL is back to normal and events are happening again.

 

BTW if you are in Penang, do drop by the thinklab© 6th Design Conference in George town over the next weekend. We will be there to join in the festival of creativity.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

ThinkMobile Google
When: Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Where:Hilton Hotel Sentral, Grand Ballroom A (3 Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, 50470 Malaysia)

The Internet is going mobile, driven by sensor-rich, location-aware smartphones. Gartner predicts that by 2013, mobile will be the most common way for consumers to go online. In a Google-sponsored study by Ipsos, released in May 2011, we found that 27% of Malaysians who own
smartphones, use it to access the Internet at least once a day. As such, mobile today and tomorrow represents an extraordinary opportunity for marketers. This is an exclusive event for advertisers, marketers, and agencies.

Node.js Meetup
When:Tue, July 12, 19:30 – 21:30
Where: Starbucks, Bangsar Village II, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Come meet Tom Hughes-Croucher, the creator of Node.js., works at Joyent as Chief Evangelist and also the author of the O’Reilly book: Up and Running with Node.js.

CodeAndroid Meetup
When:Sat, July 16, 11:00 – 13:00
Where: iTrain, E-7-1 Megan Avenue 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

For this month meetup, the group will be talking about security in Android applications. There may be a surprise appearance by a cloud-running Android robot!

Barcamp Urbanscapes 2011
When:Sat, July 16, 12:00 – Sun, July 17, 00:00
Where:Padang Astaka, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

BarCamp is an unconference. If you’re unsure what an unconference means, essentially it’s the opposite of a conference! Instead of having a confirmed agenda, anyone can pitch a topic and the most popular topic as determined by the attendees will be presented.

Simply put, anyone who is interested to share a topic (any topic at all) should come prepared with a 30-45 minute session, have an awesome title, pitch it to the attendees, and get them to vote for it. Ticket prized at RM 40.

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – June 27, 2011

27/06/2011

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Last week was CEO Week and this week you get a chance to meet the Prime Minister himself. There is also a new site Connections.my, which is a listing of some startups stuff in Malaysia and feel free to contact the owner Cheeaun to add your company to it.

Lastly, there will be a Barcamp in MMU in August, for those who want to volunteer, do drop me an email.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

CEO Night: Nazir Razak
When: Tue, June 21, 18:00 – 22:30
Where: Sunway Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

The MRCA CEO Night in 2011 will have Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak, Group Chief Executive from CIMB Group, Bankas the keynote speaker. He will be sharing with the audience the experience and stories behind the success of CIMB in creating a brand that not only is outstanding in Malaysia but excel globally. The success story of the growth of CIMB despite the many local and world especially Indonesia economy challenges will be an excellent stimulus for our members and
participants. (RM 350)

CEO Forum 2011
When: Thu, June 23, 08:30 – 18:30
Where: Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Perdana Leadership Foundation will be organising the CEO Forum 2011, on 23rd of June 2011, themed with the “Transforming Malaysia: Challenges on the road to becoming a high-income economy.” Featuring speakers such as PEMANDU CEO, YB Dato’ Sri Idris Jala and former prime Minister Tun Mahathir as the keynote. Entrepreneurs.my members qualify for a special price of RM280 only per seat instead of retail of RM 400.

Joomla! Day 2011
When: Sat, June 25, 08:30 – 17:30
Where: Microsoft, Level 29 Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Joomla Day is non-profit making event and aims to provide a platform for web developers, companies and Joomla! community to learn more about Joomla!. It also serves as networking platform from Joomla! community in Kuala Lumpur with Joomla experts from the industry, as
well as Joomla core team members. Ticket are priced at RM 120 and Rm 90 for a group purchased of 5 pax.

 

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Malaysia StartupDigest – June 21, 2011

21/06/2011

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Last week there were a lot of technical events; this week it seemed like it is going to be focused on management and being an effective CEO. We have identify few very interesting events for knowledge and networking. Also do not forget to sign up for our new group at www.facebook.com/malaysiaentrepreneurs for exclusive updates on special prices on tickets and sometimes free access via contest.

Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel Cerventus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

CEO Night: Nazir Razak
When: Tue, June 21, 18:00 – 22:30
Where: Sunway Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

The MRCA CEO Night in 2011 will have Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak, Group Chief Executive from CIMB Group, Bankas the keynote speaker. He will be sharing with the audience the experience and stories behind the success of CIMB in creating a brand that not only is outstanding in Malaysia but excel globally. The success story of the growth of CIMB despite the many local and world especially Indonesia economy challenges will be an excellent stimulus for our members and
participants. (RM 350)

CEO Forum 2011
When: Thu, June 23, 08:30 – 18:30
Where: Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Perdana Leadership Foundation will be organising the CEO Forum 2011, on 23rd of June 2011, themed with the “Transforming Malaysia: Challenges on the road to becoming a high-income economy.” This is the forum that will gather major industry leaders, managers and executives to share their knowledge, opinion and experience and to interact with one another on Malaysia’s journey towards becoming a high-income economy.

Featuring speakers such as PEMANDU CEO, YB Dato’ Sri Idris Jala and former prime Minister Tun Mahathir as the keynote. Entrepreneurs.my members qualify for a special price of RM280 only per seat instead of retail of RM 400.

Joomla! Day 2011
When: Sat, June 25, 08:30 – 17:30
Where: Microsoft, Level 29 Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Joomla Day is non-profit making event and aims to provide a platform for web developers, companies and Joomla! community to learn more about Joomla!. It also serves as networking platform from Joomla! community in Kuala Lumpur with Joomla experts from the industry, as well as Joomla core team members.

Ticket are priced at RM 120 and Rm 90 for a group purchased of 5 pax.

 

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