When the first cheque can kill you
Few startups ever survive ‘bad money’ – money from predatory angels, individuals who attach unreasonable terms to the cheques they write, writes Justin Hall. Via...
Category: APAC
Dr Shashi Tharoor to keynote at Socialathon India 2015
The countdown for the Indian edition of Socialathon India 2015 has begun. This year, over 250 entries are competing for the India leg of the...
Most marketers give failing grades to quality of sales lead delivery
Only 12 per cent of marketers believe their content marketing engines are effective and are strategically programmed to target the right audiences with relevant and...
Mick Fanning’s near miss with a shark: Why everyone won
I assume like most; we all shrieked when an unmistakable, slate-grey, dorsal fin sliced through the water’s surface in J-Bay, South Africa. And when the...
Interpublic’s revenue increases 6.7% in Q2 2015
In Q2 2015, the Interpublic Group reported revenue increase of 1.3 per cent and organic revenue increase of 6.7 per cent to USD 1.88 billion...
Sub-US$100 smartphones to generate 40% of unit sales by 2020: Ovum
Most of the growth in the smartphone market will come from the sale of sub-US$100 devices in developing as well as developed countries. This price...
Eyeing a US$24bil market, VMware ups mobile ante in APAC
VMware Inc said that it has centralised its Business Mobility solution sales team in Asia Pacific, which be led by Sanjay Deshmukh, general manager of...
It’s a done deal: RIP, Jaring
With the court rejecting a stay order on Jaring’s liquidation, all that remains is to see which pieces of the company go to which winning...
Malaysian not-for-profits to get a Google leg up
Google Malaysia has launched a programme that it says will enable not-for-profit organisations in the country to go further in their mission to serve their...
Syniverse Study: Sponsored Mobile Data Plans Could Unlock $6 Billion Market Opportunity
Access to sponsored-data plans could substantially — and positively — affect consumers’ content consumption and open a substantial revenue opportunity for sponsors and mobile operators...
Malaysian telco price war cannot be sustained: Analysts
The intense price competition amongst Malaysian mobile operators is likely to be temporary – at least, that was one of the main key takeaways from...
Building Singapore’s ‘digital twin’
Many agencies in charge of city development around the world are working blind, making decisions without the ability to see the impact these decisions have...
Ralph Marshall quits as Maxis non-exec director
Augustus Ralph Marshall, under investigation in two countries, has tendered his resignation as independent non-executive director at Maxis Bhd, the company said in a filing...
Publishers face digital dilemma as consumer habits change: Ovum
The revenue generated each year by digital consumer publishing – the electronic versions of books, magazines, and newspapers – will grow to US$74 billion in...
Week in Review: The impact vs cost question
How much focus should be on the cost of public sector development programmes versus the expected impact from such programmes? The 500 Startups Distro Dojo...
What Malaysia bought from spyware maker Hacking Team
The Hacking Team leaked emails should concern every Malaysian citizen: They show not only possibly illegal actions by certain of our government agencies, but also...
