Everyone’s an entrepreneur nowadays. With the rise of e-commerce businesses spreading like wildfire since the hay days of Amazon and eBay made their rounds, it’s easier than ever to own a business of your own. In fact, what used to be an occupation reserved for the elite in our society now seems to be a … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. Celebrating local talent and giving a nod to the creatives in Singapore, HipVan has just announced the launch of its inaugural Singapore Week from August 19 to August 25. Hailed as the Fab (fab.com) of Singapore, HipVan is a design-focused online store featuring design inspirations for everyday living. Since its soft … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. Triibe aims for feedback to be heard real-time such that shortfalls can be addressed almost immediately and honest recommendations get translated into social currency via word-of-mouth. So what’s in it for you? There are tangible rewards in store such as return vouchers upon receiving your feedback. Not to mention that … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. We had the chance to be part of the Clean & Green Hackathon that took place on the weekend of 26 to 28 April, and while there was seriously an amazing amount of speaker content and workshops, the one presentation that left the deepest impression on me was by … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. Before launching into the real purpose of this article, here’s a prospective promise on bringing you a “proper”, for lack of a better word, piece on the phenomena known as crowdfunding which is slowly but surely catching on in Asia. For now, for those of you who are still unacquainted, we … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. For those of you who beat yourselves up and/or go through a guilt trip everything you impulsively “bought something from that online shop again”, it seems like a solution is near. Say hello to The Union Co. The Union Co., or UCo. (so hip) for short, launched early March … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. The word is out: working alone sucks. Co-working may just about the next wave to hit us in a “When did this even happen?!” way. Simply put, co-working just means you working hard alongside someone who isn’t your colleague. Why would we want to do that? Think about all … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. Singapore’s mobile penetration rate is almost at 150%. What does that even mean? How does it even exceed 100%? Well, it just means that in our society of hyper-consumerism, some of us have not only one mobile phone, but two, or even three! Are you this sort of super … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. In the good old days – our parents’ generation, people had careers that lasted them a lifetime, or 30 years at the very least. You could be a doctor from the day you were done with med school, and you die being one. Your dad might have told … Continue reading
Note: Article originally published on Poached Mag. In recent years, the term “entrepreneur” has made its appearance more and more often. Most of the time, it pops up in a glamorous context, in success stories where you hear of guys in their early 20s making their first million, or raising $XX amount of investment capital. … Continue reading
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