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A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

It is a young country as well — having gained independence in 1963 — and resides in a neighborhood with far larger economies, including China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Numerous factors have contributed to building Singapore’s startup ecosystem, with government intervention and leadership being the dominant driving forces.

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Virtual Internships matches students with top companies around the world

TechCrunch

Remote work struck down barriers for many employees, and now Virtual Internships is doing the same for university students around the world by partnering with over 12,000 companies from 100 countries. This results in many students feeling that their universities didn’t give them adequate career support.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

While not a new concept or strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs are on the rise. 196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community.

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Indonesian ID and data verification startup Verihubs gets $2.8M led by Insignia Venture Partners

TechCrunch

Based in Jakarta, Verihubs was founded in 2019 by Rick Firnando, who has more than 9 years of experience in the B2B industry, and Williem Williem, an AI researcher who holds a PhD in computer vision from South Korea’s Inha University. And we’re also exploring expanding into new markets, like the Philippines and Vietnam.”.

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A Veteran's Day Reflection on Temporal Community

ASU Lodestar Center

I’d been watching the parade for an hour or so when a unit of Vietnam War era soldiers marched past. The third is a system of governance for promulgating the rules, assuring compliance, and effecting change. Enroll in Lance Decker''s NMI 111 Board Governance course today! Lance received an MPA from the Ohio State University.

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Inside the secretive Silicon Valley startup trying to save the oceans with tech

TechCrunch

With money from the Queensland University of Technology, where he is a professor of robotics, Dunbabin’s team developed a prototype underwater robot to reseed dying reefs with tiny coral larvae. Universities can get stuck into three-year funding cycles,” he told TechCrunch. They’ve been absolutely a dream funder.”.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms.

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