Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’

Why entrepreneurship isn’t a one man show

December 11, 2018

Entrepreneurship is by no means a walk in the park, A few years ago, when I was working in Chile, I met a budding young entrepreneur (let’s call him Eduardo) at one of the country’s top incubators. When I asked him to tell me a bit about himself, he opened up by saying “A few years […]

Glenn Robinson

Feature

Where is your fish from? Ask Tracified

December 10, 2018

Tracified is a startup that we’ve seen at many events. They’re one of the first startups that were accepted into StartupX Foundry at its inception. Their goal is to let you know exactly where your food and everything else you buy comes from. Here’s how its founders went from having stable corporate jobs to tackling […]

Mazin Hussain

News

South Asia Connect: Helping Sri Lankan startups go beyond Asia

December 3, 2018

It aims to help entrepreneurs across India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The South Asia Connect program was launched in February earlier this year. It’s funded by the U.S. Department of State and operated by the IC² Institute of the University of Texas at Austin. Since its inception, the program has been seeking entrepreneurs, […]

Mazin Hussain

TrackieX: The startup that wants to help parents protect their kids

November 26, 2018

Parents naturally worry about their children being safe. This also applies if their children are at schools, tuition classes, or any time they’re out of sight. It’s the nagging thought that simply can’t be shaken off. But a new startup we met wants to change this. They want to bring comfort to parents. How exactly […]

Mazin Hussain

Feature

Building a Startup 101: Lessons from Venture Frontier Lanka

November 22, 2018

“Hackathons don’t build startups. Entrepreneurship requires a long-term commitment,” said Heminda Jayaweera – cofounder of Venture Frontier Lanka. These were the strong words he gave at the opening of the Venture Frontier Lanka National Startup Challenge Finals. Over the course of a single weekend, we saw 30 startups pitch. If you want to know, which […]

Mazin Hussain

Pre Event

Understand how to navigate GDPR at ShoutOUT Connect

November 22, 2018

$20 million or 4% of the company’s global revenue, whichever is larger. This is the stiff penalty for not meeting your business would have to pay if it doesn’t comply with GDPR. So how do you comply with it? That’s what ShoutOUT Connect aims to help you figure out. The basics of GDPR In case […]

Readme-live

Post Event

Thirty startups later: Venture Frontier Lanka National Startup Challenge

November 21, 2018

An entire weekend. Thirty startups. This was an event that was in the making ever since Venture Frontier Lanka was officially launched. Many months later, thirty startups were selected. After they pitched, seven were selected to move onto the finals. None of them knew until their name was called. These are the startups we saw […]

Mazin Hussain

Post Event

The legal essentials you need to build a startup in Sri Lanka

November 15, 2018

Agreements with shareholders. Trademark and employee regulation. Taxes and so many other things. It’s common knowledge that building a startup is hard. Finding customers, building the right team, obtaining funding, the list goes on and on. But one of the challenges that startups in Sri Lanka face that not spoke of about often is the […]

Mazin Hussain

Feature

Building startups: A guide from Rajan Anandan

November 12, 2018

“You’ve got to do things you’re passionate about and you’ve got to do them incredibly well,” said Rajan Anandan – VP & Managing Director of Google India. He said this to the participants of the Yarl Geek Challenge Season 7. As one of the keynote speakers this year, he had quite a few tips for […]

Mazin Hussain

The startups of Seedstars Colombo 2018

October 31, 2018

It’s one of the largest startup competitions in emerging markets. Based in Switzerland, Seedstars promotes, connects and invests up to $ 1 Million in startups in emerging markets. Returning to Sri Lanka for its 3rd iteration, once again we saw a collection of local startups participate once again. Here’s what we found at Seedstars Colombo […]

Mazin Hussain

Post Event

Learning About Diversity and Inclusiveness at Startup School Colombo

October 18, 2018

We’ve been covering Startup School Colombo since they initially kicked off a few weeks ago. Their most recent session took place on the 16th of October 2018 at StartupX Foundry. The session took the form of a panel discussion revolving around the theme of diversity and inclusion. Building the perfect dream team Up first was […]

Mahesh De Andrado

Microsoft wants to take Sri Lankan startups global with Microsoft ScaleUp

October 18, 2018

“In my experience, startups today are not after more free credits – instead, they need our help to take their products to international markets. With the ScaleUp program, we intend to do just that and more,” said Hasitha Abeywardena – Country Manager for Microsoft Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He said this announcing that Microsoft […]

Mazin Hussain

Feature

Is there a point to hackathons anymore? Does Sri Lanka need them?

October 16, 2018

All of us are walking toward the stage. Everyone’s nervous. Who isn’t at these hackathons? Nobody likes presentations and immediately things go wrong. The projector isn’t working for some reason. After a minute of shoving the cable in and out, it wakes up and decides to do its job. Finally, Roshan can begin his presentation […]

Mazin Hussain

CIMA Launch Pad 2018: The Preliminary Rounds

October 8, 2018

Happening for the 5th consecutive year, the CIMA Launch Pad 2018, which is organized by the CIMA Students Society, aims to be a platform that nurtures upcoming entrepreneurs. In the past, we’ve seen startups like Bear Appeal, Omentra, and Greasemonkey come out of it. So what can we expect this year? That’s what we went […]

Mazin Hussain

Empowering Village Communities With Gamata Technology

October 5, 2018

Empowering communities to use technology is a key step if we want Sri Lanka to be a digitally empowered country. But what if a community cannot access technology? Well, that’s what Gamata Technology aims to overcome. But what is Gamata Technology? Simply put, Gamata Technology is an accelerator aimed at empowering communities across Sri Lanka […]

Mahesh De Andrado

Classes Are In Session At Startup School Colombo

September 20, 2018

A few months ago, we spoke about the latest entrant to the startup entrepreneurship ecosystem. This was Startup School Colombo. Organized by the IEEE Computer Society Branch Chapter of IIT, Startup School would take on the form of a 10-week program for inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. The commencement session of Startup School Colombo […]

Mahesh De Andrado

Interview

Is Arimac silently building a digital empire?

August 23, 2018

They have offices in Dubai, Australia, Fiji, and the Caribbean Islands. Some of us know them for pursuing grand projects like building robots in Sri Lanka. Others know them for their video games. As you walk along Galle Road it’s hard to miss the towering board that proudly displays their name. Yet, this didn’t happen […]

Mazin Hussain

Feature

Startups, Discussions & Innovation: Disrupt Asia 2018

August 20, 2018

“We weren’t planning on having Disrupt Asia this year. There were challenges. We thought of having it at a hotel with a higher ticket price. But then Randhula challenged us by saying, “Before you talk about disrupting Asia, first disrupt yourselves!” said Sachindra Samararatne. To many of us who’ve been regulars since the first Disrupt […]

Readme-live

Feature

Thoughts from the community: The ReaderPod Disrupt Asia 2018 editon

August 20, 2018

Disrupt Asia is more than a series of panel discussions, workshops, and exhibits. It’s a place where the local tech startup community gathers. As such, we decided to create a special series of ReaderPod episodes for Disrupt Asia 2018. As they ran between the different sessions in different halls, our very own Mazin and Lahiru […]

Lahiru Perera

Post Event

A startup battle & tackling world hunger: The finale of Disrupt Asia 2018

August 20, 2018

When the panel discussions came to an end, our clocks read 11:30 PM. However, Disrupt Asia 2018 wasn’t over. Far from it, this was time to gear up for a fight. It was time for the Disrupt Asia 2018 Startup Battle Grand Finale. Here, 4 startups pitched their products to a panel of judges. They […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’

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