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Robert Hobson of JFDI Startup Human was inspired by ‘becoming aware of what’s possible and that other people are doing great things’, which led him to turn his childhood dream of a sci-fi wonderland, into a reality that can benefit the ill and differently abled. 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are…

Founding a startup often leads to an overwhelming list of tasks which spark a series of questions. Timothy Tjendra from July JFDI Discover startup BeeZee Services shares his team’s biggest challenge. 1. How did you hear about JFDI Discover? Intially we intended on applying to JFDI Accelerate, but were redirected to the JFDI Discover program…

After dealing with his Mother’s difficult diagnosis, Dang Ngoc Thang and his team set to find a way to reduce medical costs in Vietnam. 1. How did you hear about JFDI Discover? We heard about JFDI through AngelList – an online platform where startups and investors can connect. From there we did more research and…

taembe.com, Vietnam’s leading online baby retailer and marketplace for third party sellers and second-hand goods for Moms, today announced that it had closed a $228k seed (5 billion VND) funding round led by Swiss Founders Fund.   The round is supported by Binh Tran, former CTO & co-founder of Klout, and Eddie Thai, a local…

Dave Osh and James Barwick have a huge vision for their startup Execuvite, now going through the JFDI Accelerate program. But it was JFDI Discover that helped them see the first steps clearly, writes Cui-Lyn Huang 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? Dave Osh is…

Luke Skywalker didn’t just roll out of bed one morning and defeat the Emperor. First he faced the deaths of his aunt and uncle. Then he encountered Obi-Wan Kenobi. He trained with Yoda. He battled Darth Vader. Finally he confronted the Emperor. Well, entrepreneurship works the same way. A startup’s journey toward becoming a public…

In the last few years, JFDI Mentor Sangeet Paul Choudary has helped scores of our startups to understand the dynamics of their multi-sided market ‘platform’ businesses. This week he’s offering free downloads of his new book, writes Crystal Neri Back in January 2013, a few months into starting his blog, Sangeet Paul Choudary found a comment from…

Redmart Chief Information Officer Jon Sugihara shared insights in fundraising with the JFDI 2015A Accelerate batch. “First, you need to understand the VC from their point of view,” says Sugihara. “They want a couple of home runs.” These were the things he learned from raising and talking to many venture capitalists through the years, writes Crystal…

When reaching potential customers feels so hard, founders are often tempted into the comfort zone of product development. Vincent Teo, founder of JFDI Discover startup fred, says learning to resist that urge was his big insight, writes Cui-Lyn Huang 1. How did you hear about JFDI Discover? I heard about JFDI Discover through JFDI’s website. I…

JFDI Discover helped Ritchie Ng, Andre Tan and Varun Patro round up a flock of funding for their startup Kinsheep, writes Crystal Neri   Ritchie, Andre and Varun Patro met at college. Their friendship survived the failure of a first startup, Gloqo, as did their faith that their combined skills could make them an awesome team. Yet their next project…