For JFDI Startups

Establishing a startup in Africa is tough beyond imagination but I soldier on, says Victor Adatsi of JFDI Asia Discover startup eCoach. 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? eCoach is an edtech startup with a mission to develop a suite of products,…

If I ended up walking away with nothing, I couldn’t say that I lost everything. I was forced to develop resilience which I think is the most important lesson and takeaway from this experience, says Brandon Leong of JFDI Asia Discover startup Tile X Tile.   1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and…

Making the daily lives of the busy corporate people around us more convenient and less stressful gives us immense joy and satisfaction, says Varun Saraf of JFDI Asia Discover startup WhyQ. 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? At WhyQ, we’re a team of…

Since doing a startup, work is not “work” anymore, says Fatima Akhtar and Daria Fu, who both found new perspectives and a calling in their JFDI Discover startup D Concierge.   1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? We are D Concierge. We hope to…

Finding the right person that fits the team is crucial to face challenges in a startup, says Jen Lam Chong of JFDI Discover startup EasyReno. 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? My team’s project is EasyReno. We currently have two members in the team….

Having a good business model and conducting market validation will save a lot of time from corrections, says Andy Heng of JFDI Discover startup VCIO. 1. Tell us about your startup and team – who are you, and what are you aiming to do? We are Team VCIO, comprising of a one-man ex-Business Development Manager founder in…

Augmented intelligence sees computers helping humans to make better decisions. That will be an opportunity for startups in coming decades as deep-learning apps roll out to mCommerce market, predicts JFDI Guest Mentor Dr. Lawrence Lau. Augmented intelligence, while still heavily dependent on narrow artificial assistance, becomes an expert in its own right if you aggregate…

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…

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…

What happens to startups after JFDI? OurHealthMate mapped its journey in an infographic, writes Crystal Neri In June 2013, Abhinav Krishna started his pitch to the crowd on Demo Day with a story. It all began four years earlier when he sent money for his Dad’s health care, only to see that money go into a…