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Getting the technology of a new innovation right is only part of the challenge. Before customers will by, they need to understand and value the benefits it brings. Companies selling green and clean technologies often have a tough time selling as the benefits take a long time to realize and early adopters can be thin…

Ray Gillenwater left a high-powered role at RIM to set up TheSpark.org: a platform for social activists to help create change. The lessons social entrepreneurs are learning about linking ordinary people could unlock some radical new C-C business models, Ray tells Hugh Mason

JFDI.Asia mentor Kevin Dewalt lives in Beijing and watched fund-raising China-style as well as on the East and West Coasts of the US. The story that sells in each location depends on the underlying attitude of investors and it’s as much to do with emotion as logic, he tells Hugh Mason. You can follow Kevin…

Frog Vlog Day 5: Dropmyemail.com is a 705,000 user Singapore start-up success story … but it’s hit a chicken and egg situation trying to close series A funding. Founder John Fearon came by JFDI.Asia earlier in the day and talked with Hugh Mason. John’s top tip for local start-ups? Think ahead to where the follow-on…

Today sees two big announcements from JFDI.Asia alum shopspot: the launch of a new mobile shopping platform and the closing of its $779,000 seed funding round. The platform is offered first on the iPhone, bringing fashion brands, retailers, trendsetters and offers together in one place on their mobile phones. The funding comes from Singapore-based Jungle…

A big welcome to the eight start-up teams set to run the marathon of our bootcamp, which kicks off on 21 February! Each team has already won a prize: an immediate S$25,000 investment. Based on last year’s results, each also has a better-than-60% chance of winning S$600,000 or more at our next Demo Day, when…

Get down and dirty with a robot-eye view of the world, thanks to the two new pet Roomba Robots that JFDI.Asia has adopted to roam our space and scavenge for trash at night.

About kopi Stimulating beverage flavoured with the roasted fruit of the Coffea plant prepared using the Singapore Sock method. Served in a cup for consumption on the premises, with milk and sugar (by default) Syntax kopi [-o] [-c] [-gau] [-peng] [-packet] [-plastic] -o Without sugar -c with extra condensed milk -gau Increased sock iterations for…

About teh Beverage prepared by aqueous extraction at atmospheric pressure of aromatic components from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Served in a cup for consumption on the premises, with milk and sugar (by default) Syntax teh [-o] [-c] [-halia] [tarik] [-peng] [-packet] [-plastic] -o Without sugar -c with extra condensed milk -halia With…

From recommendation engines to data-mining; education to gift cards, start-ups applying to our next bootcamp are exploring every aspect of life. With well over a hundred videos submitted so far, we sadly don’t space to post them all. So here’s a random selection of styles, places and people. For the avoidance of doubt, this is…