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Not All Founders Can Be CEO, This M’sian Realised As She Stepped Down To Save Her Company

As a board games enthusiast, one of my favourites has to be We’re Not Really Strangers (WRNS). It’s a card game launched in 2017 that facilitates honest connections with the group you’re playing with.  Most of the card games these days are just for laughs, while WRNS gives you the …

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VA Loan Down Payment: Should You Make One?

Are you a veteran or active-duty military member who wants to buy a new home? Military veterans have special access to funding when buying a home through the VA home loan program. There are many benefits to choosing a VA loan over an FHA or conventional loan, with the VA …

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Oklahoma plans to use Rekor’s AI to track down uninsured drivers, despite discrimination concerns

Maintain your employer brand in a pandemic Read the VentureBeat Jobs guide to employer branding Download eBook Rekor, a controversial startup providing license plate-scanning technology, today announced that the state of Oklahoma will use its software to spot uninsured motorists on the road. As a part of an Oklahoma program …

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Peak Anxiety? Here Are 10 Ways to Calm Down

Can’t concentrate? Losing sleep? Binge-eating your feelings? In a year of unprecedented stress, the nation collectively appears to be heading toward peak anxiety this week. People are sharing stories of stress eating, clearing their calendars (who could sit through a Zoom meeting during a time like this?) and threatening to …

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Here’s how the Big Tech breakup should go down

The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here The US House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee released its findings last week after a year-and-a-half-long investigation of Big Tech companies Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Right at the beginning of the …

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3 Important Biz Lessons This M’sian Boss Learnt After Shutting Down His 10y/o Company

It was 9AM on a Thursday, and we were waiting for Christopher Tock (Chris), founder of EYE Project and Social Grooves to arrive at our office. He arrived on time, a nervous aura about him, and understandably so. Preparing to tell a painful story about shutting down your own company, …

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Founder Bak Kut Teh Closes Down Bugis Outlet, But Opens New Franchise Outlet In China

Founder Bak Kut Teh is a homegrown heritage brand with 42 years of history. It announced yesterday night (30 September) on Facebook that it will be closing its Bugis outlet with effect from 1 October. “Singapore food business is suffering and we continue to struggle like many other local F&B …

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S’pore Tour Agency STA Travel Shuts Down – Heavily In Debt With Over 600 Creditors

Singapore’s travel and tourism industry is battered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has seen yet another loss. STA Travel, a company focused on providing package holidays for students and young people, has been reported to be closing down for good. An announcement on the STA Travel website states that they …

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Meet The Craftsman Who Created S’pore’s Iconic Mascots Like Sharity Elephant, Bag Down Benny

Stepping into Frankie Yeo’s workspace is almost like entering a whole different world. Located in a nondescript industrial area in MacPherson, the Mascots and Puppets Specialists office is jam-packed floor to ceiling with mascots and puppets. They consist of all sorts of shapes and sizes, and are born from years …

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