For centuries now, since the invention of money, gold has been an investors’ safe haven asset. Prized as a valuable commodity throughout human history, investors tend to move their funds into gold assets during periods of uncertainty, leading to price hikes. As a result, the price of gold is inversely …
Read More »How This Sitiawan Startup Already Hit 65% Of Its RM500mil Revenue Goal During The Pandemic
Looking at SEA Gamer Mall now, it’s hard to believe it began in a small bedroom. An engineering graduate and avid gamer, Wong Ong Hua began SEA Gamer Mall in 2008, after being introduced to the in-game virtual goods secondary market by an online friend from China. When co-founder Tommy …
Read More »No Queues, No Forms: This S’pore Startup Lets You Quickly Check In To Hotels With A Selfie
Hotel guests everywhere face a common predicament: long waiting lines to check-in. In fact, a study from Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality found that just a five-minute wait at check-in causes guest satisfaction to drop by 50 per cent. But what if there was a way to make the process quicker, easier, …
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VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 14 – 17 Register Today Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. Although the means of presentation may no longer be traditional, presentations themselves (and the aspects that make them compelling) aren’t …
Read More »Survey: Majority of Americans Are Confident They Can Cover Expenses This Year
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown measures have resulted in a deep recession for the global economy. Despite this, we found the majority of Americans are either very or somewhat confident about their finances for the rest of 2020, according to a new survey conducted by The Simple Dollar. That …
Read More »We’d Like To See This M’sian Startup Survive In The Food Delivery Biz, But Boy, It’ll Be Tough
Author’s Blurb: It’s safe to say Malaysians are quite spoilt for choice when it comes to food deliveries. We have so many apps to choose from that we probably have several of them downloaded to cross-check prices for the best deal in terms of overall meal cost. Packed, a food …
Read More »This App For Safer Neighbourhoods Is Now Used In 400 Communities Across Malaysia
Author’s Blurb: To many, including me, safety in our neighbourhood is a top priority. None of us wants to return home to our house burgled or worse, but in areas where communities are less tight-knit, it’s a big problem. These sorts of issues, discussed over a regular meetup over mamak …
Read More »This M’sian Brand Really, Really Commits To Making Organic Baby Goods, With Certs As Proof
No doubt you can easily find baby products that claim to be organic and natural all over the internet now. However, the founders of Offspring Inc. (Offspring) weren’t convinced that those could be completely trusted. “Offspring was born when we realised that there are a lot of baby products in …
Read More »This S’pore Events Tech Firm Created A Wristband That Tracks Temperature And Makes Payment
PouchNATION launched PouchPASS — a temperature-taking device — on June 24, marking its first foray into the health industry. This Singaporean-based company is an event solutions provider that develops solutions for the events industry, such as NFC-based systems, RFID enabled cashless payments, geolocation, ticketing, POS development and more. PouchPASS: How …
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