(From left to right) Paddy Tan (BlackStorm Consulting), Dr. Kuo-Chung Huang (ITRI), Don Baey (Pollinate), Jeslin Bay and Lionel Chia (BlackStorm Consulting) ITRI representative from Taiwan visited Singapore last week and looked forward to learning more about Singapore’s IoT (Internet of Things) startup ecosystems. Blackstorm Consulting assisted in arranging and coordinating various meetings and site...Read More

Entrepreneurs are born from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, from engineers to designers to even homemakers. Naturally, many of them are not technically equipped to perform financial analysis on their businesses. Many sceptics claim that financial ratios do not represent the truth about their businesses, especially at an early stage, since ratios use historical figures...Read More

Around the age of 16, she was already been offered to act as the lead role in a French film. And by the time she was at her 3rd year of university, she was contracted as the brand ambassador for Double A, the renowned paper company that spans its operations across the globe. Her career...Read More

This webinar provided insights when entering Singapore market It covered the demographics, culture and landscapes when doing business in Singapore Setting up an entity, fundraising and innovation landscapes were also addressed   August 8, 2019: Singapore is well-known for many items, from multicultural society to one of the largest financial centres in the world. With...Read More

(From left to right) Harvey Ma, Dr Hank Huang, Steven Tien, Jeslin Bay and Paddy Tan The event provided insights on the importance of corporate innovation and alignment of innovation strategy with overall corporate direction Together with Steven Tien, APAC Tablet Segment Leader of Lenovo, Dr Hank Huang, Managing Director of IAPS, Paddy Tan and...Read More

Treasure Trove Southeast Asia (SEA) has over 600 million people in its population, which is nearly twice that of the United States (US). Looking at how US built its economy primarily through domestic consumption from its large population, there is huge potential waiting to be captured in SEA. With rapid globalisation, evident from the phenomenal...Read More

The event kicked off with a seminar on how to level up one’s fundraising strategy by Paddy Tan and Jeslin Bay, Co-Founders of BlackStorm Consulting Together with Edgar Chiu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sparklabs Taipei, Paddy Tan and Harvey Ma, Co-Founders of BlackStorm Consulting discussed about getting into the right “marriage” in the context...Read More

Model that Was Proven – Silicon Valley The success of Silicon Valley in San Francisco is famous globally. With tech giants like Google and Facebook carrying its banner, Silicon Valley continues to prove its strength, building 32 new unicorns in 2018. Ranking 1st in the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking by Startup Genome, Silicon Valley...Read More

Mr. Heng Swee Kiat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore has mentioned early this year that Singapore has the potential to position itself as a global Asian node for technology, innovation and enterprise. This is because Singapore has an exceptional enabling environment for digital transformation as well as innovation. Companies who do...Read More

Is a Local Partner Necessary? Southeast Asia (SEA) has been in the eyes of many businesses for a long time. With the countries opening their markets and prioritising economic goals, everyone is gunning for a slice of this huge pie. Despite this, many businesses fail to successfully capture their target markets. Even Uber, the ride-hailing...Read More