Topic: Entrepreneurship

For a start-up which has only perceived worth, an IPO is an objective market test of its true valuation.

Value is based on expected growth of a company - yet, time and again we have seen the expected never materialise.

The closure of Singapore-based bike-share firm oBike is a cautionary tale for start-ups and companies.

If bike-sharing is to be successful in Singapore, operators and regulators need to cooperate and coordinate.

We may live in a tech-driven world, but every business interaction remains fundamentally a human interaction.

With drones becoming smaller, more capable, and more affordable, a more robust regulatory framework will be needed.

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of growth, but local case studies have been in short supply.

I'll confess, I am a late adopter of Singapore. Although originally from Asia, I had not set foot here until April last year, when I was inv...

Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor Ike Lee recently joined NUS Business School as an adjunct professor. Here are Ike...

Accepting and learning from mistakes can lead to innovations and new discoveriesMaking mistakes and learning from them is integral to human...

Innovations and errors are inextricably linked.The trail that leads to discoveries, new processes and inventions involves entering and explo...

What qualities does it take to build a great business?According to Hsieh Tsun-yan, a former senior director at McKinsey, counsellor to globa...

For entrepreneurs and innovators one of the biggest and most difficult questions is when to take the plunge and commit to turning their cher...

From an unlikely partnership between an Austrian businessman and a Thai tycoon, drinks firm Red Bull has delivered astounding results.Founde...

Growing up in Pondicherry in South India, Navi Radjou observed that Asians have an in-built creativity when it comes to conserving resources...

Jay Walker's Library of the History of Human Imagination is housed at his home in ConnecticutWhat drives innovation? It's a question that in...

In our continuing series of features and interviews on Driving Growth in Emerging Markets, NUS adjunct professor Dr Alison Eyring looks at b...

For young entrepreneurs starting out on their first venture, one of the most common questions is: "Why should I write a business plan?"Busin...

Fear of failure can hold many good ideas backIn businesses, as in life, failure is something that most people try to avoid. Failure can be e...

At 40 years old and with a self-made fortune estimated by Forbes magazine at around $4.7bn, Ma Huateng – AKA 'Pony Ma' - is China's Bill Gat...

Thinking out of the box (or bowl) can yield big benefitsEntrepreneurs are often characterised by traits such as innovation, independence, an...