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Posted by Marie Casas
on March 10, 2008

Innovation Forum with Dr. Paco Sandejas

Got an invite from Dae Unisa of Brain Gain Network last week.
What: Innovation Forum on Where VCs are Placing Their Bets in 2008
Who: The speaker is Dr. Paco Sandejas, the Managing Partner of Narra Venture Capital
When: March 13, 5-7 pm
Where: e-library, 2nd floor, AIM Conference Center Manila (ACCM)
There’s a P500 registration fee, with 50% [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on February 21, 2008

Women 2.0 - Where are the Women-Founded Startups?

Sharing with you an article on BlogHer:

Where are the women-founded startups? Chris Shipley, Executive Director of DEMO, points out the painful lack of women founders who try to launch at their events. DEMO is the premiere semi-annual conference for launching tech products.
Out of the 30 web startups I have profiled since January 2008 for Pinoy [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on February 12, 2008

Morph Labs hosts SaaS Boot Camp on March 1

For the internet entrepreneurs itching to get started on their web 2.0 idea, programmers and business developers alike, Morph Labs’ Software as a Service (SaaS) Boot Camp is what you’ve been waiting for.
“Morph Code invites start-up independent software vendors (ISVs), technology innovators and technopreneurs from the academe and SME market to pitch their Web 2.0 [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on February 12, 2008

Demise of Crushcow: No Hope for Filipino Online Dating Sites?

Hey unhappily single boys and girls. 2 more days before Valentines. Where do you look for a date? You can choose from your usual friends (with benefits?), officemates, or Friendster connections. Then there’s your YM contacts, Christianster, MySpace, Multiply, or forums like Pinoy Exchange or Manila Tonight
Ever consider the solely dating websites like [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on February 10, 2008

MunchPunch Valentines Dinner Giveaway

Our friend Alvin Tan from MunchPunch invites Pinoy Web Startup readers to join their Valentine’s Contest.
MunchPunch is playing cupid by pairing MunchPunch’s food savvy users and one of MunchPunch’s featured restaurants for this special ocassion. Think of it as blind date with one of Manila’s top rated restaurants in a form of a [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on January 29, 2008

Paypal - Philippine Bank Withdrawals

Now you can add your Philippine bank account to your PayPal account, so you can withdraw your money directly to your bank. It saves you time and gives you faster access to your PayPal funds!

Withdrawal fees

Below PHP7,000: P50
PHP 7,000+ : none

Details
Web applications that need to accept payments has Paypal as a cheaper option (no cash [...]




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Posted by Marie Casas
on January 29, 2008

Exciting Startups Launch at DEMO08 California

How do you launch a product? Is it enough to send out an email blast and be featured on web 2.0 lists? Or try to make it through the stringent screening for DEMO — Chris Shipley, Executive Producer of DEMO Conferences, firmly believes that product launches are an investment.
I hope I have the energy [...]


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Posted by Marie Casas
on January 29, 2008

How to Expand? Fraud Sciences, LX.TV Acquired

Filipino firms prefer to grow organically rather than externally.
A classic example is a potential franchisee, in the process of deciding which company to buy a franchise from, ultimately decides to start his own franchise. That’s why you see so many franchise ads at the back of Entrepreneur magazine.
We tend to [...]