What’s A Good Boss? No, It’s Not The Nice Ones.
Derek Toh, the founder of Malaysian job platform WOBB, shares his opinion on who makes a good boss, and why having a "nice" boss could actually hurt your career.
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This Millennial Dons A Supreme Apron And Rubber Boots As Uniform – And The ‘Pasar’ Is His Office
Marcus Phang decided to start up as a fishmonger after studying the business model of a friend's family who has been running a seafood supplies business for almost 30 years.
5 Quirky Practices From Billionaire Entrepreneurs That’ll Make Your Office More Productive
Following Heineken's Made of More philosophy, we compiled 5 unconventional practices that billionaire entrepreneurs enforce in their own companies to help their employees build productivity and focus on more efficient solutions.
These 3 S’poreans Quit Being Restaurant Chefs To Bring Affordable Gourmet Burgers To Hawker Centres
The young trio started up Burgs by Project Warung in May 2017 because they realised that "no one was really focusing on gourmet burgers in the halal sector."
This Is How You Ask Your Boss For A Raise, As Told By Young M’sian Bosses & CEOs
Here is a survey to Malaysian bosses about how to ask for increments, and actually succeed in asking, as an employee. It all depends on your effort and values.
4 Things Fitgear Got Right When They Announced Their Price Increase
The exercise of raising prices can be a tricky thing for business owners. But there are ways in which a company can raise its prices and still remain favourable among their target market.
M’sian CEOs Reveal 2 Rare Qualities They’d Hire On The Spot & 1 They’d Completely Avoid
We talked to four CEOs in Malaysia to find out 2 rare qualities that would make them hire on the spot as well as 1 quality they would avoid when doing their recruitment.
2 S’poreans Created A Streetwear Marketplace So You Can ‘Cop’ Fresh Drops Without Being Ripped Off
Driven to return the power back to consumers, founders Richard and Chris built a platform to optimise the buying process of streetwear drops in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
This SE Needs Your Vote To Win US$200k From Chivas Venture—All To Help Refugees In M’sia
The global stage for Chivas Venture 2018 will be taking place in Amsterdam this coming May where The Picha Project will represent Malaysia to win US$1 Million. But you can help them secure the first US$200k by voting for them now.
This One App Is Your Access Card Into More Than 20 Co-Working Spaces Across SEA
Developed by the co-founder of OpenMinds Resources, OpenSpace is a co-working space passport that wants to build communities by opening up access to different co-working spaces across Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines.
‘NOMO’ Low Batteries – This Powerbank-Sharing Startup Has Got You Covered For Only $1/Day
With an aim to combat nomophobia (no mobile phobia), NOMO founder Foo Jiarong started up a powerbank sharing service in Singapore, which now has presence in Malaysia too.
Here’s How Chinese Entrepreneurs Can Get That RM25 Mil Promised By Najib
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has just recently announced a fund of RM25 million that will be made available to young Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia through the E-Commerce Micro Credit scheme.