Leading mobile advertising and publishing platform, Tapjoy recently announces partnership Kakao, the largest mobile social platform in Korea. This will allow developers on the Kakao Games platform to monetize their apps through Tapjoy’s market-leading advertising and monetization tools. KaKaoTalk  is a popular mobile messenger app by KaKao and currently has more than 90 million users around Read the full article…

In the latest and sixth accelerator batch of 500 Startups, two out of 28 companies chosen were Japanese startups, App Socially and Whill. After quitting his job as a university professor, Yusuke Takahashi decided to move over to San Francisco for two months to seek validation for his idea. According to a BBC article, Yusuke read Read the full article…

At 20 years of age, Sahil Lavingia has managed to raise US$7 million of funding for his company, Gumroad. When talking about building products, Sahil Lavingia is definitely someone in the know. Prior to founding his current startup Gumroad, Sahil was the founding designer for Pinterest. Sahil was part of the early team that helped Read the full article…

Gary Wang, founder and former CEO of China’s largest online video site, Tudou, shares two important stories in his startup life. Dressed in a hoodie, Tudou founder Gary Wang gave his opening keynote at InnovFest 2013 today. Currently working on his new venture, Light Chaser Animation Studios, which aims to be the what Wall Street Read the full article…

Having experienced the pain of hunting for the perfect wedding dress, investor-turned-founder Linh Thai is fixing the way brides shop for a dream dress. I first met Thai Van Linh, better known as Linh Thai, at DEMO Asia 2012 back when she was a director at DFJ VinaCapital, one of the largest venture capital firms Read the full article…

This article was brought to you by Jane Smith on behalf of All The Top Bananas. Jane is a HR professional with vast experience in the field of recruitment. Hiring the right people is not only difficult but can also be expensive. Here are some tips on managing recruitment costs in your company. One of the Read the full article…

John Fearon is co-founder and CEO of Dropmysite, a website and database backup solution. Follow him on Twitter at @JohnFearon. A founder’s life, as with any other normal human being, is full of up and down moments. Here are a few tips on how to cope when the going gets tough. The World Health Organization Read the full article…

Elisha Tan is the founder of Learnemy, an online marketplace that finds you the right instructors and classes in Singapore. Follow her on Twitter at @learnemy. Mistakes are costly for startups. Here are two lessons that Learnemy’s founder learnt during her startup process. I believe that I’ve overspent S$10,000 on developing the Learnemy web application. Before I Read the full article…

Janet is currently Marketing & Communications Manager, APAC at Meltwater Group. She read law and business in the UK but ended up working for an IT/ Media  company. Janet is passionate about SaaS, entrepreneurship, sales and marketing. Follow her on twitter at @janetcyu. Kee Wah, a traditional bakery chain in Hong Kong, used a combination of Read the full article…

Steve Leonard and Jacqueline Poh will take on their new roles at IDA Singapore this June, which include focus on innovative startups and local enterprises. The Ministry of Communication and Information (MCI) and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today announced the appointment of Steve Leonard and Jacqueline Poh as executive deputy chairman and Read the full article…