Startup Genome: What you need to know about the #Singapore #startup ecosystem.

Startup Genome: What you need to know about the Singapore startup ecosystem

e27.sg 21 Nov '12, 4am

Startup Genome: What you need to know about the #Singapore #startup ecosystem.

Singaporean startups are 15% more likely to monetize directly than SV startups. Singaporean entrepreneurs are as highly educated as SV ones (52% Master & PhD vs. 42% in SV). The Singapore startup ecosystem has the same healthy mix of startups targeting consumers, enterprise, and SME customers as SV. The key challenges of Singaporean startups are similar to SV startups. Startups in Singapore are 88% undercapitalized compared to SV startups before product market fit. Funding sources in Singapore rely more on incubators and self-funding, less on accelerators, super angels, and VCs. Startups in Singapore have less employees per stage (6.57) compared to SV. Startups in Singapore have 35% fewer mentors per company compared to startups in Silicon Valley.. There are 46% fewer serial entrepreneurs proportionally in Singapore than in SV. Singaporean startups rely more on advertising...

Full article: http://e27.sg/2012/11/21/startup-genome-what-you-need-to-...

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@thembacentre » 26 Nov '12, 10am
We've just read this: "Startup Genome: What you need to know about the Singapore startup ecosystem" [link] Any wiki for HK's?
@shopDcreateurs » 26 Nov '12, 10am
Startup Genome: What you need to know about the Singapore startup ecosystem - e27 [link] @daylonsoh
@Arbirage » 25 Nov '12, 3pm
Why Singapore ranked 17th [link]
@k7vin » 21 Nov '12, 4pm
Startup Genome: What you need to know about the Singapore startup ecosystem [link] (by @jackyyapp via @e27sg )
@k7vin » 21 Nov '12, 4pm
Startup Genome: What you need to know about the Singapore startup ecosystem [link] (by @jackyyap via @e27sg )
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@dreampipe » 21 Nov '12, 5am
proud to say @spuul bucks a lot of these findings… :) [link]
@dreampipe » 21 Nov '12, 5am
interesting. can't say I agree with all of this but totally agree on the mentor thing-both online & offline. [link]
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