Los emprendimientos indios se mudan a Singapur

How India can keep startups from moving to Singapore By Shruti Chakraborty Quartz You can start a business in three days here. AP Photo/Wong Maye-E Many Indian startups have faced this dilemma at some point—stay home or head for the country top-ranked in “ease of doing business.” + Home, for what it’s worth, ranks 134th on that list, put out by the World Bank. + And so, many leave. In 2013: + Mobikon, a cloud-based customer engagement platform for restaurants moved its base to Singapore; AdNear, a mobile-advertising company set up in Bangalore in 2009 and backed by Sequoia Capital, also moved its headquarters to Singapore; Venture capital funding among tech firms in the city-state topped $1.7 billion; meanwhile, tech companies in India attracted...

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Polo Tecnológico: Singapur busca la aplicación matadora!

Singapore's Rising Tech Industry Draws Expat Innovators And Investors by ANTHONY KUHN Listen to the Story All Things Considered [4 min 13 sec] Add to Playlist Download Transcript EnlargeVorrarit Anantsorrrarak/Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. For the past six years in a row, the World Bank has rated the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore as the easiest place in the world to do business. Drawn in part by this reputation, money and talent are pouring into the island nation's growing technology sector. One of Facebook's co-founders recently renounced...

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