We had the chance to interview the co-founder of Mytaskboss TAYZEN OOI, Mytaskboss (mytaskboss.com) is a Malaysian freelance service marketplace. Malaysians use Mytaskboss to outsource ad-hoc tasks or complete freelance tasks to earn money. We act as a centralised matchmaker platform connecting people looking for help and people looking for extra income. Our focus is on...
After National Budget 2021 tabling yesterday by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, 6Biz team has compiled 5 key charts to form a dashboard that can help in answering key questions about revenue and expenditure that people may have today. Click the link below to gain complimentary access to the Budget 2021...
A platform fully dedicated to unleashing the potential of influencer marketing in South East Asia with Global Vision Kuala Lumpur, (Startups.my) – Serial entrepreneur Homam Alghorani launched his new venture ROCKSTARS.MEDIA an online influencer marketing platform and marketplace targeting South East Asia as starting point. He came with this idea as he was in the COVID-19 lockdown and realized...
On 17th of March 2020 Homam Alghorani was rushing back to Malaysia heartbroken to leave an accelerator program he was attending in Singapore as a lockdown was about to take place in Malaysia, he didn’t want his family and old parents to face the challenges of the lockdown alone so he made the painful decision to go...
e27: Japanese motor manufacturer Yamaha Motor today announced a strategic partnership with Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, to collaborate in motorcycle ride-hailing service within the region, with a focus on Indonesia. Yamaha Motor will also invest US$150 million into Grab as part of the partnership agreement. The two companies aim to develop “next-generation” mobility services...
e27: Southeast Asia ride-hailing giant Grab has launched an R&D centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the company was first founded in 2012. The new R&D centre is Grabś seventh globally. It has centres based in Bangalore, Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Seattle and Singapore. The Malaysian centre will hire 100 tech employees in its first...
TechCrunch: Blippar, the U.K.-based AR startup that raised more than $130 million, may be nearing the end of the road. The company has been burning through cash in a bid to pivot in search of a profitable AR business model, and now shareholders are in dispute over whether to throw Blippar any more money to aid that effort,...
TechBarrista: The tech industry was in a state of shock and disbelief last Thursday afternoon when Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announced the imminent departure of its CEO Datuk Yasmin Mahmood in January 2019. Even MDEC employees wept with tears flowing freely when told about Yasmin’s departure. It is learnt that Yasmin hosted a town hall...