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Do you have an innovative idea but don't know what to do with it? Are you itching to start your own business yet unsure of what it takes to do so? If you answered yes to these questions, Start-Up@Singapore will offer you the entrepreneurial experience of a lifetime

Official Launch of Start-Up@Singapore 2009

Just to share this audio resource with anyone's who's into business or startups. It's a series that I follow closely.

This is a podcast series called Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders. It's presented by Standford University.

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html

It's a series of talks for their students. The speakers are well known leaders like Sue Decker, Mark Zuckerberg, Carly Fiorina, Robert Sutton, Evan Williams and many more.

What they took years to learn, hopefully, something useful can be passed on.

If you ask me, this podcast series is worth as much as a business program in our local U, NTU and NUS and SIM.

Scouting job. I thought he's coming back as a defender. lol

Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:

I'm a first-year law school undergraduate and I look forward to opening my first business by year two the latest. I have several ideas already, and once I consult my professors, I will start writing my business plan.

My question: what are businesses with low start-up capital and low operating costs, apart from internet businesses? And preferably ones with no need for retail/office space?

Thanks in advance. :)

I've read countless startup stories and almost every single one says this, "Find out what you're passionate about and do it."

All kinds of business can make money. The amount depends on the individual.

Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:

Armed with my 30-page business plan, I've begun to woo potential investors.

Investors typically want to see that you already have something in play already. Ideas are worthless if not executed well.

So if I'm an investor, why should I invest in you? Especially when you have nothing concrete to show? No ROI. No history or background on your partners and most importantly yourself.

Remember, to get something in value (investment in this case), you must give something of equal value (something concrete).

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They suffer normal aging even though they were kept in a dark cupboard.

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Anything is possible in soccer.

or impossible is nothing. hahaha

All these books teach the same things in principle.

The only variable is the person reading it.

My old UOB debit card is expiring soon. Thinking of changing over to any DBS/POSB credit/debit card since I've a POSB card. Don't want to keep 2 separate account.

Which one should I go for?

The main point of the card is the make overseas purchases. Hence international transaction fees and exchange rate charges are important.

Second point is probably which has the best credit card points redeemption.

Originally posted by eac:

 

the 3 yrs nsf was abolished during the 70s/80s. back then, some nsf officers r doing 3 yrs ns due to lack of manpower cos back then to train up the infancy stage of saf.

n if the red button is pushed, no reservist to stand up n take arms at the reported estimated 300 000 troopers, left regulars n the nsf left only like 50,000 as reported in print.

maximum of 40days per workyr is subjected to call-ups if need.

if u put 3yrs ever again, when i have sons in future,... dun force me to emigrate.

n if u dun buy theories, then another theory political wise is, pap needs new young voters (n their parents) for elections.

Definitely not going to be 3 years, but the 2 years 15 weeks if all the reservist training days are consolidated.

About manpower...Hmm....

I guess that's a very valid argument. It's impossible to substitute man hours with bodies even though by calculation they might match in man hours.

Originally posted by Eiizumi:

There is one primary goal for the need of NS Reservist.

To build up a mobilisable force for defence when the need comes, for Singapore's defence.

This bulk force, make the quantity number, to deter any aggressor to try attack Singapore. Its diplomatic and psychological.

Be glad when a war really comes, you're a reservist, you're not at the frontline, first.

Serving 3 years of NSF is definite a no-no, as it requires more logistics, admin and other resources to maintain NSF itself. Supply food, electricity and water to NSFs doesn't come cheap. Imagine the sh!tty bills you are paying for your utilities. 

I doubt anyone would support a 3-year NSF. Any individual education path will be ruin. Many people are already complaining about the 2-year NSF being a "bad break" from continuing their studies or even working in the society, to catch up with our fellow female citizens. NSFs may be student at that point, but long term, they'll still need to contribute to the economy. And remember, most of the so-called students are "graduates" from different institutions, from polys, unis and ITEs, they are "operational ready" to contribute to our economy.

Even if all your suggestions are taken, it'll takes years to implement, to get use to it as ecomically and socially there are short-term impacts to consider as it'll shake the whole society, especially parents.

RT, IPPTs, are something I dislike too. But I guess, its the only thing to push up the fitness of all able-bodies militia gentlemen, by hook or by crook, when we are all are working like dogs in this dreaded society.

Singapore has a small population, at a national level, men are multitasked somehow ... sadly.

Yup, 3 years is a bit too long.

I would recommend taking away reservist and allocate the time back to NSF training. E.g. 10 years of reservist training probably take 15 weeks total. Why not just add the 15 weeks to the current 2 years and be done with NS?

I'm not too sure but somehow I feel that the cost of keeping a NSF in camp is lower than a reservist in camp. Based on a per day basis.

As to the time at which students enter the workforce... The negative part will be that the individual will have to wait a longer while before he/she can take home a nice salary.

But for the econony, there shouldn't be much difference as there are people entering the workforce everyday. I don't think there's going to be much of an effect on the economy.

Originally posted by eagle:

go read the past threads in health and fitness corner in hardwarezone forums. There are people who do workouts very very late at night or early early in the morning (and they just fathered a new kid somemore) for the sake of fitness.

If you have the will and motivation, you will have the time. Fitness is a self-responsibility. Be glad that you are actually being paid to take care of your own responsibility here.

I think for those people who put in extra effort to work out, they value fitness more than they value the IPPT monetary incentives.

For me, I passed IPPT.

Monetary incentives is not on my mind. $100 - $400 is nothing. I pass for the sake of fitness and not having to waste time going back for corrective training.

Originally posted by airgrinder:

erm.... I think u dun have the any idea how the defence system (namely logistics and manpower) works in sg. I dun think you dun even have the slightest idea on what u r talking about, especially in your last second paragraph.

Hopefully you're not in any commander position/appointment in your reservist. If u r, please let me know ur unit. If I'm there, I'll get myself posted out.

Your argument has no weight at all.

If you say I don't have any idea, then support your statement with some facts to back yourself up. Explain why I don't have the slightest idea.

Anyway, I'm coming from an economics point of view.

    Originally posted by eac:

    the parliament passed the amendent bill as ah lee's son is enlisting soon at that time (theory)

    reality: cut cost... the lodging, cookhouse food, upkeep such as allowance, misc camp bills: e.g. laundry...

    n y not? most pple take reservist as a break from work anyway. free tickets: some lucky pple get to go taiwan, aussie, new zealand, thai, brunei, india...

    make up pay claim for doing some things from the sometimes mundane stuff at work.

I don't really buy conspiracy theories like PM Lee's son enlisting that's why the service is now shorter. There's no facts behind.

About the reality of cutting cost. That's what I'm trying to say. The cost of getting working adults back is higher than that of normal NSF soldiers. So why recall back working adults?

About the break from work reason. It's pretty good except for the fact that if people want to take a break, they can just take a break at their own leisure. Forcing people to take a break via reservist isn't really taking a break. E.g. If I want to take a break, I can just simply apply leave.

Originally posted by bryanw:

worse is RT. fitness levels r expected 2 take a step back when family, study or work commitments dominate.

Totally agree.

I make it a point to exercise whenever I have off days from my work.

But for the working class people, especially for the 8-5 people. I cannot imagine them finding time to exercise and keep fit. There's simply no motivation for them to do so.

While I was serving my reservist training, I thought of a very interesting question.

Why the hell call working adults back for reservist?

Economically, it doesn't make sense to take workers who are contributing to the economy away from their jobs.

Additionally, SAF would have to pay the equivalent amount in working salary back to the company. The cost of recalling working adults back increases with time because of rising salaries due to time.

Wouldn't it be better to just have NSF soldiers to serve 3 years and be done with reservist training?

Afterall, NSF soldiers are most likely not to be working, there's no need to pay companies make up salary because there're no companies. Also, these NSF soldiers are not really contributing to the economy at that point in time, GDP-speaking, because they are mostly students.

I can no longer remember why in the world PM Lee reduced the service length to 2 years and made it 5 working days. Can someone refresh my mind a bit. It's almost crazy that PM Lee doesn't understand basic economics.

Sold

I had my worst nightmare ever.

When I woke up, I realised it was 2pm.

I had to go to work at 5pm which means I have to leave home around 4pm. That leaves me around an hour of free time for myself.

For no good reason, I couldn't get out of bed and went back to sleep!

The next time I woke up, it was 8.30am, on the same day!

For someone who values time, this is the worst nightmare there can be.

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This is for a webpage I'm doing.

I'm trying to send a SMS to the user when some event occurs. Something like UOB's ibanking where an SMS with a verification code is sent to the user before the user can login to perform transaction.

I'm using PHP on Apache.

Any ideas on how to go script the functionality? Or books to follow?

I don't think sending SMS is free, right?

Originally posted by Ferret:

 

U dont have anyone else who can register for u mah ?

Not really worth the time and effort to register because the sales revenue not that much. Just extra pocket money only.

It's a sideline to my main job. So can't register.

Originally posted by caleb_chiang:

Wah... like shooting blanks... got buyer then order... people usually go for people with stocks ready to ship leh...

It's a way to minimise business risk. But I sell lower than normal retail price. The longer shipping time and lower price are like compromising each other.

Electronics depreciate that's why I don't hold stock.

Originally posted by rlsh07:

hmmm... sounds fishy though

Haha. I like this response.

Why fishy?

Originally posted by Fatum:

how about simply registering a business ? .....

it costs peanuts, and you can do it online in an instant ...

nowadays ah long also don't want to take IC liao ...

It's not a real business.

More of a if there's someone buying then good. If no customer also nevermind.