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This Book Is A Collection Of Technology Startup Cases In Asia, Told In A Narrative Form, To Give Readers An Insider View To How Innovators And Technopreneurs View Entrepreneurial Opportunities From Use Of Technology, How The Technopreneurs Raise Funding To Support Their Vision, And The Subsequent Relationship Of The Technopreneurs And Their Investors. The Book Illustrates Some Of The Cases Using The Theory Of Effectuation. The Book Is Divided Into Four Sections: Part One Chronicles Case Studies Of Technopreneurs Who Raised Capital But Had Difficulty With Managing The Investor Expectations And Relationship, To The Detriment Of The Venture. Part Two Chronicles Case Studies Of Technopreneurs Who Started Their Ventures Without Venture Capital, With Some Who Later Raised Capital At A Much Later Stage, And Were Able To Exit Successfully. All Case Studies Are Of Technology Ventures In Asia From The Mid-1990's Where Venture Capital And Entrepreneur Ecosystem Were Under-developed. Lessons Learned From The Various Case Studies Are Told From A Practitioner's Perspective. Part Three Describes The Development Of The Venture Ecosystem, Specifically In Singapore, A City-state Aspiring To Follow The Silicon Valley Model. The Technopreneurs In Parts I And Ii Play The Roles Of Mentors/investors In The Newly Developing System. Part Four Includes Two New Young Technology Ventures' Fund Raising Dilemmas, Written In A Teaching Case Format. The Book Can Be Used By Practitioners And By Educators For Developing A Deep Understanding On The Issues Of Raising Capital For The Purpose Of Growing The Venture, And The Trade-offs Of Capital From The Different Groups Of Investors And Their Financial Terms. It Is Useful To Young And Mid-career Professionals Looking At Starting A Technology Venture In Asia--provided By Publisher. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Raising Money For Your Technology Dream: The Importance Of Getting The First Partner Right -- 1. Star+globe Technologies And Virginia Cha -- 2. Pixelmetrix And Danny Wilson -- 3. Sinetics Associates And Danny Chng -- Lessons Learned And Key Takeaways -- Pt. Ii Plunging Into The Market: Managing Dilemmas And Keeping Afloat -- 4. Finesse Alliance And Chak Kong Soon -- 5. Planet And Ronnie Wee -- 6. System Access And Leslie Loh -- 7. Systems Work And Ng Fook Sun -- Lessons Learned And Key Takeaways -- Pt. Iii Coaching The Young: Modern Singapore's New Crop Of Funding Schemes And Incubation Programs -- Conclusion: Engineers, Marketers, And Futurists -- Pt. Iv Paying It Forward: Preparing The New Generation Of Start-ups For Success -- Teaching Case Study 1 Paywhere -- Teaching Case Study 2 Founders' Dilemma: The Gozo/around! Case. By Virginia Cha And Jennifer Lien. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [113]) And Index.