{"id":2999,"date":"2014-12-16T00:03:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T05:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2014-12-16T00:38:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T05:38:50","slug":"exciting-events-magic-estanford-and-dna-disrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2014\/12\/16\/exciting-events-magic-estanford-and-dna-disrupt","title":{"rendered":"Exciting events: MaGIC e@Stanford and DNA Disrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the year wraps up, I have to take my hats off to MaGIC for running so many concurrent events in these weeks. Cynics would say they are spending this years budget to ensure they get next years allocation; my only complaint is that their events all have about a 5-day lead time from announcement (on their Facebook page<\/a>) to the actual event itself.<\/p>\n

For Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur, it makes sense to visit one of the two events tomorrow (a pity they\u2019re back-to-back, so basically clashing):<\/p>\n

1. MaGIC e@Stanford<\/a> attendees presentation on Silicon Valley culture<\/a> – Warren Leow, a VP at MaGIC referred to the batch of 60 as the creme de la creme<\/em> of Malaysia, and with enough pressure, they launched not only a website so you can keep track of them<\/a>, but also are organising this public event that people should attend, listen, ask questions, and hopefully write about. I’m personally very interested in what happens in an all expense paid (minus the cost of the visa) 2-week visit to Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

I think it’s important to attend because the second batch are likely going within Q1\/2015. Mentioning that this brings positivity to the ecosystem in 2-3 years seems rather fluid. Things have to be measurable from the get go, especially when they involve public funds.<\/p>\n

2. DNA Disrupt<\/a> – they\u2019re looking towards the future, i.e. 2015 by looking at the past (2014 has been an interesting year). It’s no secret that one of my favourite publications to read is Digital News Asia (DNA)<\/a>. Unless you’re living under a rock, you probably already realize that Malaysia is facing tougher times (currency at it’s lowest to the US dollar in years, oil prices slipping, cost of living going up, etc.), and 2015 should be a really challenging year ahead for entrepreneurs (either looking to fundraise or looking at working capital from the banks). The discussion that will happen here should be invaluable, and probably very forward thinking (by judiciously studying \u201chistory\u201d).<\/p>\n

Two exciting events, which do you go to? I personally wish that there would be some live streaming, like some old DNA Disrupts used to have (hook up a cheap video camera, have an Internet connection, and let YouTube do the rest) so I can watch from afar.<\/p>\n

Whichever you pick, I’m sure the networking will be invaluable. Have a great Wednesday ahead.<\/p>\n

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