We are hiring a community management intern at Future Startup. Over the years, we have built a small but sustainable and growing business writing and researching about entrepreneurship, business expertise, and technology in Bangladesh. In the process, we have also built an excellent community of entrepreneurs, investors, operators, and intellectually curious readers and supporters. As […]
We are living through the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At least for now, the world of tech is predominantly about AI. Look at any field, everyone has something to say and do about AI. This has transformed the venture-building landscape across markets and verticals. Every company wants to be an AI company. This surge […]
On August 15th, 1945, the Japanese Emperor announced that Japan was surrendering. In the week prior, the US had dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki—one of the darkest events in human history. Japan was largely destroyed by indiscriminate bombing. Tokyo and all other major cities had been repeatedly firebombed. Half of Tokyo's residents […]
Accelerating Asia, a Singapore-based early-stage VC accelerator, has announced its tenth cohort, comprising nine startups from five countries across Southeast and South Asia. Notably, four of the nine selected startups come from Bangladesh, marking the second-highest representation of Bangladeshi companies in a single Accelerating Asia cohort. This strong showing follows the accelerator's second cohort, which […]
We don’t really understand how long it takes to succeed. Overnight success usually takes eighteen years. True understanding is experiential, not intellectual. Intellectual understanding is mostly cognitive and interpretative in nature. You can explain, draw a graph, and speak eloquently about the subject but understanding something intellectually does not equate to practical understanding. For instance, […]
One common human problem is our inability to evolve. We develop identities and then we work hard to protect our identities. I’m someone who doesn’t like balloons. I’m someone who is a straight talker. I’m someone who doesn’t quit, no matter what. I’m always right. I’m someone who knows everything and is never wrong. These […]
A transcript of a lecture by the late Bell Labs scientist Dr. Richard W. Hamming has been making rounds on the internet for a while. The talk titled `You and Your Research' was given to an audience of some 200 Bellcore staff members and visitors on March 7, 1986. While it covers a wide range […]
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