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Turning Business Competition Rejection Into Forward Momentum
Rejection after a business plan competition can feel unusually personal. Hours of research, financial modelling and team discussions become attached to a…
Pitching Clearly to an International Expert Panel
A strong pitch to an international panel must make sense across industries, cultures and markets. Judges may bring experience from Mongolia, Australia,…
How to Design a Memorable Logo for Your Startup
A startup logo is often the first visual signal of credibility. It appears on a pitch deck, website, social profile, invoice and product label before customers…
The rise of EdTech across Asia Pacific
Education technology is reshaping how people learn, work and build businesses across the Asia Pacific. From mobile tutoring platforms to digital classrooms and…
Finding Reliable Local Partners for a Mongolian Venture
For an Australian founder, Mongolia can look both promising and unfamiliar. Ulaanbaatar is a concentrated commercial centre, while mining, agriculture,…
Why emotional intelligence matters when pitching to judges
A business pitch is often treated as a short test of market knowledge, financial discipline and presentation skill. Yet judges also assess how founders think…
How to use the conference schedule to maximise learning
A conference schedule is more than a list of rooms and times. Used well, it becomes a personal learning plan that helps you balance keynote ideas, practical…
How to Build a Diverse Founding Team That Lasts
Australia has quietly become one of the Asia-Pacific region's most fertile grounds for ambitious startups. From Sydney's Surry Hills to Brisbane's Fortitude…
Breakout Session Spotlight: Agritech Innovations for the Steppe
The 2019 BYU Management Society Asia Pacific Conference in Mongolia features a breakout session on agritech innovations for the world's great dryland regions.…
Presenting Data Clearly Without Overwhelming Your Audience
Most professionals have sat through a presentation where the speaker clicked through forty slides of figures, charts, and footnotes, leaving the room dazed…