Tech and Business Events

It’s done. The weekend is done.. It was the longest event that I have volunteered for. But it was also one of the most productive learning event. Not just for me but for the rest of the participants who joined. They are all winners. Free flowing thoughts. Written immediately after the event. Edited and processed day [...]

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Once Upon a Time at #GenChangePH #vpeace

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by Fleire Castro on April 29, 2012

Last week, I made a post about the Generation Change Program in the Philippines. The training ended but the mission just began for the participants that have been given the responsibility to become change agents in their communities. At the day of our arrival, we were just individuals from different parts of the country – [...]

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I have been invited to a social media training for the Generation Change Program. I would just like to say thank you so much to Mr. Jay DJ for this opportunity to be part of the program. “The Embassy of the United States of America is spearheading a Generation Change Program through its Cultural Affairs [...]

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Meeting Christina Laskowski of STAC Silicon Valley

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by Fleire Castro on April 16, 2012

It was a lazy Wednesday afternoon. Yet, the atmosphere was good enough to meet awesome techies. After the presscon at Ching Palace for Startup Weekend Cebu, I found myself in a soothing atmosphere at A Cafe in Crossroads Banilad. I was there for the purpose of meeting Gwen Tan from SGEntrepreneurs.com. She and Terrence just [...]

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The DigitalFilipino E-commerce Summit 2012 that was held at The Peninsula Manila was a learning experience on the state of e-commerce and digital marketing in the Philippines. It was well attended by the digital marketers, business owners, and managers of companies. I was glad to be able to meet the club members who I have [...]

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The state of the Philippine E-commerce has been a very interesting topic for me. The internet has been a very viable place to sell products and service. With entrepreneurs and brands turning to online marketing to promote offerings, it has become a very competitive medium as well. As a social media manager selling my offerings [...]

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This morning, I read an email from Techtalks.ph founder, Ms. Tins  announcing that PicLyf.com is one of the grand winners of the ON3 Startup Pitching Competition 2011. “Among other benefits, Eric won a 3-month stay at Plug&Play’s business incubator in Palo Alto/Silicon Valley, California.  While at PnP, he will get support from PnP’s in-house and industry contacts such [...]

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Local Tech Community Gears Up for Startup Weekend Cebu

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by Fleire Castro on January 19, 2012

A local tech community in Cebu, TechTalks.ph, officially announced its plans for a Startup Weekend Cebu. Startup Weekend Cebu is set for June 1-3, 2012 (tentative date) with its venue at UP Cebu INIT (tentative venue). The event is open for developers, designers, marketers, product managers, business and startup enthusiasts. The participants will be immersed [...]

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