By now, you’re probably familiar with what a Startup Weekend is. If you’re not, we’ve covered quite a few so you can get up to speed. In essence, Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event that takes place over the weekend. The end goal here is to ideate, validate and launch a new product or service to the market. Techstars Startup ...
The future: It’s exciting and contains infinite possibilities. With all these exciting technologies and times seemingly ahead of us, how do we best prepare for the future? Do we wait like the proverbial frog in the well? Or do we attempt to soar out and explore new ventures? These are the questions that will be tackled at RMIT University Future ...
Coworking is a relatively new concept in Sri Lanka. It’s only been a few years since we’ve seen the likes of Colombo Cooperative to HomeTree Coworking to Hatch take off. Yet, only a decade ago, this concept was completely alien to most. This was true not only in Sri Lanka but in neighbouring countries as well. It was in 2011, ...
Artificial Intelligence has become a staple of our lives. We use it to take photos, analyze speech patterns, forecast market growth and even to drive our cars. Raising awareness about AI and its potential is the aim of the SLASSCOM AI Asia Summit. The second edition of the AI Asia Summit will take place on the 6th of November 2019 ...
For any developer to build quality software, proper testing is essential. At the latest edition of its explorer series meetups, this was the topic that Gapstars chose to tackle. It did so by sharing some of its best practices to testing software applications with practical examples by utilizing the popular Laravel PHP framework. Kicking things off, we saw Jeroen Jochems ...
A quick google search will tell you that, Pearson is the largest education company on the planet. What it may not tell you is that 8 years ago, approximately 60% of its revenue came from printed materials such as textbooks. Today, the statistics have been flipped with digital content now generating much of Pearson’s revenue. Such a radical shift is ...
“You may look at pictures of Hong Kong and think it’s a big high-tech city. But there’s a lot of people still clinging onto the traditional ways of doing business,” Casey Lau described his home. Known famously as the co-host of RISE and partner at Dimsum Ventures, Casey is also a co-founder of StartupsGBA. Over the years and multiple cups ...
Founded in 2015, Gapstars is a B2B service provider to Dutch software companies. Over the years, the company has developed a method to help fast-growing tech companies with high performing agile offshore development teams. Through its Explorer Series meetups, Gapstars aims to share what they’ve learned over the years and engage with the larger tech community. The latest edition of ...
After so many leaks, the Google Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4XL was officially launched. Beyond the usual upgrades we see every year, Google is bringing in a few new things this time. Here’s a rundown. Smooth Display and Ambient EQ Right off the bat, the new Pixels come with a 90Hz refresh rate that Google calls, “Smooth Display”. The ...
When it was born 30 years ago, hardly anyone could’ve imagined the massive impact it would have. Since its inception as the first Wide Area Network (WAN) in Sri Lanka, LEARN has allowed academics to maximize the benefits of the university system and collaborate with their international peers. At a ceremony celebrating 3 decades of this network, Prof. P.S.M Gunaratne ...
It was that time of the year again. A weekend in the sun-soaked city of Jaffna. The Yarl Geek Challenge was in full swing. Organized annually by the Yarl IT Hub, the iconic hackathon is now in its 8th season. This year, 21 teams took part in the hope of making it to the finals. Kicking things off on a ...
Readers rejoice. The season of book shopping is here. The Colombo Book fair may have ended. But excited readers, will find that there are more offers just around the corner. There’s bound to be an enticing read for everyone. So we thought of sharing a few of our favourite books for techies. 1. Hatching Twitter This is perhaps one of ...
In the early 2000s, if you were to start any kind of business, you’d have struggled to find funding. Today, funding isn’t a far fetched dream for entrepreneurs. There are multiple options available for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs to find the right investors to help them grow. Over the years, we’ve also witnessed international organisations offering local startups global investment opportunities. ...
In April 1989, a proposal was submitted to the Government of Sri Lanka through the University Grants Commission and Ministry of Higher Education, Science & Technology. It called for a network that would connect every university in the country. At the time, this was a momentous undertaking, especially considering the fact that what we know as the internet, did not ...
When we think about product engineering, our focus is on building quality products. In a modern competitive business landscape, quality plays a crucial role. This is why Apple, for example, is a market leader and its products are loved by millions. As such, SLASSCOM Quality Forum is organising the SLASSCOM Quality and Business Excellence Summit for 2019. Here’s what to ...
Launching your own startup is hardly a cakewalk. This is a universal truth, simply because everyone goes through ups and downs. Sharing what honestly happened and how entrepreneurs overcome these obstacles is what F’Up Fridays is all about. Held at Hatch, think of F’Up Fridays as a place to grab a cold one and reminisce failures. The stumbling blocks on ...
We all strive to be more fit and healthy. But for the most part, our busy schedules or the lack of motivation (or both) keeps us from being committed to achieving our fitness goals. Sure, going to the gym is effective. But only if you’re consistent. Then again, with all the tech at our disposal, a gym isn’t your only ...
Inside the University of Peradeniya, a spacious hall on the first floor entertained a packed crowd of undergraduates who were as busy as one could imagine. From one end of the hall you could hear some announcements blaring every few hours, and the other end had a coffee machine where students were hovering like bees. ACES Hackathon was in full ...
A few days ago, we spoke about some of the highlights of the Apple September event. One such highlight was Apple’s entrance to the world of cloud gaming. Simply called Apple Arcade, the premise is simple: for a low price of $4.99, iOS users would get access to over 100 new and exclusive games. Apple Arcade is also live. That ...
Disrupt Asia. It’s a name we first heard back in 2016. Now the buzz is back again, intruding all our social media timelines. If you haven’t seen or heard it yet, you must be living in a cave. Sri Lanka’s premier startup conference and innovation festival? That’s a bold statement. It’s a Startup Conference? What’s so great about that? ...
