Gen Y

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“What motivates a Gen Y to work for a startup” – Marion Neubronner with Hamzah Hassan (Perx)

(This is part of the series “What are Gen Ys looking for at Work?”, in which I interview Gen Ys, Gen Xs, and others regarding multi-generational issues in the workplace.) Perx (www.getperx.com) is a Singapore-based startup that was originally launched to provide a replacement for traditional paper loyalty cards. Over the years, it has evolved into a […]
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Audra Pakalnyte & Reda Stare, Founders of PlateCulture

Reda Stare has mathematician background, worked in finance industry and ran digital agency before venturing into PlateCulture. She is avid traveller who explored SouthEast Asia for entire year with only 7kgs on her back. Audra Pakalnyte, linguist, worked with start-ups in Asia building online communities, ran human resource department before venturing into PlateCulture. She is […]

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