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Tech is quickly becoming the core of travel planning. With so many apps and interfaces vying for attention, it’s important to build a “digital web” across multiple platforms to ensure a seamless experience for the customer. We speak to Matthias Keller, Kayak’s Chief Scientist, about the role of Natural Language Processing in travel, the way machine learning is changing the travel landscape, and the new ways travelers make their choices today.

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Bestinet was founded to revolutionise Malaysia’s complex migrant workers management system. And while its efforts as a cross-border migration solutions provider has received widespread recognition and awards, Bestinet is still trying to shake off bad press, and its toll on the company’s bottom line. We speak to CEO Ismail Mohd Noor about their tumultuous year, and how Bestinet hopes to keep the focus centred on a healthy and productive national workforce.

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We all love customised products - a keychain from a dollar store with our name on it, or a monogrammed towel with our initials. So why not personalise stationery, too? Fiqa Chong & Nini Zuraina discuss their company, Funky Pencils, as well as their previous dalliances with entrepreneurship and why third time’s the charm.

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A toxic workplace can be defined as any job where the work, the atmosphere, the people, or any combination of those things seriously affect your peace of mind, your self-esteem, your mental and physical health, and even your relationships. Sheila Singam, Human Equation founder, is back on the last Monday of the month to discuss toxic environments in and out of the workplace through case studies.

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Neuron Mobility operates the largest e-scooter fleet in Singapore and Thailand, and is now embarking on a similar service in Malaysia. Their aim is to solve last mile connectivity issues while supplementing other modes of public transport, all while playing a major role in designing Southeast Asian smart cities of the future. We speak to founder Zachary Wang about the uniqueness of Neuron Mobility, the challenges of operating in different countries, steep learning curves, as well as the tech that powers this new e-scooter service.

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It turns out, that quite a few golfers might consider themselves ‘homeless’. Meaning that they don’t have enough people to play with. David Wong decided that he wanted to resolve that issue - so he created an app that would help him find other golfers to play with - Deemples.

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If you’re looking for a chic place to dine, where the food and drinks are the stars of the night - then look no further than Elephant Rock Signature TTDI. The full service fusion restaurant offers a marriage of both Asian and Western cuisine, with dishes that are raved about by new and returning guests. We speak to the founders about the inspiration behind their fresh and intimate concept, and their plans to win over the foodies in Taman Tun.

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You’ve seen the DIY posts on Pinterest where people can make anything from soap to candles to lipstick. Well, if you’ve ever wanted to give that a try, Craftiviti might be your new go-to place. The co-founders of Craftiviti, Eugene Tham and WeiYein Leong, share their entrepreneurial journey.

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It sounds common sense that in an industrialised world, business should be incorporating technology into their operations. But what kind of technology? When? And what happens if you realise too late that you needed a tech solution to your problem? Renuka Sena of Proficeo discusses how businesses can adopt technology.

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Bookyboo makes kids the heroes of their own fairytales by designing and writing custom keepsake storybooks in a number of styles, with a variety of characters. We speak to the founder of Bookyboo about working with Disney, the mysterious “Bookyboo Genie”, and the warmth of creating books in an age of mobile phones and addictive screens.

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