<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:34:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@wadekw/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye shorts-and-teeshirts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my idea of heaven on earth; the place that, if I could or can, I would want to spend a bundle of my days later in life. In my youth, I was a devotee of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@wadekw/goodbye-shorts-and-teeshirts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@wadekw/goodbye-shorts-and-teeshirts</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 13:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTainG7n64K6b7iaiBFXjnTGkgsaaQLZBcRumcsyTvhfVKZ78fq6HUjEqu2sZRJTRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippines start-up news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[An admittedly-brief overview of start-up news from the Philippines in Southeast Asia, as covered in the English-language press online. The Philippines is another emerging start-ups market that is deceptive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philippines/@wadekw/philippines-start-up-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philippines/@wadekw/philippines-start-up-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 12:41:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick look at some of the tech and startup-related headlines specific to New Zealand, as reported in March 2017. New Zealand is a bit of a quiet achiever in the startup stakes, often overshadowed by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newzealand/@wadekw/new-zealand-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newzealand/@wadekw/new-zealand-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[newzealand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 12:33:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambodia's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very quick overview of the tech startup scene in Cambodia in March 2017. Cambodia: BarCamp Ratanakiri 2017 user-generated tech conference set for April Cambodia: Morakot Tech's browser-based fintech]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cambodia/@wadekw/cambodia-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cambodia/@wadekw/cambodia-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[cambodia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:29:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fintech news from March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A broad look at fintech - financial technology - news from March 2017. Admittedly, this isn't every single item reported, in part because there's simply too much to cover; however, it does provide a solid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fintech/@wadekw/fintech-news-from-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fintech/@wadekw/fintech-news-from-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[fintech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:14:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand's start-ups news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick overview of developments in Thailand's start-up scene in March 2017 (a country with a population approaching 70 million). A brief look at 5 Asian travel startups Thailand Startup Summit (TSS) 2017]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@wadekw/thailand-s-start-ups-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@wadekw/thailand-s-start-ups-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:05:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myanmar's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look at Myanmar's startup scene in March 2017, based on English-language news coverage. It's worth noting that there's not so much English-language coverage of what's happening inside Myanmar's borders;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/myanmar/@wadekw/myanmar-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/myanmar/@wadekw/myanmar-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[myanmar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:58:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia's start-up news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of start-up news in or connected to Malaysia, from March 2017. With a population of around 30 million, Malaysia has recently been making real moves in terms of the tech and startup scene in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/malaysia/@wadekw/malaysia-s-start-up-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/malaysia/@wadekw/malaysia-s-start-up-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[malaysia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look at Indonesia's startup scene in March this year, collecting most of the English-language press coverage of Indonesia's tech, web, mobile and fintech activity. A couple of things to keep in mind:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@wadekw/indonesia-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@wadekw/indonesia-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:39:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look at Vietnam's startup scene in March 2017, as covered in the English-language press. Vietnam's really been coming into its own over the last 12-18 months, with a lot of overseas interest to accompany]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vietnam/@wadekw/vietnam-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vietnam/@wadekw/vietnam-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[vietnam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Startups in Singapore, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fairly chunky collection of startup news focusing on Singapore in March 2017. As a very quick comment, Sinagpore punches way above its own weight pretty much across the board with a population of only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/singapore/@wadekw/startups-in-singapore-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/singapore/@wadekw/startups-in-singapore-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[singapore]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:48:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start-up news in Japan, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a quick look at news around Japan's start-ups, as reported in the English-language press in March 2017. As a casual observer, the interesting thing with Japan's tech startup scene is that it seems]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@wadekw/start-up-news-in-japan-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@wadekw/start-up-news-in-japan-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:38:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's startups in March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a fairly lengthy collection of start-up news relating to developments in India in March 2017. With over 1.3 billion people, the simple volume of activity in India - particularly when you project]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@wadekw/india-s-startups-in-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@wadekw/india-s-startups-in-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:29:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong startups news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick look at news around Hong Kong startups, as reported in the English-language press in March 2017. My aim with these, and other country-specific news listings, is to provide readers with a few things:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hongkong/@wadekw/hong-kong-startups-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hongkong/@wadekw/hong-kong-startups-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[hongkong]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:23:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[An at-a-glance look back at last month's developments in China's tech startup scene (as reported in the English-language press, at least). Why cover China, or countries other than our own? 1.37 billion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/china/@wadekw/china-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/china/@wadekw/china-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[china]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 05:04:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's startup news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outline of startup news for Australia, as reported in March 2017 - useful for reference, and as a quick-glance overview of what's happening in Australia's tech scene. Australia: Telstra, Ericsson testing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/australia/@wadekw/australia-s-startup-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/australia/@wadekw/australia-s-startup-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[australia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:58:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain/bitcoin news, March 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's an outline of blockchain and bitcoin news from across Asia and Australia, reported in March 2017. Report: Opportunities and implications of blockchain in Australia Australia: The challenges and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@wadekw/blockchain-bitcoin-news-march-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@wadekw/blockchain-bitcoin-news-march-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of it all]]></title><description><![CDATA[I knew there was something familiar in what Andrew had painted, but I couldn’t put my finger on exactly what. There was something there that I’d seen before, but I couldn’t place it; the use of colours,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@wadekw/the-art-of-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@wadekw/the-art-of-it-all</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 06:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j3vpB2bXxT5U93rQb7NLuguefCJPobTHusME7CBKZAdFFuYvSSpeD1AMuDZrrFmdt2RukYptahu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Startup news, Indonesia / November 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick round-up of happenings in Indonesia's tech startup space, mainly November 2016. Indonesia to set up e-commerce startup crowdfunding platform Ideabox accelerator takes next step, becomes venture]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@wadekw/startup-news-indonesia-november-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@wadekw/startup-news-indonesia-november-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 06:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiFFWBXqdBot8fP6mkcbjFYNybeiTLDQKUW6kXGd33bfHqu2jAqfvcBdu4e3jthR9JWPxJEXp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Startup news, India / November 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look back at the web, tech and mobile startup news that came out of India in November this year. A quick look at Startup India Rocks Finale 2016 winners Bosch launches 18-week accelerator program Bengaluru]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@wadekw/startup-news-india-november-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@wadekw/startup-news-india-november-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wadekw]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 03:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEsonaeoMtPQNDmt9nE3tG5PemNpAGxXYGVHFL6fCkGL3hcS63kdKQ89ZjPwJ5fqqWd9Akte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>