Singapore needs to boast about its entrepreneurial success
Investors care for buzz, which can also spur ambition and competition, says envoy
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SINGAPORE and London can use more "buzz" to promote their technology ecosystems to the world - though each is already an innovation and finance hub in its own right, said Eileen Burbidge, the UK government's first Special Envoy for FinTech, and venture capital partner at Passion Capital.
"Tech is a noisy industry, just look at (what's happening on) Twitter," she told BT in an interview. While the buzz can be a distraction, it is legitimate when "something happens", she said, which in the startup world could entail a successful fundraise, an exit, or even a favourable review of a new product.
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