Aloka Gunasekara is the Program Manager of StartupX Foundry, one of the more recent startup accelerators in Colombo. Aloka shares his thoughts with us on the current startup scene. StartupX Foundry: https://bit.ly/2vIhmIy

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ReaderPod 017 - The world of startups in Sri Lanka (Part 2)

This week we thought of talking about a highly competitive space in the tech industry. Streaming.

ReaderPod 026 - All about streaming

The anchor butter fiasco was a case of horrible design. In this episode, we take a look at why design should be taken seriously and how to avoid obvious slip-ups. ***** Design Symposium: https://www.readme.lk/design-symposium/ dbrand on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dbrand Dialog App Challenge: https://www.readme.lk/tech-school-kids-dialog-app-challenge/ The Bad Take: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-take

ReaderPod 025 - Design slipups and the Anchor butter fiasco

So we recently met up with Ali Haris and his team behind Maldives' SparkHub initiative. Here's how the conversation went.

ReaderPod 024 - SparkHub and the Maldivian Startup Ecosystem

uki is a full scholarship based Accelerator program for Coding in Jaffna. A joint initiative by Yarl IT Hub and SERVE Foundation, uki is one that is aimed at those who don’t have access to university education or any other form of vocational education. Two years after our initial coverage we wanted to know what uki has been upto.

ReaderPod 023 - uki 2 years later

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka, or better known as ICTA, has a host of projects in the pipeline with each project targeting a different segment of the IT industry in Sri Lanka. In case you're not sure what these are exactly, have a listen to this one. ImagineIF: https://www.readme.lk/imagineif-colombo-uni/

ReaderPod 022 - What the ICTA is up to

One of the panel discussions at Disrupt Asia 2018 titled, "Strategy and Policy: Will It Change Anything?" highlighted on the impact of strategy and policy in the IT industry. Part of the discussion brought up was the recently published Strategy and Policy document. Here's what Mangala Karunaratne from Calcey Technologies had to share with us.

ReaderPod 021 - Can strategy and policy ever make an actual difference?

Ever thought one day you'll be able to consult your doctor in just 3 taps? That's exactly oDos is doing. The team even won $1 million in seed funding last year. We caught up with the co-Founders Heshan Fernando and Inshard Naizer at this year's Disrupt Asia. ODoc $1M funding: https://bit.ly/2B91NyB

ReaderPod 020 - An appointment with oDoc

Over the past decade, with the growth of social media we've witnessed the rise of social media influencers. Out of this, YouTubers play a prominent role. Even in Sri Lanka, Youtubers have been making a name for themselves. Andro Dollar is one of them. Andro Dollar: https://bit.ly/2OCYO3x

ReaderPod 019 - Don't ever do YouTube for the money

Innovation. We've heard the term being thrown around in a lot of discussions, particularly ones related to startups. But what would it take to integrate innovation into corporates?

ReaderPod 018 - Embedding innovation into corporates

Arimac's Chamira Jayasinghe is no stranger to the gaming scene in Sri Lanka. After all, Arimac released a game of their own some time back. We thought of picking his brain on the recently seen surge in the gaming industry in Sri Lanka. Kanchadyudha: https://bit.ly/2KRRqP8 Extraction Valley: https://bit.ly/2uZb9Ye

ReaderPod 016 - Arimac and the Sri Lankan gaming industry

The eSports industry in Sri Lanka has been one of steady growth over the years. Raveen Wijayatilake, CEO of Gamer.lk resonates this fact owing to the growing enthusiasm towards eSports. History of Gamer.lk: https://bit.ly/2OA0vyr PlayExpo: https://bit.ly/2MbJqOF

ReaderPod 015 - The state of eSports in Sri Lanka

Adhisha Gammanpila is the co-Founder of SurfEdge Technologies. He is also a student at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. We bumped into Adhisha at Disrupt Asia 2018 and decided to have a chat. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur out there, do have a listen to this episode.

ReaderPod 014 - Life as a student entrepreneur

All the way from Germany, Chris Doering is part of the Venture Frontier Lanka team, one that's dedicated towards uplifting the startup ecosystem in Sri Lanka. Here's what Chris had to share with us. Venture Frontier Lanka: https://www.readme.lk/venture-frontier-lanka-jaffna/

ReaderPod 013 - The world of startups in Sri Lanka (Part 1)

Ray Newal is the Managing Director of Techstars, India. Now Techstars isn't exactly a new name, thanks to all the Startup Weekends we've had here in Sri Lanka. We met Ray right before we made our way to Disrupt Asia 2018. This is what we had to share. Techstars Bangalore: https://www.techstars.com/bangalore-program/

ReaderPod 012 - What Ray Newal and Techstars has to offer

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