Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“Digi”) kick-started its first Digi Incub8 ideation workshop in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah last weekend, which saw 40 budding entrepreneurs learning the basics of ideating as the first step to entrepreneurial success.

The three-day ideation workshop saw participants between the ages of 17 and 62 years-old moving through five different sessions over the weekend, where they learned the meaning of becoming an entrepreneur and cultivating the entrepreneur’s mindset, the stark reality of learning to fail, bounce back and try again, building solid ideas, and identifying business opportunities and generating a business model suited to the idea. They also had the opportunity to learn and get inspired from real-life startup experiences shared by local entrepreneurs.

Digi Incub8 is a partnership with 1337 Ventures and its Alpha Startups programme, a household name within the community for scaling companies from ideas into successful business ventures. Digi Incub8, Digi Accelerate and Digi Challenge for Change are Digi’s startup engagement initiatives designed to complement and support the development of Malaysia’s robust startup ecosystem, and enable more Malaysians to shape the next digital innovations for the country. For more on Digi Incub8, pop by www.digi.com.my/incub8.