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The Agenda: Does Singapore give young entrepreneurs enough room to fail?

Published on 31 Aug 2026
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Singapore wants more young people to become entrepreneurs but are we giving them enough room to fail?

From startup grants and accelerators to mentorship and a growing startup ecosystem, there’s no shortage of support for young founders looking to build a business. But what happens when that business doesn’t work out?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ee Ling Lim, Co-founder and CEO of Wavesparks, to find out whether Singapore is creating enough space for young founders to experiment, fail, learn and try again.

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