The big decision for me this year was leaving Singtel to join Wavemaker as a partner I had numerous people asking me why I moved on to become a VC rather than doing another start-up immediately, including Tech in Asia, … Continue reading
My apologies for not posting for quite a while It has been a very hectic 2014, from various deployments at Singtel, to moving on and becoming a VC, and in the midst of it all – being a daddy for … Continue reading
Attended the Asia Leaders Summit over the recent weekend. Fantastic job by Honma-san (General Partner, Incubate Fund), Jeffrey Paine and Vinnie Lauria (Founding Partners, Golden Gate Ventures) in organising the conference! A shout out to you guys, thank you for … Continue reading
I stated earlier that in going through entrepreneurship, it is vital to keep your cost low and explained why So, how do you keep your cost low, Mr Entrepreneur? FOUNDER SALARIES Peter Thiel famously stated in 2008 that a low … Continue reading
Chinese New Year 2014! It is that time of the year again – a time of visiting relatives and catching up with all the long-lost cousins, aunties, uncles, grandparents etc. During this day and age where everyone is practically travelling … Continue reading
PERSONAL RESILIENCE Once you are clear about your vision, once you are clear about making a positive impact – then your odds of being resilient, determination to survive your entrepreneurship journey has just gone up. Necessary but not sufficient, I … Continue reading
BE A VISIONARY I deliberately placed this point right after Data Driven. This is crucial for entrepreneurship An entrepreneur that sees a future world coming together in his space, not constrained by what the facts/people currently tell him, BUT YET … Continue reading
Over the past 8 years, many people have approached me to ask about running a technology start-up, and what it is like Decided it would be good to share my thoughts on this over this year, in a series of … Continue reading
Looking around me over the past year, there is tons to be grateful for: – A beautiful, supportive, caring and loving wife who is always standing by me, despite my numerous flaws – A wonderful, blessed baby girl whose arrival … Continue reading
The most amazing thing for me at CES 2014 was seeing the new flying drones in action. We have all heard about the Amazon delivery drones prototype, but seeing it for yourself upfront is another thing altogether These drones are … Continue reading
The potential for 3D printing has been around for some time now, but what I saw at CES 2014 stretched my imagination even further. You can now print an entire Nike shoe with this machine. Whoa! Nike has actually … Continue reading
It has been an amazing, amazing last 3 days at the CES! It is impossible to capture everything at the CES (too huge!), so decided to report by categorisation of the ones that impressed me the most. Give me a … Continue reading
Finally arrived in Las Vegas on 6 January 2014! With one hour of 6 Jan left Everything was closed by the time I landed around 11pm Headed quickly to the baggage claim area, BUT the bags took a really long … Continue reading
Heard tons about the famous US domestic flights delay and chaos, but somehow always dodged it (apart from random 1 hour delays on the tarmac) Not any more! 6pm flight (Flight 414 on Southwest) turned into 940pm flight. Best part … Continue reading
First action of 2014 – Attending CES 2014! It is going to be a showcase of “The Internet of Things”. All kinds of hardware being connected to the internet and apps. For the first time, there will be a strong … Continue reading
Here’s wishing that everyone had a very blessed Christmas, and may you have an extremely Happy New Year! 2014 is going to be really exciting, and I cannot wait to update everyone as we go along the year on positive … Continue reading
Got mentioned in a really cool publication in Seattle that connects with the world Ruchika – Thanks for the shout out, and stay in touch!
One thing I miss badly every time I travel overseas is Singapore food. Somehow it can never be replicated overseas – it is just so good! See some of the food I have been pigging out on since I got … Continue reading
After several weeks on the road in the US, am finally back in Singapore! It was a great, insightful trip. Humbled to have met so many inspiring people, and even better to have learnt from them. I also had a … Continue reading
Since I was young, the US has always been THE country to visit for me. The passion, the innovation, the creativity, the start-ups – it is just so inspirational. So here I am, on another journey to the US where … Continue reading
Heading out soon to the US West Coast for SG Buzz – an innovative platform to engage Singaporeans living overseas and connecting them back to what is going on back home. This time round, I will be speaking in San … Continue reading
When I quit my public sector job in 2006 to start HungryGoWhere, a food website with user reviews, the technology start-up ecosystem was very tough. Getting seed funding was difficult, employing good, reliable people to work in start-ups was virtually … Continue reading
After having gone through several years of entrepreneurship and learning so much about the ups and downs of life, I realised it is timely to start sharing about entrepreneurship, the exciting roller-coasters that come with it and the amazing world … Continue reading