We had our first vision meeting yesterday evening. The outcome of the meeting was not clear but from the look of what the guys are working on today, I say they got a sense of where we are heading.
Which is a good thing. The past few months has been very exciting. After numerous stumbles and […]
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First Vision Meeting and the Road Ahead
Published August 4th, 2006 in Startup and Day to Day. 2 CommentsYet again we are expanding office (again but a good news!). This time we want to be sure we have room for expansion so we are going to get a bigger office.
We found an ideal location however there are more space than we need. So we decide to share the space with another company or […]
Bridging the culture gap with local partner
Published July 7th, 2006 in Startup, China and Day to Day. 0 CommentsDespite being Chinese by race, Singaporean Chinese still have a hard time understanding and adapting to the culture differences of the China Chinese.
An example is the roundabout relationship-authority-money interplay. For someone used to a culture that is direct and systematic, the Chinese way can be a rude shock.
What is this roundabout relationship-authority-money interplay you may […]
Paul Graham, from The Power of the Marginal:
“Rising up through the hierarchy of the average big company demands an attention to politics few thoughtful people could spare… I think that’s one reason big companies are so often blindsided by startups. People at big companies don’t realize the extent to which they live in an environment […]
If you do. Good for you.
I don’t.
Everytime someone ask me what I’m doing, it is something different. Even wonder why I don’t talk about what I do in detail? Because I do not know when it will change.
Well, the truth is I do know that I have a few major pieces that I’m putting together. […]
I am reading blog too much. Got to stop, this is the last one.
It is always nice finding fellow entrepreneur talking about their journey. More so when the person is your countryman, one in which you can relate so much of what was written.
Upon reading Am I successful I smiled. All too familiar. Depleted bank […]
Focus on recuitment and people
Published June 16th, 2006 in Entrepreneur, Startup and China. 0 CommentsBrowsing through ChinaTechNews’s story on Sam Flemming, this particular comment caught my attention.
For anybody else looking to open a technology-related business in China, what sort of advice would you have for them?
Focus on recruitment and people. There is significant competition for a limited pool of experienced, educated professionals.
Well, Sam hit it squarely on the head. […]
Another dinner, another thing to talk about.
Last night, a Malaysian friend invited me for dinner. He said he had another friend with him whom he like to introduce. We had steamboat (again!).
At the door he told me that this person might be a potential investor.
I was unprepared.
About a week before, I just spoke to him […]
Focus - an important trait of entrepreneur that I badly need to improve.Â
As of now, I am spliting my time into far too many things and more ideas are cropping up each day. Need to stop, reorganise and focus on, perhaps not one but definitely not too many things at a time.
For past number of […]
Selecting Technology and Business
Published November 7th, 2005 in Entrepreneur, Development, Startup and China. 0 CommentsTechnology changes fast. So fast that before one can decide which
technology to use, a new one is out to replace those in consideration.
At the same time, there are too many competing technologies. One can hardly find time to fully understand one, let alone so many of them.
Add
these all up and sprinkle in ample amount of […]
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