Society is Nothing Without Thought.
Qing Ming
It’s Qing Ming today, so I thought of channeling an inner Du Mu (杜牧). 昏昏阴天乌云集四月烈日隐又现午后骤雨若不落何显我对亲思念
Career Growth at 30
I’m 30, and so are many of my friends. For the unfortunately self-employed, we’re fortunate enough to meet and learn from a wide spectrum of people – clients, partners, vendors,…
《橘》
遥遥斜阳似无明，The setting sun far away seems like it has no light,光覆高塔映孤寂。The remaining rays covering a single tower reflects loneliness.路路纵行人欲疾，Traffic on every highway moves slow, but every individual desires speed,唯恐热羹凉却矣。Only because…
Give Help, Get Help
I am part of online entrepreneurship communities (Telegram groups, Discord servers, etc.) and one fellow member has been plaguing the group with this (identical) message twice-weekly or so, for weeks…
Storytelling for Startups
I gave this presentation to student startups under NUS Entrepreneurship Society (NES) What it includes: Why is storytelling essential for startups like theirs Some methods to craft your personal &…
B2B Sales Reps – How Are You Doing?
About two years ago (18/19 Dec 2019), I spoke at the virtual (ahead of their time, eh?) B2B Sales & Marketing Summit (B2BSMS) Asia (it is now known B2B Marketing,…
Presentation at B2B Marketing Asia 2021
I gave a presentation about running B2B startups targeting micro-enterprises and the learnings along this journey.
People, Process, Performance (Part 1)
I have to share that this management framework is efficacious and is something that can be applied to growth.sg (when applied to Swapie/Gifting, change the performance to product). But I…
Social Mental Models for Pre-Seed Founders
1. Life will never be the same I’ll begin with the hard truth: you are a social outcast. You will be one for the coming months or even years. It’s…
Business Rules
A poem, in Chinese. 商以利为本，得衣食富有。事成了助人，芳名流街头。施教于庙堂，终得无价酬。 Translation: If a businessperson prioritises profit, he will get a good material life in clothes and food.After being successful, if he helps people, his good…
Empathy & Expectation
Originally posted on The Thought Depository Many a time, we expect others to reach our standards/levels of ability, be it intellectual, emotional, or physical, in what we can sometimes refer…
A Betrayal?
Context: the year is 1136, Song dynasty, and I’m asked to write a management article. 君之志，以人志为本；军之志，以战胜为主。君尚可调军，以国为先；军尚可叛君，以法为天。 Translation:A ruler’s ambition is based on his people’s; an army’s ambition prioritises winning battles.The…
Diversity of Views
I’m in a chat group and people were talking about LGBT. One person was saying rather calmly & matter of fact-ly that he doesn’t support LGBT: “apple supports lgbt, their…
Knowledge as Assets?
Over the past few centuries, or even across the history of civilization, monetary currency has evolved; but knowledge has remained as valuable, if not more so (given the proclamation of…
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