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主为利而谋，人为财而生莫问谁多难，除非置其身

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

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, merchants, employees, etc. – and even a tad more “officially” through mentors – for putting ourselves out there. 98% of friends who happen to beContinue reading “Career Growth at 30”

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 they’re afraid of hot soup (at home) turning cold. A colour-themed poem next?

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 on end: Dear All, I AM looking for a Tech co- founder . I have an idea for start up who develop apps . WeContinue reading “Give Help, Get Help”

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 & company’s stories How to tell those stories to different audiences Building a process within their fledging ventures to ensure branding Q&A / helping them craftContinue reading “Storytelling for Startups”

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, or simply B2BM). The topic was how junior B2B sales representatives serving SMEs can make use of casual yet credible channels & methods to buildContinue reading “B2B Sales Reps – How Are You Doing?”

I gave a presentation about running B2B startups targeting micro-enterprises and the learnings along this journey.

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 had this realization when my mind was on growth.sg. My interpretation to follow. Part 1: People I believe this must deal with intrinsic motivation, semi-intrinsicContinue reading “People, Process, Performance (Part 1)”

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 important to start by recognising that you are on a different path from others. 2. Discipline and managing a workday Let’s face the second truth:Continue reading “Social Mental Models for Pre-Seed Founders”