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Weekend Lessons from a Friend
I wanted to dedicate this blog post to a friend, who probably doesn’t realize how much impact he left me after one weekend. This is going to be more of a personal entry, because it’s made me a better...
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Takeaway from Caine’s Arcade
If you haven’t already watched this short film, do it right now. It will leave a lasting impression. Call me a wussy, emo, girly, whatever, but I can’t remember the last time I shed so many tears after...
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Announcement to Sunset CityPockets on June 30th, 2012
At some point after our closure on 6/30, I’ll publish a personal account and post mortem of why we decided to shut down CityPockets, my beloved app that I and many others have so passionately loved....
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Walking and Trusting My Personal Labyrinth
Nov 15th, 2012. I was having a tough day. Week. Month. Wait… 3 months. Yes, the past 3 months have been tremendously tough on me personally, as well as the company. I realized that a lot of founders...
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Career Switch: Transitioning from Finance/Consulting into Startups
I’ve had quite a number of requests for advice on how to transition from a career in finance/management consulting into tech startups, so I’m sharing a blog post I wrote a while ago for a career...
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Startup Stories Part 1: A Positive Start
Ever since I started my new position at MaGIC, I’ve hardly had any time to blog. However, inking a bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz has pushed me to put out more content in the local Malaysian...
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Startup Stories Part 2: Difficult Conversations Every Leader Must Face
Here’s the 2nd part of my bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz. Read the original post here. Hope this helps. WITH startups on the rise, many young entrepreneurs now have the freedom to define their...
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Startup Stories Part 3: Fundraising Tips for First Time Founders
Here’s the 3rd part of my bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz. Read the original post here. Hope this helps. I recently mentored an entrepreneur who needed advice on fundraising. After working on...
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Startup Stories Part 5: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
Here’s the 5th part of my bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz. Read the original post here. Hope this helps. University faculty from UMK, UTM and UiTM, with Syazwani from MaGIC and Rebecca...
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Startup Stories Part 6: Building a Startup Ecosystem: Lessons from Chile
Here’s the 6th part of my bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz. Read the original post here. Hope this helps. MoU (MaGIC & Startup Chile). Left to right: Mr Sebastian Vidal – Executive...
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Startup Stories Part 10: Co-Founder Equity and Vesting Schedules
Here’s the 10th part of my bi-weekly column with The Star Metrobiz. Read the original post here. Hope this helps. For every startup that raises funding and continues on to become a successful...
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Birthday Reflections: Top 35 Lessons I Learned in the Past Year Running MaGIC
I celebrated two birthdays in the past few weeks – one of MaGIC’s 1st year anniversary, and another of my own. I’m two weeks late on my yearly birthday reflection post, perhaps because I was born...
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Shedding Light on the “Black Box of Inappropriateness”
From Creepy Comments to Sexual Assault I’m shaking as I write this, not quite knowing where to start. As I’m sure Susan Fowler and Niniane, Susan & Leiti probably did, I’ve struggled long and hard...
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Signing Off 2017 with a 2-year Flashback…
TIME 2017 Person of the Year: #13 on July 3rd, 2017 It’s been a while since I last published consistently. One of my new year’s resolution is to get back into writing again, and I’m going to try to...
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