The beginnings of startup culture: My experiences
Culture is a very ephemeral thing, how do you define culture? and more importantly, how do you shape the culture of the company? Everyone knows that culture begins with the founding team, the initial...
View ArticleEchelon 2011: How to hack the tradeshow
It’s being over a week since the end of echelon and it’s about time I wrote about the experience. We exhibited at Echelon 2011, being my first time exhibiting at a tradeshow, here is what I wish...
View Article“Lean” doesn’t work for the majority of startups in SE Asia
The current dominant meme in the startup community is the “Lean” startup. Take a look at the 52 exhibitors on Echelon 2011′s site, count how many of the startups are either a social network, a...
View ArticleScalable way to consume 1000+ blog posts per day
Barely a week goes by without a new startup that promises to clean up the noise on social media, from Google+ to Hunch, the constant griping about the twitter firehose, even call to action from VCs....
View ArticleHow mentoring can really suck….or not
Image by Getty Images via @daylife One of the commandments of startup success is to get mentors. Certainly in Singapore, there is no shortage of startup community events that aim to hook you up with...
View ArticleThe story so far…and an announcement
First was the paper prototype; Then came the web prototype; Then came the web pivot; Then came the iPhone paper prototype; Then came the iPhone clickable prototype; Then came the...
View ArticleA guide to doing Startup PR in Singapore
Image via Wikipedia A lot of people have been requesting I write something about the PR tactics that I used when I launched the Lobangclub app. Almost the entire growth of the userbase thus far has...
View ArticleThe insider story on Lobangclub’s Angel’s Gate appearance
I am somewhat amused that I am writing this post, since I’ve gained some notoriety for my performance on Angel’s Gate(see Silicon Straits, Derrick Ko, TechinAsia). I had hoped that we would get the...
View ArticleThe story behind the name change to Save22
I announced last week that we were officially changing our name to Save22. Thanks to SGentrepreneurs & E27, the launch email that I sent to our users is now shared with the world. In terms of...
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