I pride myself as a Product CEO because I build great software. And currently, I have two tiny project ideas written down in my todo list.A Chrome Extension to click on a

But like most people, I am not connected, loaded, or pedigreed. But I have a brain and a grit.

By success, I mean I made money to support one person (myself). Most entrepreneurs do not even get this far. And what I do is no secret. For every new product I launch,

The real world frustrates internet geeks. In the real world, everything seems so much harder. In the real world, the geeks have to put on clothes. The geeks have to go to work.

Inefficiencies irritate me. Most of the time, inefficiencies exist for a good reason. An economic reason such as cleaners being cheap makes R&D for self-cleaning toilets prohibitively expensive. A carpark attendant

I am what I am. But as time races by and collagen weans itself off my face, I have noticed the few times I cede control, were the few times things worked out

There was a time by which I made a concerted effort to stave off the intake of the news. That is because the primary intent of news reporting is to alarm. The secondary

The giant startups that shook up our lives such as Uber and Airbnb did so because they were, by nature, disruptive. But disruption is a nicer way of saying illegal. Then they got

Especially so for someone like me who grew up trying hard not to take money from my mother because of tight financial circumstances. In a startup world, planning for failure is a recipe

My investment track record, while limited in variety, has been pretty successful. They would be way more successful when I tune out my emotions. The times I didn't were led to outcomes that

I started the Sapiengraph effort by hiring a small sales unit. Historically, I always built the product first then attempt to sell it. The risks are obvious. I might invest months on a

In my second meeting with an angel investor, he told me straight up that he is not sure what exactly we are selling.

Last week, I dropped a job specification for our design team to design a demo for our facial recognition demo. The demo does two things with photos:To search for a faceTo add

"What is in it for you" - Do not sell. Instead, tell your prospect straight up what he stands to gain.

A designer with a soft pink cap. A programmer with a hair bun. These Indonesians have been growing proportionally in my product team. We speak different native languages, but we barter in the

This post is hard to write because it means I have to come to terms with my autistic tendencies. But if I am honest with myself, blaming it to autism makes for a

No, it is not the early onset of Alzheimer's. It was honest to goodness forgetfulness. I am making it up right now. But it does tie in nicely with what I was ruminating

I am a Singaporean with chutzpah. A Jewish term for near-arrogant bravado. As a Singaporean Chinese living in a Confucian society, it is not an easy trait to carry. But I carry my

Yesterday, I texted a particular NUS professor seeking an introduction to a specific angel investor. That turned out to be a dud as the professor was not acquainted. And I followed up by

So I pitched to a VC today, and I got a same-day response after sending over the deck.We usually invest at Series A and often write cheques of $2-3mil for a start.

I am from the special forces, not because I served as a Naval Diver, but because my company operates as a small but lethal team. Two years ago, when it was just Bach

This is my favorite question for people (over drinks).I will like to think that the craziest act that you sought out willingly defines who you are as a person. And this is

In the last month, I lost :My car keys. It cost me $900 to replace it, thank you BMW.Not one, but two Stojo cups. One of it got caught in my car's