Finally, Christopher Ng Wai Chung, the author of “Growing your tree of prosperity” has now released his second book Harvesting the Seeds of Prosperity. This book can now be found on sale at the World Book Fair’s Marketasia stall in Suntec City at about $22.90. In a special tribute, he has decided to spoil part of his latest book Harvesting the Seeds of Prosperity in the most intelligent Singaporean blogs in cyberspace. The book details his manifesto in reaching a state of Financial Nirvana, the ability to live within one’s investment income while still keeping day job to grow his portfolio even bigger. In this special post, he will share excerpts from his book, centering on the notion of human capital. Read more
Today at the DBS Auditorium, with Mr Teo Ser Luck (Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and the Vice Chairman of Young PAP) as our guest of honour, the winners of the 8th Start-Up@Singapore finals are out for 2006/2007! Read more
Some web 2.0 start-ups, for example, Del.icio.us and Flickr started off as hobbies before the founders decided that it was time to commercialize them. Our resident contributor, Der Shing, one of our resident contributors and a local entrepreneur, provides some perspective on when it is time to call something a business with a recent email discussion with an NTU TIP alumnus. Read more
Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:
The Top Ten Reasons Why PR Doesn’t Work by Guy Kawasaki asks someone why some people get “burned” by PR firms.
The Final Days of Google: It is going to be an inside job by Robert Cringely makes a speculation when the last days of Google look like and how it’s going to be an insider’s job.
IT’S A GORILLA GAME: Startup monkeys starve by John Nesheim tells you when you must avoid the big corporations if they are capable of crushing your start-up.
Yesterday during the BlogOut 2007! event, I chaired a discussion with various bloggers on the topic of corporate blogging from the small medium enterprises to the big corporations. Corporate blogging is a new phenomenon in which the employees of the company blogged about different aspects of their company. The results can go in two extreme directions, either very negative or very positive. I will summarize the best practices discussed from the conversations I have with several bloggers and perhaps, in the hope to generate more interest in corporate blogging. Read more
We are now at Geek Terminal, attending the BlogOut! event organized by The Digital Movement. Of course, other than good food and drinks, we are here to provide live blogging and also what is happening there. The live blogging stopped halfway because the internet connection is not stable. So, we stopped the live-blogging and we give you a general review of the event. Read more
Lately, I have been seeking some inspiration while making plans to move on after my present job. I chanced upon a book “Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days” by Jessica Livingston. It is a collection of interviews with many founders of well-known start-ups, for example, 37Signals, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!, Apple, Six Apart, Firefox, Bloglines, Craigslist, Research in Motion and etc. I will talk about some of the lessons that I learned from the book. Read more
The Media Development Authority (MDA) is pleased to invite you to attend the inaugural i.Jamming event on 25 May 2007. In addition, demos or ideas by young startups will also be showcased at the event. Individuals who are keen to work with these startups are also encouraged to submit their ideas at the event itself. If you are interested to attend this event, please read on for more details. Read more
In Singapore, other than the government, business angels & venture capitalists (series A is non-existent), private investors are another source which people can seek funding from. These private investors have most likely made their money through traditional industries and banks and usually have a portfolio in property and investments (hedge funds) which can make money. They differ from business angels and VCs because they have no prior expertise or experience in that technology area you are in. Sometimes, out of the blue, they will seek out a technology company to invest in. However, if you are a technology company, I don’t think that it is a good idea to seek out a private investor. Here are some reasons why a private investor can be a pain in the neck. Read more
Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for the day:
HAVE YOU GOT STRATEGY OR PLAN? Startups need strategy by John Nesheim offers advice on why entrepreneurs need to have a strategy behind their business plan.
The Nine Biggest Myths of the Workplace by Penelope Trunk by Guy Kawasaki offers 9 biggest myths in a workplace, and one of them turns out to be: You’ll be happier if you have a job you like.
Two Questions: Why does it matter? What’s your contribution? by Presentation Zen tells you why your contribution matters, with reference to branding.
