cobaltpaladin
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an average guy who took the road less travelled since year 2000. In the beginning, full of confidence, awe and wonder. Now, a bit shaken, a bit stirred and a lot wiser. Survived many humbling experiences and expecting more to come. Have learnt the virtues of patience and perseverance.

The writer's posts

Tomorrow Starts Today

October 23, 2008 by  

Resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin writes again…Looking out the window of my unit when everyone is asleep, seeing the darkened night sky, it sure brings back some familiar memory. The view outside my window may look the same 3 years ago when I started blogging, but I have changed a lot since then. Some memories are sweet; some bitter. Read more

The Art Of The Start: Part 2

August 23, 2007 by  

Continue resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin‘s story of his take of the Art Of The Start: Part 1 with Part 2. He shares his personal experiences in trying to get customers near the beginning of his entrepreneurial venture. Read more

The Art Of The Start: Part 1

August 7, 2007 by  

Every entrepreneur has his or her own spark when an idea turned up on their doorstep. A lot of people usually get the idea phase, but stop short of going into the implementation or make it happen phase. Our resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin shares his perspective on how he got hold of his initial idea and decided to take the plunge as an entrepreneur. Read more

Two Tales

October 9, 2006 by  

Of course, we heard about the acquisition of Hardwarezone by SPH. To those who are involved in the internet industry, it is believed that the price is too low for acquisition, consider the customer base and other strong internet indicators such as Alexa rank. Our mysterious resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin shares his perspective on this recent acquisition and another tale about another entrepreneur with their goals and aims for another internet startup. Read more

The Price Of A Dream

September 27, 2006 by  

What is the price for pursuing a dream? In any entrepreneurial pursuit, an entrepreneur needs both passion and the tenacity to execute that dream. Saying is often one thing and doing is another. Most people gave up without putting up a good fight. The editors of SG Entrepreneurs highly recommend this article by our resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin that no one owes you a dream and living and it is up to the individual to pursue it. A foreword is also added to this published article from his blog. Read more

Limited Resources

July 26, 2006 by  

How do you cope as an entrepreneur if you have only limited resources? Can you be creative and innovative to bend around the system? Our resident contributor, Cobalt Paladin, a real-life entrepreneur relates his tale about dealing with the scarcity of resources and how to overcome that. In the end, he will tell you the most important lesson that an entrepreneur should learn. Read more

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

July 4, 2006 by  

Recently, this blog entry has spurned an interesting and provocative discussion among our readers. Our resident contributor, the mysterious Cobalt Paladin has penned a beautiful piece to rebutt against various points of contention about why Singapore should stop comparing itself to other renowned technology clusters. Read more

My 15 Minutes Of Fame

June 22, 2006 by  

Andy Warhol had famously said,”…everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Cobalt Paladin, our resident contributor, will be telling us the story of his entrepreneurial pursuit based on this famous phrase.
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Everyone Can Be An Entrepreneur

June 12, 2006 by  

Can everyone be an entrepreneur? Our resident contributor Cobalt Paladin shares an optimistic view here on the issue at hand. Read more