Thinking Aloud
Greed Will Be The Death Of Singapore’s Food Culture
Last night, I ordered dinner at a foodcourt in a shopping mall.
It tasted appalling. Perhaps I should have hesitated when I saw the mainland Chinese cook manning the kitchen.
Before...
Reinventing Customer Service
What if customer service folks were among the most highly-paid in a business?
Or if businesses hired the best and the brightest to handle customer...
Stealth Mode – A Silent Way For A Startup To Die
During one of the recent events I attended, I spoke to this guy working in a new local startup who proudly declared, "We're in...
The Developer Is Everybody’s New Best Friend
I had the opportunity to meet Jeff Roberto of Friendster over lunch today, along with Ben Koe of JamiQ, Howie Chang from TDM, Michael...
When Crowdsourcing Goes Wrong – Stylis? Connexis?
Fusionopolis
Crowdsourcing, a term first coined by Jeff Howe in a Wired magazine article in June 2006, describes the trend of leveraging the masses to...
Why I Set Up This Blog…
Robert Scoble said on his Twitter:
"My biggest beef? Startups don't get covered very well by the mainstream press..."
This is one of the reasons why...
We’d Love To Hear From You…
It seems strange, but sometimes people do say no when I ask to interview them.
Here are some of the reasons they give:
1. "We're not...
What Kind of Business Relationship Are You In?
This post is inspired by a chat session I had with Su Yuen, Howie and Wayne from The Digital Movement about business relationships. We were...
Singapore’s Earliest Contribution To Science?
Many people may not have known that in 1922, a German-born scientist of Jewish descent came to - of all places - Singapore to...
Still Surfing the Web 2.0 Wave – Brightkite, Orgoo and Plurk
There's no end in sight in the Web 2.0 revolution.
Here's a look at three Web 2.0 newbies that have been wow-ing the Singapore web...
How Smart Are You?
Which is smarter - surrounding yourself with smart people, or surrounding yourself with people who tell you you're smart?
These Web Entrepreneurs Started Young
What do Digg.com, Reddit.com, NeoPets and FaceBook have in common?
Other than the fact they all made, and are still making, big splashes on the...
Idea: Mag Nation – Coffee And Magazines Do Mix
It may go against conventional thinking, but the marriage of coffee and magazines make so much business sense it's a wonder why no Singapore...
Can You Guess What They’re Selling?
Spotted this in Melbourne's city centre along Flinders Street. Yup, their signboard says it all...
It's a fun pun on the name of Nobel Prize-winning...
This Caught My Eye…
Sometimes you come across great out-of-home (OOH) media that makes you do a double-take, just like this one:
I saw this in Melbourne along Brunswick...
Controversial Products – Would These Offend You?
If you are a believer, would these tongue-in-cheek T-shirts* offend you? Or do they amuse you?
In either case, you're likely to talk about it.
Products with...
How NOT To Name Your Product
Spotted in a supermarket - two products with naming irregularities:
1. Sounds pathetic and pitiful, the poor thing.
2. Do you really want to use the...
Customer Service Is An Attitude, Not A Process
I laughed when I read this story in the Straits Times.
Oh, I thought OCBC Bank scored a public relations coup, for sure. The gesture to make...
Which Will You Choose?
A regular, easy job in a small company. Pays somewhat comfortably but riddled with frustrations from frequent R&D and product delays. Little, if any,...
2008 Calendar of Events For The Opportunistic Entrepreneur
January
Singapore's Changi Airport opens its third major terminal, T3, on 10th January to much fanfare. More hordes of happy tourists will descend to our...
You Only Live Once
I read with sadness that Violet Lim, an entrepreneur I met once some time ago, had succumbed to cancer.
She's the feisty 55 year-old lady...
When Trying Your Best Is Not Good Enough
My brother-in-law was stuck in the excess baggage claim counter at Changi Airport while two staff - who had no idea what they were...
Opting Out of Opt-Out Schemes
I was shocked when I received my M1 phone bill this month.
The amount somehow ballooned to three figures and it was only after scrutinising the...
New Year’s Resolution: Support Local
Go buy a local book at Books Actually instead of Borders.
You'll feel good about yourself.
I've learnt a lot since I started my blog...
Some Predictions for 2008 (Part II)
Image courtesy of www.chezjoel.com
Here're the rest of my predictions, which revolves around the Singapore entrepreneurial scene, for 2008:
3. Less Full-Time, But More Hobbyist, Entrepreneurs
Blame it on our recent...
Some Predictions for 2008 (Part I)
OK I'm no futurologist or prophet, but I think there's going to be some upcoming trends (and some that are current but will continue)...
Prima Deli Gets No Favours From Local Press
Not only does Prima Deli continues to remain shut throughout this lucrative festive season as it cleans up over the salmonella poisoning incident, the...
Rich In Name, Poor In Morality
If we thought David Chew and Looi San Cheng were entrepreneurs behaving badly, check out these sickos from New York (in the New York...
Three Strikes – And You’re Out?
Here's another customer service rant. You can choose to not read it if you don't want. ^^
My wife and I not quite-so-recently ordered a...
A New Kind of Scam?
Recently I received an email I thought would make me rich.
It was from a domain registration company - claiming to be authorised by the...