I know everyone has different philosophies when it comes to running a business, or what kind of employee they want to be. I can go on for at least 100,000 words on the things I don’t agree with, but in the essence of time, here are just three that I really don’t get when it comes to the work place, with a focus on startups. Continue reading
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Modern Digital Marketer’s Toolkit – Part 1
Originally posted on Growth Hacks For Geeks:
This is part 1 of a 4-part series on the toolkit of a modern digital marketer, where I share about some of the tools I use and some skill-sets I believe will be useful in days to come. In my previous job as the Project Engineer of DEXTRA,…
My Response to “Level the playing field for school sports”
Originally posted on Hard Work Pays Off:
I got a little offended reading this article today. As a Singapore Sports School Alumni, I can honestly say that my 6 years in the Singapore Sports School was not easy. Imagine training 25-30 hours a week (not 18-20 hours) and balancing studies at the same time, that…
Own Your Own Carousell Web Profile!
Cracking your brains for more ways to increase exposure for your Carousell profile? The cool thing is that there is a not-so-commonly-known (yet) feature on Carousell that you can creatively tap on to do just that: your very own web profile. Find out how you can make use of it creatively! Continue reading
Win A Pass To Startup Asia 2014
TechinAsia.com, Asia’s largest English-language technology and startup blog, is gearing up to bring you yet another round of its signature conference series with Startup Asia Singapore 2014, happening May 7 – 8 right in the heart of Biopolis, Singapore’s deep tech research centre. Continue reading
Design As An Outlet Of Expression
It’s been a long time since I dabbled with fashion collages since my Dressabelle days, but recently I got the idea of self-learning some graphic design tools, so that I can be fully equipped in designing things I see in my mind. What I picked up in the past few years have always been quite … Continue reading
How to make wearables stick: Use them to change human behavior
#wearables is the thing of the future. No, actually big data is – you consume all these wearables so that you can collect data for companies who will in turn know your tastes and preferences, and then market you things more powerfully. Continue reading
Religious people are… dumber?
Originally posted on Growth Hacks For Geeks:
In a recently published scholarly article titled Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, researchers Edward Dutton from the University of Oulu, Finland and Richard Lynn from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland argued that interdisciplinary differences in religiosity and political perspective among academics are predicted by interdisciplinary differences in intelligence between…
The irrational rationality behind Facebook’s $16 billion acquisition of WhatsApp
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Another day and another acquisition — and another one that is jaw dropping and seemingly insane. Less than a week after Japan’s Rakuten acquired Viber for $900 million, Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced that he is buying WhatsApp for a whopping $16 billion in cash and stock. Add…
DEXTRA Workshop on Data Governance & Visual Analytics
We are excited to present two of the industry’s experts: One is a two-time Oscar winner. The other is a domain expert in the area of data legislation. Pat Hanrahan, Tableau Software’s Co-founder and Chief Scientist, will be speaking on the value of effective data visualisation. Pat has also worked at Pixar where he developed volume … Continue reading