Fuism – when I made the decision…

by James Chan on 6 Jan ’12

It’s not every day you see an internet meme spring out of boring, unartistic Singapore. In case you’ve been away from cyberspace for too long, get up to speed by first reading TODAYonline’s “Ministers’ pay-cut formula unveiled” and Yahoo’s “Singapore cuts PM pay but still world’s best paid”, then Member of Parliament Grace Fu’s Facebook response and finally New Nation’s Continue reading →

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回顾 2011 :: the year in retrospect

by James Chan on 31 Dec ’11

I put together a short deck to share what I felt were significant events in 2011. I thought it would be a great way for relatives and friends to catch up with what I’ve been busy with this past year. The photos in the deck are courtesy of yours truly. Oh, and before I forget Continue reading →

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WSJ Story on Creativity in Singapore – “Was Woz Right?”

December 22, 2011 News
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Sam Holmes and Shibani Mahtani of Wall Street Journal put together a balanced piece titled “Was Woz Right?” with contributions from a bunch of folks in Singapore, in response to Woz’s initial comment. I’m honored to be quoted alongside people such as Min Liang and Adrian Pang who have accomplished much more in life than Continue reading →

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Press ballyhoos Steve Wozniak’s soundbite, misses the mark

December 16, 2011 News
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The power of the press never ceases to amaze and in this instance, tickle me. What began as an innocuous interview by BBC titled Steve Wozniak: ‘Think for Yourself’ became WSJ’s Wozniak: Apple couldn’t emerge in Singapore and Penn-Olsen’s Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak questions Singapore’s Creativity. This morning, as all of Singapore reads the news, almost all locals Continue reading →

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NRF reopens TIS, opens floodgate on early-stage tech investments in Singapore

December 8, 2011 Startups & Entrepreneurship

It’s almost 2 years since the National Research Foundation (NRF) picked Neoteny Labs as one of the 7 technology incubators with access to the S$50 million it had set aside under the Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS). NRF would co-invest up to the lower of S$500,000 or 85% of the incubator’s investment in a qualifying company, and Continue reading →

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Game Ventures releases Homerun Heroes

December 4, 2011 Startups & Entrepreneurship
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My first gaming experience was on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was a gift from my dad after I’d done well in my end-of-year exams in primary school. The first game cartridge I got was a 20-in-1. I spent hours on Battle City in 2P mode with my dad, but when he was at Continue reading →

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If Google Docs & Dropbox had a Love Child, it would be Insync

December 3, 2011 Startups & Entrepreneurship
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Earlier this year, I blogged that the future of personal storage is in the cloud. It certainly wasn’t a revolutionary statement, especially when the writing was already on the wall in the form of Amazon S3, Google Documents, Dropbox and Box.net. Still, not everything is as straightforward as the average internet-going Joe is used to. Amazon Continue reading →

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Kyler Chan, firstborn of James Chan

November 8, 2011 Life
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My son was born on October 27th, 2011 at Mount Alvernia Hospital, after a 6-hour labor. Adrenaline and eager anticipation kept me going as I stood by the birthing bed without sleep, and shared in my wife’s birthing pain as she crushed my hands within hers with each passing contraction. She was brave enough to Continue reading →

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