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6 October 2009

Post-TC50 chat with Ming Yong of Socialwok

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I was hoping to do this with Ming after he gets back from the US, but it seems his trip kept getting extended, thanks to the many ‘good stuff that’s going on’.  Still, it’s a good problem to have for (arguably) the hottest start-up in town right now, as the team rides the TC-50 inspired [...]

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16 September 2009

Socialwok wins TC50 Demopit, brings much needed sunshine to S’pore start-ups

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I just caught this over at Techcrunch – Socialwok wins one of the two highly coveted slots on the second day of Techcrunch 50’s demopit, where a grand total of 100 start-ups duke it out each year to catch the attention of the judges.  I’ve been tracking Socialwok since they first started, and have been [...]

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14 December 2008

Silicon Valley: 7th – 13th Dec 2008

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I’m lazy, so I think I’ll be skipping breakfast to grab brunch later at the airport. It’s been a while since I posted an entry or two, so I thought I’d play catch-up and take stock of my short 1 week trip to the Valley.
This trip has been a fruitful one – we began the [...]

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18 October 2008

Talk Your Way out of a US$371 Ticket

We Chinks have this silly superstition that misfortune would befall us if we gloat over others’ misfortune or brag about our good luck. As I type this entry, my wrists are firmly planted on my wooden table top (touchwood!) for good measure – I wouldn’t want to jinx my perfect driving record because I was trying to [...]

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15 October 2008

Silicon Valley: 21 Sep – 15 Oct

This time round, I have spent an inordinate amount of time out in the field, meeting countless startups and VCs. Although it was too long to be away from my loved ones, my job gives me an excuse to meet all sorts of cool startups and catch a glimpse of what they’re up to.
Here’s the [...]

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11 October 2008

Sequoia Capital heralds Dark Days ahead

If you haven’t been following the latest developments in Venture Capital land, this deck of slides by Sequoia Capital to its portfolio investees should quickly bring you up to speed.
Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn 
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It’s a really interesting time to be in the Valley [...]

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8 August 2008

New Super-Models of Social Media

The following are my notes from the session held as part of The Dealmaker Forum – Social Media | The Insider’s Playbook to Market Domination. This was a half-day mini-seminar on 30 April 2008, organized by Dealmaker Media, and supported by Fenwick and West. I will be putting up whatever legible notes I have from the other sections over the coming week.

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