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24 September 2009

Singapore – where whatever we do, is never good enough

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This entry is my response to Paul Graham’s old article, which talked about cities, the ambitions of its people and the messages that they send out.  In writing this, I was inspired by my personal experiences and a brief discussion at a Skype group chat that I hang out at.  I’d love to hear what [...]

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31 August 2009

A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success for Singapore and its Entrepreneurs

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I hate to admit it, but it’s getting increasingly tough for anyone born without a silver spoon to succeed in Singapore.  In a land of 4.5 million inhabitants packed onto all of 710.2 km2 (274 sq mi), news travel so fast that failure is simply not an option to some amongst us.
Yet, things weren’t always this [...]

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22 June 2009

Opensourcing Failure

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We Singaporeans can be quite an oxymoronic lot.  Our nation’s forefathers have given us a global city where East truly meets West in a melting pot of beliefs, values and ideals.  Our forefathers have toiled so that we could have our pick of the best from both worlds.  And so we investors and entrepreneurs choose, [...]

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