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 week with...

The East has been milking it for the longest time now - Nexon (of MapleStory fame) knows it very well, with 85% of its $230M revenues in 2005 coming from virtual asset sales. The majority of Silicon Valley poo-poohed the free-to-play model when it was first mooted, and had to eat its words sometime around...

It’s really hard to catch a falling knife without getting caught. I’m sure the recent whip-saw movements in Wall Street (and the resulting effects in global equity markets) have left many of you breathless, and hopefully none less worse the wear. Unfortunately, our friends over in the Valley...

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...

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 complete...

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  View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags:...

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...