The Archives - 2017
2017 (7 posts)
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I was asked to speak at a local university's Young Entrepreneur Network event. Sometimes, I say yes to these things. For anyone interested, here are the slides. I wanted to share, mostly, my personal journey — how I got here. I also wanted to share some strategies for thinking about creating a…
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I've been on the internet for a very long time, but my online self really only found its home when I got this domain in 2003. 14 years: enough to see blogs decline into the mushy wasteland that is Medium articles, video in every website we now load, and a million apps to help me connect with…
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Munduk. Two people, suspended between heartbreak and fury, met on Hong Kong Street after almost 2 years without each other. Their hearts, recently broken by others, found each other agreeable — even safe. They made a plan. The universe attempted to foil it. To no avail. Through long public holidays,…
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Like so many people who grew up with the Internet, there have been many incarnations of my online self. To some, I will forever be the queer blogger who started writing about the lesbian experience as a teenager in Singapore in the early 2000s. Some find that courageous; I found it much more…
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When you work at Wobe, you’re bound to have conversations like these at some point: “Can you check on this transaction for me in dumplings?” “Let’s make some changes to kaya.” “This PR removes the confirmation code from diplomatico request” This is a feature, not a bug. We’re a company founded by…
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As the cofounder and CEO of a tech startup working to improve financial inclusion in one of the world’s largest countries that is also one of the largest cash economies, I have amassed a wealth of odd knowledge on how cash works. How it works, specifically, at the intersection of people and…
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How to create products for emerging markets Nearly everyone wants to cash in on emerging markets. Facebook wants to fly drones to deliver internet connectivity over rural areas. They may or may not collide, in scale, ambition and delivery, with Google’s balloons (link). Whoever you are, emerging…