Wooboy, just upgraded to Blogger Beta and I must say that its pretty much better now.For one, as my posts increased past the 50-post level, I was actually considering of switching to some other blogging engine which had labelling options. The drawback of that however, would be that my old content would either be stuck back here or I would most probably have had to manually …

For a tech, or any for that matter, company heading down the golden road of an IPO, a lot of technicalities come into play and it generally becomes a time of housekeeping in preparation to launching (and hopefully skyrocketing) on the public exchange. Part of the "necessary evils" of the legal paperwork for companies hoping to list in the States is to produce file their …

I love tough times.That is because these are the moments when you actually spot the best teams and to some extent, the best leaders. The truth of the matter is that during the blissfully good periods, everyone (and I do mean everyone) can be made to look like a superb leader or team player. This is the same principle that states that it is far easier to look good steering a …

More links to click ! : All these are the nice folks I've managed to meet at E27's great event, Startup Republic, a couple of nights back (shouts back to the organising team for a great job !!) : Coen Ching : Very insightful and brillant chap with great ideas. Terrible pity he doesn't blog very often though (*hint hint*) Garry Huang : Yet another of E27's wacky crew. If …

Here's the second part of the comparisons I've decided to do based on the World Bank's list of top 10 business friendly countries.This time the 2 datasets in comparison are Internet Pentration levels (again!) and Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity which is a measure of the entrepreneurial capacity of a nation.Once again, have fun trying to determine if there are any …

I guess no one can deny that information equates to power. But its no longer about just possessing it that gives one an edge anymore. It is important to note what has shifted and how to cope with this new information age when thought and ideas literally travel at the speed of light. Here are 5 ways in which the way we interact with information has changed (from the …

Found this video of Churchill Club’s August 17, 2006 event -- “Startup Success 2006” from Guy's blog. In it, the 5 panelists discuss at what it takes to build a successful star …

It is amazing how e-mails have come to be one of the most commonly used means of communications these days. However, in all its instant speed of transmission, many still fumble with it, making it a less than ideal tool due to erroneous mistakes when it comes to crafting an e-mail. Specifically, I've come across 3 big evils that e-mail users actually stumble …

Great, this year's Interbrand rankings for the 100 most valuable brand names are out. Branding has always been something of an interest for me because it is the art of how companies shape themselves in the eyes of their consumers. An important skill for a firm to have in both good times and bad...

And so, it seems like this latest YouTube development is going to answer the million dollar question of how its going to substain itself financially. Having gone through several rounds of VC funding and with a high monthly burn rate for their bandwidth, tech pundits waited on the edge of their seats to see what this major media player would do to turn in some revenue...