Archive for the ‘Editorial Comments’ Category

What Kind of Business Relationship Are You In?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This post is inspired by a chat session I had with Su Yuen, Howie and Wayne from The Digital Movement about business relationships. We were discussing the importance of business integrity and having partners that valued a mutually-beneficial relationship instead of an abusive one... When it comes to each of your business ...

There Are Now Some 77,000 Millionaires in Singapore

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

This year's CapGemini and Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report puts the number of millionaires in Singapore at 77,000, a rise of 15.3 percent over last year's number of 66,660. India is still the country with the fastest growth in the number of its millionaires at 22.7 percent growth over 2006, with ...

Listed on Alltop.com!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I received an email today from Alltop.com that this blog has made it on its Twenty Something and Startups categories. Woot! And now to celebrate with a beer...

Should I Work First?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I received an email from a reader yesterday asking for some advice. I thought the answer may be applicable to some of you and so got her permission to post it here: "I was doing some research about starting my own business (however this may not happen for a few years ...

Hello, Ed Cal.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

I'm borrowing an idea from more "traditional" media and adding an editorial calendar. Now you'll know what stories are coming up over the next couple of months. Let me know if you think it is a good idea.

How Smart Are You?

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Which is smarter - surrounding yourself with smart people, or surrounding yourself with people who tell you you're smart?

BLOG2u Featured Blogger

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Young Upstarts was featured by BLOG2u as a Featured Blogger. Thanks, guys!

Always Carry Business Cards

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I made a great boo-boo during a recent networking session - I didn't bring my business cards. Suffice to say I was crippled without them while interacting with the people present at last week's Media Maker's Networking Evening hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and organised by Kaiiten Communications, ...

If You’re an Entrepreneur, Rich And Foreign - We Want You!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Or at least this is what the Singapore government is saying. It's all about creating jobs though. Unfortunately it's got nothing to do with entrepreneurship.

2008 Calendar of Events For The Opportunistic Entrepreneur

Monday, January 21st, 2008

  January Singapore's Changi Airport opens its third major terminal, T3, on 10th January to much fanfare. More hordes of happy tourists will descend to our sunny (and stormy) island to spend, spend, spend. Or so we hope. Another place for our (sudden oversupply of) taxis to queue. February The Chinese in Singapore celebrate the ...