While many may cry foul, i firmly believe that ideas are overrated.

Granted, you can’t build a business on a stupid idea. What i meant is this – often, people get hung up on dreaming up the next big idea and asking questions like “Will this work?” without doing the one thing that matter: Execution.

Ideas that are not acted upon are just, well, ideas. Without action no ideas will come to fruition. Make that call, write that code, set-up some meetings – sometimes you’ll be surprise by how tiny actions and small initiatives can go a long, long way. All it takes is just one phone call/email/lunch/coffee to meet that one potential partner/client/mentor/investor. More than often you’ll be surprise how willing people are to share their thoughts and experiences (of course, humility helps).

Stop dreaming about tomorrow. Start acting today.

It’s been two months since i started my stint at Stream Media, a start-up from the NUS ecosystem who recently announced a Series A funding from Singtel Innov8 (you can read all about it here.) as the Biz Dev guy, working on our flagship product, MoVend. I have lots to share, so keep watching this space as i detail my journey and learning points of taking the start-up roller coaster ride.

All i have to say before i sign off is – i’ve been working alongside some of the most awesome folks in the mobile development scene in Singapore to build a kick-ass product which potentially could change the world, and i am very happy about it.

So stay tuned, folks!