After 3 years in venture I’ve come to appreciate the differences between operating and investing better, and the nuances between the different stages of investing in private, high growth, technology companies. There are many observations and lessons learned for sure… Continue Reading
In many ways, 2018 was defined by beginnings, and coming full circle. The biggest event has got to be welcoming our son, Xiang, into our lives. The moment I held him in my arms for the first time will probably… Continue Reading
This is probably one of my favourite interviews so far on the Tim Ferriss show. There are many great sound bites from the conversation, so i’ll encourage you to give it a listen via the link here: https://tim.blog/2018/08/02/ann-miura-ko/ Some of my… Continue Reading
What a great talk. Here are some personal takeaways for me: What makes Sequoia great? Team oriented spirit to help founders build great companies Only one investment away from being a second tier firm, hence don’t be complacent. “If you… Continue Reading
Finally found the time to put this up. These are my slides from my keynote at Tech in Asia Jakarta 2017 (procrastinate much?). I plan on updating this soon with added commentary, in the meanwhile hope some of you might… Continue Reading
“The game we play at VC is knowing which rules to break at the right time.” Oldie but goodie http://pca.st/episode/9f176d90-5ad0-0134-cf69-7b84bf375f4c
Pretty much summed up here: “Books have always been time machines, in a sense. Today, their time-machine powers are even more obvious – and even more inspiring. They can transport us to a pre-internet frame of mind. Those solitary journeys… Continue Reading
It’s been one year since I, like Harry Stebbings would describe in his podcast, stumbled into the wonderful world of VC. I couldn’t ask for a better set up and colleagues, in the likes of Michael and Gabriel , and the wonderful support… Continue Reading
10% into my next decade today. If there’s one word that i can use to describe 2016, in my own life and the state of affairs in the world, that will be ‘flux’. Throwing out some keywords here, in no… Continue Reading
Just read a very insightful blog post by Mark Suster (Why I Look for High Conviction, not Consensus, in Venture Capital Decisions) My biggest takeaway from the essay is around having the courage to build conviction and intellectual honesty around… Continue Reading