January 8, 2013

Lessons Learned at “Startup Vietnam” Conference

Ray Wu of accelerator JFDI.Asia

“You have to make money.  You have to manage your cash with care.  When you don’t have cash you die.”

Willis Wee
Founder and CEO of Tech in Asia

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January 2, 2013

You Gotta Hustle to Win

You Gotta Hustle

You Gotta Hustlehus·tle  \ˈhə-səl\
Verb: To sell or promote energetically and aggressively.
Noun: Busy movement and activity.

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December 26, 2012

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Yes, Santa comes to Vietnam!

Hi folks,

It’s the holidays!  I’ll resume weekly posts on Wednesday 2 January.

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December 19, 2012

Brian Tracy — “Sales Is Essential”

Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy

“Sales is human-based and absolutely essential. It’s connecting with the needs, the wants, the desires, the hopes, the ambitions of the prospect, and showing them that your product or service can enhance their lives.”

Brian Tracy
Best-Selling Author
International Speaker

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December 6, 2012

Leadership Minute — What’s In It For Them?

December 5, 2012

What It’s All About

A few days ago I received an email from a friend and regular reader of this website, Tho.  She just graduated from university and is in her first leadership position.

Tho’s email made my day and reminded me why I started this website.

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November 29, 2012

Job Lifespan Theory

Job Lifespan Theory

Everyone knows that human beings are born, grow up, age and pass away.  It’s a natural cycle.  Some cycles are longer, some are shorter, but in the end they’re all the same.  No one gets out alive.

Jobs are the same way.

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November 22, 2012

Tony Fernandes — “Dream The Impossible”

Tony Fernandes

“In AirAsia we consider ourselves basically a dream factory…We deliberately decided that we wanted a company where people can pursue their passion and we wanted to make use of all the talent that we have in-house.  The culture that we have stems from the fact that we want openness and we want people to be creative and passionate about what they do. In order to do that, we’ve got to inspire them.”

Tony Fernandes
CEO and Founder
AirAsia

Tony Fernandes is above all things a dreamer.

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November 19, 2012

An Entrepreneurial Story

An Entrepreneurial Story

Sometimes you have a conversation that makes everything so clear.

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November 15, 2012

Vinnie Lauria — Bridging Silicon Valley and Asia

vinnie lauria golden gate ventures

“It’s totally okay to fail. Most entrepreneurs have at least one failure behind them. But they keep moving forward.

Vinnie Lauria
Co-Founder
Golden Gate Ventures

Golden Gate Ventures is a Singapore-based early-stage investor in technology companies across Southeast Asia.  Silicon Valley veterans, their vision is to advance and deepen the ties between the Silicon Valley and and Southeast Asia entrepreneurial technology communities.

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