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- How long have I been
to Singapore?
I have been to Singapore since I joined NTU to do my Common
Engineering course in June 1995.
- How's the environment
in Singapore?
Clean, orderly, efficient and
conducive for work. While it certainly can't offer as much space and
freedom as Malaysia, it does provide a good environment for
those who have the ambition of taking on the world.
- Tell me more about your hobbies.
Here is a list of the things I
enjoy doing: reading, writing, traveling, listening to musics,
singing, going to gym, playing tennis, catching a movie and dining
out.
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- What is your start-up
doing?
Believe it or not, my start-up is about helping others to
start-up their own company. Having been involved in SIFT,
I realize that many students (either in university, polytechnic,
junior college or secondary school) actually have great ideas that
could easily spin off into a hi-tech venture. However, they lack the
industrial experience and exposure to transform their ideas into a
full-blown business model. That's why we set up Technopreneurs
Alliance (TAlliance) to tap into this pool of talented
inventors, who are just at the doorstep of seeing their ideas grown
into a full-scale enterprise.
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What is Web
Alive?
Web Alive is yet another business which I set up together with Kar
Shiang. It is a partnership business registered under Registry
of Company & Business (RCB), Singapore (Business Registration
Number: 52914312K). This business is meant for us to take on
some industrial projects which involve the concept of artificial
intelligence (AI software programming). Such endeavour goes
hand-in-hand with our master program in NTU, under which we are tasked
to research on the topic of applying AI to solve some industrial
problems.
- Isn't it difficult
to do business in Singapore?
Nothing is tough, if you really want to do it. Such is the comment I
heard from a seasoned businessman. Having said that, there are certain
things which are more difficult than the others. So, my answer to this
question is both yes and no. Yes in the sense that if you open up a
retail shop in Singapore, you are bound to face with keen competition
and exorbitant rental. No in the sense that if you were to set up a
hi-tech start-up here and ride on the bandwagon of technopreneurship,
you will stand a higher chance of success, as compared to any other
developing countries in South East Asia. The same applies to the
states, where Silicon Valley is dubbed to be the ideal place for
technological venture, with all the nurturing circumstances in
place.
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