Here’s a heart-warming story regarding space: NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft carried the ashes of American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930. New Horizon left Earth on January 19, 2006 and traveled for nine years, three billion miles, to reach Pluto. Recently there has been a lot of positive news about traveling […]
During my free time, I began to focus on my backyard, practicing the art of planting trees and grooming flowers. To learn more about nursery work, I asked my friend’s wife, Sandy, the master of gardening, to educate me, and visited her garden a few times. I indeed began to appreciate even more about nature […]
Humans across history have displayed tremendous resilience, even in dire situations. But I’m not sure we’re necessarily born with willpower, and I don’t believe it’s innate in all people. Willpower is something you should see modeled and then learn for yourself. I have visited many beautiful places during my travels, but what stood out vividly […]
Discovering my goldmine, the perfect fit for my aspirations, took a willingness to admit what I didn’t know and accept failure and move on to the next step, no matter how challenging it was at the time. When I arrived in America, I realized most people that grew up there took almost everything for granted. […]
Networking is an oft-used word that has become cliché in many quarters. Many people talk about networking, but few do it right. The Los Altos Golf & Country Club, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is an oasis of greenery and fresh air that offers to its select members a therapeutic escape from the […]
Good branding is more than just your logo While I was attending innovfest unbound earlier this year, I met a lot of Singapore start-ups – both those exhibiting in booths and pitching at start-up challenges. I noticed that many of them do not pay enough attention to building or leveraging their brand. When compared with their U.S. […]
Veteran venture capitalist shares message at NUS Enterprise event By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT FOUNDERS of start-ups usually have plenty of passion but their inability to roll out viable business plans and tendency to focus on short-term success rather than long-term strategy means failure is often inevitable. That is the sobering message from serial entrepreneur and venture […]
Ike Lee, Lee Technology Consulting and adjunct professor in the Department of Strategy and Policy at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. More than 20 years ago I landed for the first time in Silicon Valley speaking barely a word of English and not knowing anyone. Since then I’ve built up my own tech […]
It should not aim to become like Silicon Valley but exploit geography and cultural mix to become a world-class launch pad. I’ll confess, I am a late adopter of Singapore. Although originally from Asia, I had not set foot here until April last year, when I was invited to speak at NUS Enterprise’s Innovfest conference […]
Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor Ike Lee recently joined NUS Business School as an adjunct professor. Here are Ike’s top eight tips for aspiring entrepreneurs eager to bring their game-changing business idea into reality: Focus on the customer “Successful businesses are always built around the customer and the customer experience. Give total attention […]