Full disclosure: I hold shares in Sheng Siong, but the company did not pay me to write this article. When the CEO talked about the government trying to set up a wet market in Zhenghua, I remembered why. The chicken seller had Sheng Siong right in front of his door step. I saw his face, …
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He looked familiar. But I couldn’t tell where I had met him before. He sat, telling me about his divorce, his incarceration, and how he was left with two daughters. Now, he was out of money. And he needed help. I did what I could, and sent him on his way. Later it occurred to …
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Disclaimer: I have no MBA or formal training in finance. My only business experiences come from running a content agency over the past 5 years, and managing a portfolio since September 2016. In these articles I highlight the qualitative aspects of the business, and what I learn from those business leaders in terms of how …
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I walked down the path, wondering what I had done wrongly. For those 3 months, I had worked so hard to give ideas. Sure, the starting pay in social services was low, but I was doing my best with what I had. I had helped the charity to grow the participation numbers by 3x over …
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For the first five years of my career, I struggled with my jobs in the social services. I thought I wasn’t that bad a candidate. After all, I had been shortlisted as the Global Graduate of the Year, ranking just second in a school of 35,000 students. I had been a Board Director, and had …
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