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I was following Apple’s iPad announcement live online. I couldn’t help it but to feel overall it was quite a disappointment… even if I plan to buy it anyway.
Why do I feel disappointed? Simple. The iPad isn’t “magical” or “revolutionary” like Apple has claimed. It is, in fact, just a bigger [...]

Good for the Saints! Good for the city of New Orlean!!!

2009 is coming to an end. Check out CNN’s 2009: Year in Review or Yahoo! Year in Review. If that’s not enough for you to reflect upon this past year, then check out the Time’s Best and Worst Lists.
As for me personally…
2009 will be remembered most as the year that I quit my [...]

I got this cartoon in an e-card sent by e27. It just hit on the right spot for me and I had to repost it here. My version of this would be:
“Dear Santa, all I want for X’mas is that my products roll out on time and they get mentioned on TechCrunch…”
Merry X’mas, [...]

I think it’s fair to say that most guys in their twenties are still big kids no matter what they do for work and how good they are in their professional life. I know that’s certainly the case for me. Even as recent as earlier this year, I still felt like a big [...]

Today a group of 10 students from Tongji University came to visit me in my office. They were part of a group called VCube that trid to groom students with an entrepreneurial spirit. I shared with them my experiences running SocialBuzz so far and talked to them about starting a company in general.
I actually recommended [...]

I’m going to a mixer tonight sponsored by a group for angel investors in Shanghai. So this is kinda of a good time to say I want to be one of them someday.
Yes, that’s my life/career aspiration. It is to be successful as an entrepreneur and then become an investor myself. I [...]

I have multiple computers – one for work, one for home and then there’s my iPhone, which you can pretty much consider as a computer. It’s really important to me that I have access to the same data and files. And I must say, I’m really happy with my current set up.
*I’m NOT [...]

My first time talking to others about my ideas. First time writing down my plans in a presentation. First investor. First employee. First purchase made for the company. First office space. First client. First contract. First account receivable. First product luanch. First user…………
These are the [...]

I’ve had a very productive week. I’ve been working on a lot of different things. Been working all weekend in fact. It feels like 2006-2007 when I was working on MyEvents. Back then I would get up at 7 in the morning to go to work and work on the side [...]