“If you were to look back 5 years from now, would you be happy with what you have become?” That was the question of my mentor and board advisor. …

It was Wednesday morning, after a back to back call. I was reviewing a 5-page summary report of a direct report over zoom, both of our cameras off. As we went over the pages, I could feel my frustration rising. My disappointment was clearly showing from my tone. Having high…

With the rise in the startup scene over the years, researchers have studied much on entrepreneurial behaviors. There are known traits and conceptions we have about what makes up good entrepreneurs. We paint a picture of someone likeElon Musk, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates— visionary, innovative, and great problem solvers. …

Everything I had built over the course of 1.5 years seemed to be up in ashes. The social impact was taking a toll on the overall business health. Poor financial management, inefficient production, and internal HR problem were putting our company in the red. …

Leaders need to lead themselves well to be able to lead others in their organization. It’s the leaders who are disciplined, constantly learning, and rooted in conviction who inspire. We want to be that leader: A leader whom people love to follow. Inspired employees are twice as productive as employees…

If you watch the Netflix series, Startup, you get a glimpse of what it takes to build a startup. You begin to understand the challenges of growing a startup. The challenges of starting versus sustaining your startup 1–2 years down the line are different. Your ambitious idea, networking ability, and…

There is a strange idea propagated in the world that an important and successful person is always busy. Another strange idea is that material success is the measure of greatness. As an entrepreneur, others know how busy you are and you like being known as busy. …

A lot of us feel lost. We’re lonely, stuck at home, and life is not as it should be. We are worried if things will ever get better. At the hint of it showing hope, we’re let down with the bad we hear from the news. …

Last week I was one of the panelists in “Green is the New Fashion: Starting your Waste-Free Journey” webinar with young entrepreneurs, Topiku’s (The world’s most sustainable hat) CEO, Monty Hasan, and the teenage activist media darling, Melati Wijsen, from Byebyeplasticbags. During that webinar where we shared about our #Merdekaplastik…