Brian Lim

Hi @hannahyeoh, salam sejahtera I think the policy is silly and disconnected from reality, but I appreciate you trying to do something. No need to "work with Zus to collect the data....analyse the pattern". Feel free to ask your officers to contact me - using only open-source data (public transport ridership, traffic cams, Google Maps), I can already show you the time distribution of travel into KL in the morning, and out of KL in the evening. And if you add the additional data which gov has access to, you'll get an even richer picture. Hint: It's massively driven by the time people send their kids to school, and your policy will barely move the needle.

knowing mild japanese and being sent out like a pokemon by my family as i proudly point at the menu and say ‘hitotsu’

@cryptopunk7213 @AravSrinivas They signed a deal with SK Telecom previously, also have a similar deal with SoftBank. Disregard Western hype on societal collapse, be bullish on Korean and Japanese markets 💪🏼💪🏼

how the fuck did Perplexity pull this off? this is impressive tbh: - Perplexity launching on 100Ms Samsung phones this year becoming the DEFAULT AI ASSISTANT (where the fuck is google???): - will power the AI and agent functions for Bixby (samsung's siri) across any app, search, phone and web function - 1st NON-google company to have OS-level access in a samsung phone. they're replacing the entire operating system with an AI one. - we're talking > 1 BILLION samsung phone users that could have perplexity *this* year. - users can ask perplexity questions, take actions in and across apps and much more idk who heads up perplexity's BD team but give them a raise lol

This is for parents and families, especially those of us raising bilingual kids. If you already speak Chinese well, love learning languages, or this is your personal passion, great. Truly. Please don’t @ me. No one is stopping you from learning Chinese 😇 For anyone trying to do deep due diligence or execute real deals in China (forgive the business framing), you might only need Anker Soundcore translation earbuds. In multiple meetings on our last @techbuzzchina executive trip, they consistently outperformed professional, trained, *prepared* real-time interpreters. I’m talking about interpreters with graduate degrees who take their work very seriously and know all the technical jargon. Somehow, the $40 earbuds still produced clearer, more usable translations. I just bought a pair myself and tested them on some Chinese tech product launch videos. They work really well. They’re also just solid earbuds with noise cancellation, period. But this all just reinforces something I’ve been saying for a long time: if your goal is basic functional comprehension, being semi-fluent-ish in Chinese, which takes many people years and years of effort, actually has very low utility. It might earn you brownie points for effort. But it's not actually that useful for real work. AI translation is already much better for that layer. BUT, but, but ... what AI cannot give you is context and judgment. Why someone chose certain words. What shorthand they’re using to communicate something. What valuable intangible information they’re actually signaling beyond the literal meaning, and how to articulate all of that back with the full nuance you carry in your head. So for those trying to raise bilingual kids, I think the choice is pretty binary if your primary interest is for the business context, which yes, I know, is not really how many parents think about it: Because in that case I think the answer is fairly obvious -- either get truly fluent, to the point where you can build relationships, influence outcomes, and understand nuance instinctively, or don’t over-optimize for language. (In fact, you'll likely kill any burgeoning interest.) Spend that effort building real domain knowledge and analytical skill. Language is no longer the bottleneck. Context* is. *I'm open to suggestions for a better word than "context." You know what I mean though, I hope?

@fopminui @BillAckman @BillAckman this was AI-generated, and some basic fact checking will show you no such memoir exists

@sengfoo88 Better than forging documents though

First time seeing a potential national call-up done via Instagram.

Ben Horowitz on the standout skill required to be an exceptional CEO: Don't hesitate to make the hard decision when you see the truth. “You could be really, really smart, but if you wait too long before you pull the trigger, you’re not smart anymore.” The real killer is the non-decision. As Ben once said: “You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it." Source: @bhorowitz on My First Million with @ShaanVP and @thesamparr youtube.com/watch?v=VFZb42…

A startup told me that one of their investors didn't like it that they were selling to newly founded startups, and wanted them to sell to bigger companies, who have more money. If investors tell you this, write them off as idiots. Selling to startups is the best thing you can do.

@StephNass Name and shame. There’s another well known “talent-based” venture builder that forces founders to “repay” invested funds for services received throughout an incubation program.

I just came across the MOST PREDATORY TERMS offered by an "incubator" to a founder: - 3 percent equity upfront, before any results. - 5% of all funds raised through them - Mandatory public association on startup website - $50,000 penalty if the founder leaves In exchange, here's what they do: - They cold email 15k investors. - They make 0 to 4 investors intros - Zero obligation of success This is next-level scam. Founders, don't fall for that pls!

@Davidjpark96 Happens more than you think - some of the grifting stories are amazing and wildly entertaining

When I was part of a korean accelerator there was this mentor that was supposed to meet with me weekly, but he just never showed up Unfortunately, he realized that in order to get paid he had to show proof that he met with me So he invited me to a zoom call out of the blue and then asked me to go find 3 different jackets I thought the request was strange, but maybe this was some karate kid shit where he was training me to become a better salesman with strangers? Either way, it seemed like an interesting challenge, so I went around the office and I successfully coerced 3 people to let me borrow their outerwear When I returned, he told me to position myself in different poses with different jackets and he'd take screenshots (so that he could have evidence that appears as though he mentored me throughout the program) At this point, I was a little uncomfortable because i could tell he was just trying to get paid, so I looked over at the VCs who ran the accelerator but they motioned for me to just do it I didn't want to disrespect anybody, so I just did an impromptu fashion show with the 3 jackets When the photoshoot was over, I hoped that he'd spend a few hours with me to make up for all of the missed mentoring time Nope, he didn't say anything and he just left lmao It was a true what the fuck moment and no one in the office batted an eye because apparently it's quite normal to fake pictures and proof for government funding requirements in Korea I was a total startup noob and in a foreign country, so I just did as I was told (this was 4+ years ago) Would never ever do this if it were to happen today I'm reminded of this story because now I'm asked to be a mentor at some of these Korean accelerator programs I usually decline, but when I accept, I try my best to show up and actually be a mentor lol

To the massive CUNT who launched that flare into the crowd last night at the gig in Melbourne you are 1 seriously fucked up individual and you will get yours trust me

it took so long for me to learn that “advisors for shares” is the dumbest thing any “good advisor” made hella money they should invest any investor with real money invested will have more skin in the game than a “free stock advisor”

In today's 996 chest-thumping culture, don't forget about the quiet ones keeping your company together..

@NaderLikeLadder 75% of the companies out there think ARR is Aspirational Recurring Revenue

Friendly reminder that multiplying revenue by 12 is not ARR

💯 Took me 10 years to learn this

Gimpo nearer to city wey

@Rick_Zullo Depends on the VC. I met one who boldly told me “if a founder can’t figure out by themselves how to solve a problem, I wouldn’t invest in them anyway.” Was interesting that one of the biggest companies in his portfolio went to 0 and is now under legal proceedings for fraud.

‘When I was a CEO of my 1st company, I felt that if I didn’t know everything, it was a sign of weakness so I never asked our board for help. I now know how silly that is and that getting the right data points / perspectives from experienced, informed people can ONLY be helpful’ - unicorn founder in our portfolio Most people think repeat founders know it all and don’t need any advice/help from their VCs In our experience, that’s not the case. Our most experienced and successful repeat founders leverage us the most. They don’t expect us to hire, sell or build product for them, but rather for advice, big decisions (little ones too) and helping them win hires/deals/fundraises. I find that a lot of first time founders (not all) really struggle to let VCs “in” the same way The founder journey is lonely, going through it with a true partner makes that a lot less lonely (and generally a lot easier and more successful) when you let the right partners (those that are aligned, informed and experienced) “in” on your business, and not just in on your cap table.