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Caveat entrepreneur--let the entrepreneur beware
As a startup seeking financing from venture capitalists, Silicon Valley-based David Lim cautions that your rule of thumb should
always be "caveat entrepreneur".
Topics covered:
[1. On The Risk]
[2. The VC's Bottom Line]
[3. Do Your Homework]
[4. Caveat Entrepreneur]
(CNET Singapore, March 13 2000 D)
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Where venture capitalists fear to tread
When VCs Reject Deals: Before you woo your venture capitalist, know where he will fear to tread. Jek Kian Jin
distills his experience into nine good reasons that VCs will reject your Net pitch. David
Lim reports.
Topics covered:
[1. The Management Team Doesn't Have The Experience]
[2. Market Not Large Enough]
[3. Problem With Execution]
[4. Timing]
[5. Too Much Competition]
[6. Your Idea Is Not As Good As The Rest]
[7. No Market Niche]
[8. Wrong TYPE of VC]
(CNET Singapore, March 06 2000 J)
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Who Wants To Be A Net Millionaire?
With the right idea, the right people, and the right timing, you can make a fortune at
an Internet start-up. But for every Jerry Yang or Jeff Bezos, there are countless Web
wanna-bes you've never heard of who have yet to strike it rich. And even entire
dot-com companies go down in flames, taking their once starry-eyed, now burned-out
employees with them.
Topics covered:
[1. The High-Tech Gold Rush]
[2. Dot-Com Disasters]
[3. How To Pick A Winner]
(CNET Singapore, March 01 2000 JE)
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Dan Beldy on VC funding
A VC offers tips for the Web startup.
(CNET Singapore, March 01 2000 R)
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Evaluating a startup's net worth: a VC's conundrum
Jek Kian Jin demonstrates the difficulty that both a startup's executives and potential investors have in placing a proper
value on a company.
[1. Keeping A Straight Face]
[2. Making Cents Out Of A Startup's Value]
(CNET Singapore, February 21 2000 J)
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Rocket Science & Rocket Fuel in Silicon Valley
Money, multiculturalism & motivation. In America, a bright, hyper-ambitious generation pursues its fortune in the
Valley.
(CNET Singapore, February 14 2000 D)
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The best of Asian venture capitalists
Hot venture capital startups.
(CNET Singapore, February 03 2000 S)
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When the best defense is sometimes an offensive
Pitching your hot new dot.com venture to a group of venture capitalists is a little like walking over hot coals.
Sometimes going on an offensive is one way to get the VCs to listen.
(CNET Singapore, January 10 2000 J)
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Where has all the money gone?
Why some startups can't get VC funds!!!
(CNET Singapore, January 07 2000 E)
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Are Singaporean VCs kiasu?
Recently, a forum letter in the Straits Times commented on the conservative nature of Singaporean VCs, and hinted at
their inability to take risks. So are Singaporean VCs too conservative?
(CNET Singapore, November 29 1999 J)
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Corporate investing: putting it all together
It is easy to bypass corporate funds when you are a startup looking for money. However,
corporate investments contribute significantly to the venture capital market.
(CNET Singapore, November 26 1999 ES)
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Scholarship bonds can tie up a bright career
Silicon Valley startups are short of good, bright people, but scholars, long considered the best and brightest, may be
excluded from the Internet boom.
(CNET Singapore, November 15 1999 J)
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To talk the talk
Face it, we're all pitching something to somebody. But how do you get your share of the big money? Jek Kian Jin says
there's the right way, and then there's the wrong way.
(CNET Singapore, November 01 1999 J)
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Technopreneurship 21: A Singapore venture capital hub
A guide to everything you always wanted to know about VCs, Angels and Technopreneurship 21.
(CNET Singapore, October 28 1999 J)
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Bootcamp for startups
Learning from technopreneurs who've done it.
(CNET Singapore, October 22 1999 ES)
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The chicken or the egg?
Startups often find themselves in a Catch 22 conundrum, where VCs will only commit if the company has big
customers. Jek Kian Jin's answer is a half-chicken, half-egg.
(CNET Singapore, October 18 1999 J)
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How to succeed in e-business without really trying
With all that venture capital sloshing about, Internet start-ups are a cinch. We give you a sure-fire template for
success. No experience required.
(CNET Singapore, September 06 1999 J)
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The tao of failure
The accepted wisdom among investors and technologists in the Valley is that out of every 10 startups, only one
makes it to a successful exit.
(CNET Singapore, August 23 1999 J)
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On the road: The beginnings of Silicon Valley
'60s-child Jek Kian Jin turns tour guide as he brings us on a ride down Highway 101 to find the heart of Silicon Valley.
(CNET Singapore, August 10 1999 J)
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Faster-better-cheaper
In the world of the corporate Animal Farm, one Silicon Valley mantra has always been "faster, better, cheaper". But as
Jek Kian Jin notes, most of the time you can't have all three.
(CNET Singapore, July 12 1999 J)
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In search of Angels
Heaven may be a place on earth. But when it comes to sussing out its bewinged denizens, venture capital angels can
be surprisingly difficult to locate, thanks to their mysterious ways. Jek Kian Jin speaks of his ascent into this inner
circle.
(CNET Singapore, June 28 1999 J)
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The value of a company
Savvy investors and startup founders in the Internet game today, playing with new rules and values, are getting very
rich. The key may be to put "value" over "valuation", notes Jek Kian Jin.
(CNET Singapore, May 17 1999 J)
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IMBAVCFU - What makes a VC ticks!
Jek Kian Jin stumbles onto eight little letters which hold the key to what makes one venture capitalist tick.
(CNET Singapore, April 19 1999 J)
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Too little, too late
Jek Kian Jin learns that saying "no" to a fellow countryman soliciting funds for a business in the U.S. is a painful
exercise only the venture capitalists have honed to an art.
(CNET Singapore, March 15 1999 J)
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Life and death in the Valley
The death of a company in Silicon Valley is never the end. As Jek Kian Jin notes, there is life after death, with no
bitterness, no blame.
(CNET Singapore, February 01 1999 J)
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VCs on Cannery Lane
What VCs really look for?
(CNET Singapore, January 04 1999 J)
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The Internet gold rush of 98
The Internet business has often been compared to the Gold Rush. The analogies are striking--a new opportunity in a
land called cyberspace with seemingly rich gold fields open for anybody to stake a claim.
(CNET Singapore, November 16 1998 J)
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Singapore in the valley
Finding the right source of money, with the right connections, hiring the right people with the money you just raised,
and then executing the business plan, is the real challenge.
(CNET Singapore, November 06 1998 J)
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Time and money
The phenomenon of Internet time Time, as they say, is money. But does money equal time?
(CNET Singapore, October 23 1998 J)
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Virtual garages
Garages are to Silicon Valley startups what holodecks are to Trekkies; a workplace of possiblities.
(CNET Singapore, September 11 1998 J)
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Looking ahead: IT jobs beyond 2000
For IT professionals looking ahead on the job horizon, here's a crystal ball gaze into 2002
and where the tech job demand will be.
(CNET Singapore, January 05 2000 S)
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10 sizzling-hot IT jobs for 2000 (Wanted: the following IT jobs)
Our top 10 chart looks at the IT jobs that will be hot, hot, hot in the new year.
(CNET Singapore, January 05 2000 P)
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Educating the entrepreneur: all the ins and outs and roundabouts
Nature vs nurture? Can entrepreneurship be taught? CNET speaks to Professor Kenneth
Morse, director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center which is often emulated as a model
for business schools.
(CNET Singapore, November 12 1999 ES)
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The e-tail end of the business
E-commerce has been touted as the driving force of the emerging networked society. In a digitally connected world,
business and personal transactions should naturally be conducted online, letting electrons do the work.
(CNET Singapore, December 14 1998 J)
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The middle way of the Net
For successful Internet e-commerce startups, technology usually comes second to a system that works. Getting the
business right first is critical, and then having technology to differentiate yourself is what you aim for next. You must
have a system that works before you can make money. Internet businessmen are businessmen first, technologists
second.
(CNET Singapore, November 30 1998 J)
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Size does matter
There are currently just three ways to make money on the Internet: subscription, advertising and commissions on
transactions.
(CNET Singapore, October 02 1998 J)
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E-Commerce Special Report
Considers "What is e-commerce?" as well as key questions related to online business.
(CNET Singapore, September 1998)
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Customers.com, a.k.a. Pirates go to business school?
(CNET Singapore, February 14 2000 B)
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Soft skills for the new economy
As IT becomes more complex, soft skills or the ability to lead, motivate and
communicate effectively with others is now as critical as technical skills.
(CNET Singapore, January 26 2000 SM)
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Skills in demand: Staying hot in IT jobs.
A new look at what IT-related skills will be needed in order to stay relevant in the new
economy.
(CNET Singapore, January 19 2000 P)
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King of the highway
Daunted by know-all salesmen who taunt customers with their knowledge, Jek Kian Jin gets into gear with some
online homework for a showdown with the neighborhood bike shop.
(CNET Singapore, October 04 1999 J)
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Net investment SCAMS exposed!
The success of Net stocks and the perception that anyone can get rich on the Internet
are making the job of scam artists even easier.
Don't fall victim to a stock scam. We'll tell you how to spot a hoax and protect yourself
against online shysters.
(CNET Singapore, September 29 1999 DZ)
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A taste of the valley
Singaporeans, especially those in Silicon Valley, are utterly fanatic about their food. Jek Kian Jek finds out what's
cooking in the Valley besides ideas.
(CNET Singapore, September 20 1999 J)
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Who will own your next good idea?
Jek Kian Jin takes a ride down the darker side of software piracy.
(CNET Singapore, July 26 1999 J)
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Driver problems? So get out of my way!
Back home for a visit, Jek Kian Jin gets a liberal dose of the good, the bad and the often ugly view from the (driver's)
rear. Our correspondent suggests putting the brakes on rude road behavior with the ERPCAM.
(CNET Singapore, June 14 1999 J)
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The big squeeze
The act of "squeezing" a supplier or business partner, and treating them like an adversary in a game of negotiation,
may be peculiar to the Asian culture. But can we afford this?
(CNET Singapore, May 31 1999 J)
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A generation gap
It's time to rethink the technopreneurship paradigm which leaves no room for kiasuism, and where the Darwinian
selection of survival of the boldest has never been more rigorous in the high-tech arena.
(CNET Singapore, May 03 1999 J)
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The trouble with technology
The trouble with technology, says Jek Kian Jin, is that the first rule of good engineering--Keep It Simple, Stupid--is
almost always violated by almost every programmer when they start coding.
(CNET Singapore, April 05 1999 J)
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At home in the canyon
Contrary to the image of computer-bound, socially inept geeks that people think live in Silicon Valley, Jek Kian Jin,
now a Valley boy, says most workers there have a healthy appetite for the outdoors.
(CNET Singapore, March 01 1999 J)
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Dreaming of a Web Christmas
Jek Kian Jin yearns for the good, old nostalgia of Christmas, and bemoans the fact that the Internet has
disintermediated the fable and focused on the end product, the gift.
(CNET Singapore, February 15 1999 J)
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No service, no tip
Can our businesses ever make the leap to put customer service ahead of profitability?
(CNET Singapore, January 18 1999 J)
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The great Singapore no-sale
Faster, better, cheaper? Buying a computer from one of Singapore's favorite computer haunts, Sim Lim Square.
(CNET Singapore, December 28 1998 J)
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The price of freedom
The free Internet movement has finally reached Singapore in the form of StarHub's remarkable initial marketing salvo.
But should the best things in life be free?
(CNET Singapore, December 13 1998 J)
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Shopping off and online
Time to stop and smell the garlic. All this, however, may change subtly because of the Internet.
(CNET Singapore, December 21 1998 J)
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A tale of two universities
There are places on this planet where, if you just wait long enough, you will meet everybody you will ever know. Of all
these places, Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue ranks right up there with the rest, along with Amsterdam's Dam Square,
Ubud's Monkey Forest Road and possibly even our very own Orchard Road.
(CNET Singapore, December 07 1998 J)
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Stranger in the valley
The life and times of a Singapore technologist in Silicon Valley, as he muses on the life and culture of this very unique
place.
(CNET Singapore, November 23 1998 J)
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The Microsoft Word conspiracy
Mac user Jek Kian Jin swears that with each new iteration of Microsoft Word, the user tends to deploy progressively
less than 20% of its functionality.
(CNET Singapore, October 30 1998 J)
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Of towkays and techies
In the new economy, technology transfer will happen not so much in hardware or software, but in peopleware, as Jek
Kian Jin discovers.
(CNET Singapore, October 16 1998 J)
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Char kuay teow: the missing link
Technology transfer works both ways, and more importantly, such transfer works best if the person is carrying it home.
Encourage students to study overseas, have them work for a few years in the high-tech industries in the U.S. And
later, when they return home, they will bring with them skills, talents and connections.
(CNET Singapore, October 09 1998 J)
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No turning back
Paradigm shifts are supposedly what this new economy, this information age is all about. Yet despite Toffler, despite
Naisbitt, and despite the accelerating change around us, human nature still resists change. So new rules need to be
made and acted upon. The question is, if you're too used to following old rules, would you have the temerity to think
beyond them?
(CNET Singapore, September 25 1998 J)
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War stories
Will we ever tire of shifting paradigms? The more things change, the more they stay the same.
(CNET Singapore, September 18 1998 J)
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