Request for startup: “Suno for fashion” I have a 13yo daughter who would love to be able to design her own clothing and fashion items she can actually wear. She and her friends are playing fashion games on Roblox all the time, but these are mostly for digital items for avatars. She isn’t getting into … Continue reading Request For Startup
Recently I met the founder of a very successful startup gearing up for their IPO. Recently he voluntarily stepped down from the CEO position. He’s not involved in the day-to-day business anymore. He has a much better work-life balance now and spends more time with his family. He’s living the life. Meanwhile, he’s still very … Continue reading Stepping Down From A Day To Day Role
As I recently celebrated my birthday, I’m reminded of someone I’ll call K. K was the same age as me. He was a father of three and a very caring father who put his family before anything else. Around 2015, one day he went out for a bike ride and died from a heart attack. … Continue reading The Story Of K
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I have a few founders around me who are a bit stuck in their search for a new business idea. They’re either trying to start a new company or pivot their existing one. In many cases, they don’t come from a specific industry background, which makes it even more difficult because they’re open to any … Continue reading Big Industries and Big Opportunities
I’ve had the great fortune to know successful founders, some of whom I’m now good friends with. Now, among these people, I cannot think of one person — ONE person — who hasn’t experienced some sort of absolute rock bottom. Company running out of money. Personal finance at huge risk, as they took personal loans … Continue reading The Rock Bottom
When it comes to delegation, I think my #1 mistake wasn’t not trusting the person; rather, it was trusting the person too much and not putting in any work on my end. Let’s say you’re asking your marketing manager to come up with a new paid campaign plan. This might require a significant budget increase, … Continue reading Delegation
I often meet international founders who have built a product with traction and revenue in their local market, and now want to take the product global. The problem is, as soon as they try to go global, many of the founders realize their product doesn’t work for the global market. This is not surprising. Software … Continue reading Building For The Global Market From Day 1
Recently, Webtoon went public (Nasdaq: WBTN). I want to sincerely congratulate them on their successful IPO. My previous company was a competitor to Webtoon. They were much bigger than us, but we packed a punch, especially in content monetization and building a creator community. They had good financial backing from their parent company, while we … Continue reading Competitors
I was recently chatting with a founder whose first company didn’t work out, and now he wants to start another new company. In terms of deciding what to build next, my recommendation to him was: forget about your personal passion and optimize around the market this time. Why? Continue reading Optimize For Market