Oct 20, 2020Two months into Hopin in Strategic Finance — how it’s goingI started at Hopin as a Strategic Finance Analyst on Monday 17th August, 2020. On paper, it certainly doesn’t sound like a long time ago but somehow I feel like I’ve been here for perhaps 3x the time. …Hopin3 min readHopin3 min read
Jun 12, 2020Why do a coding bootcamp if you don’t want to be developer? General unsolicited advice from a generalist to any aspiring generalists out there.As the title may suggest, I did a coding bootcamp and I didn’t want to become a developer. I knew that going into the bootcamp. I think it warrants talking about right now when I know that a lot of people whose working life has been impacted by COVID-19, and…Codingbootcamp6 min readCodingbootcamp6 min read
Apr 2, 2020The CoWork Chronicles, IIIThere has been a long pause between posts and as much as I enjoy writing for myself, I was delighted to hear from people (yes, shockingly, more than one person) that they wanted me to continue on with the series (and without prompting). So without much further ado I present…Coworking4 min readCoworking4 min read
May 29, 2019InsurTech startups — What makes them interesting?As a generalist VC, I often get asked about my thoughts around InsurTech — the trends and insights. I would like to share with you my base understanding and expectations of InsurTech. Taking it back to basics and revealing what really gets me excited. As I emphasise in my contribution…Insurance6 min readInsurance6 min read
Jun 16, 2018The CoWork Chronicles, IIThis CoWork Chronicle story is inspired by an event that may or may not have happened while being a tenant of a co-working space. As per co-working, these stories follow no particular order, but to read the previous short, take a look here. There are a few occasions that I…Coworking4 min readCoworking4 min read
Apr 10, 2018The CoWork Chronicles, pilotSo, I thought that I’d try my hand at creative writing. Let me rephrase that — I thought I’d be bold and upload my existing attempt at creative writing. …Coworking4 min readCoworking4 min read
Feb 21, 2017So much more than InsurTechWorking for a venture capital fund backed by a large, global insurance company means a few things. (1) Everybody thinks you know InsurTech; and (2), everybody thinks you only invest in InsurTech. …Insurance2 min readInsurance2 min read
Oct 23, 2016Thinking about AI, meeting geek-girls and then back to work.Lots has been going on in Q4 of 2016 professionally and personally (and all good, I might add) that has led to a hiatus in blogging. Don’t worry for me, I like keeping busy and if circumstances don’t keep me busy, I’ll keep myself busy. That’s not to say that…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Sep 2, 2016Zero to One — Peter Thiel, Blake Masters (2014)Never during my undergraduate or postgraduate studies was I so inspired by a course that I shared my notes online, or in my blog (not that this prevented people from photocopying my mind-maps — you know who you are). Even if there was ever anything worth sharing, the professor had…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Aug 12, 2016Brown Dogs and Barbers — Karl Beecher (2014)Until now, the books I’ve reviewed have been big titles, or at least on the radar. It’s always nice to have picked a book off the beaten track and share why it’s so valuable. This has become one of those reference texts that I keep on my main shelf. If…Education2 min readEducation2 min read
