Brad tells his story on the Financial Guy Podcast If you could have a meal with anyone famous alive or dead, who would you want to have a meal with? What is the #1 place you have always wanted to visit, but haven’t gotten the chance to go? What’s your favorite podcast? These were the…
Here’s what a business actually is How do you think about purpose in the context of what you do? Are the two joined at the hip? Well here’s my hot take. Business is not a purpose. Business is not a vision. Business is not a goal. Business is not an outcome. Business is not your…
Blame the system first. This is my culture ethos. In business, stuff goes wrong. We all know this. And as a company scales, there’s more stuff to go wrong. So it will. And when that inevitable something goes wrong, how do you respond? Blaming the system first means that instead of immediately placing blame on…
Treating imperfection as an operating expense In 2008, some college friends and I started the first stationless bike sharing program in the North America, a decade before bikes and scooters appeared on the streets of every major city. And the first question everyone asked us was this… Won’t people just steal the bikes? How are…
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So often, we push ourselves to complete work before time off so that we don’t have those lingering tasks and projects intruding into our brains while we’re on vacation. But having the peace of mind that things were continuing to happen while I was totally disconnected was on another level. And speaking of intruding thoughts,…
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It was one of the best decisions I ever made. Picture this. I had just graduated from the University of Maryland magna cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. But instead of following the expected path of working at a big fancy engineering firm, I became employee #2 at a startup energy auditing company…
Post Views: 34 In this episode, How Meng Hock of OMS shares his journey from being inspired by Ironman’s resilience and innovation to leading a major turnaround project in the oil and gas industry. He dives deep into the moments that shaped his leadership philosophy, especially the challenging decision of managing a company buyout to…
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Post Views: 33 One common occurrence during mid-life is an increasing tendency to look back. For me, this introspection was triggered ceremoniously as the clock struck midnight on my 40th birthday. Given that the average man lives until his early 80s, I had reached my halfway mark. This topic surfaced recently during a meetup with…
Post Views: 35 As Singapore’s weather remains relentlessly hot and humid, I’ve become something of a fan expert. My current home “workstation” – the dining table on my balcony facing the afternoon sun – turns into a greenhouse daily, even with the blinds drawn. Despite having a ceiling fan, it’s not positioned directly above me,…
Post Views: 19 In this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, we welcome Dexter Zhuang, a financial innovator and globetrotter who left the US in 2019 to become a digital nomad. Dexter shares his journey from climbing the corporate ladder in San Francisco’s tech industry to exploring various countries, ultimately landing in Singapore and later…
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