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A Motivator, A Leader, & A Friend
Oct 31st
He whom speaks with humility yet brings about the charisma that commands respect – a leader. I’ve never met him physically, but i do believe that he’s genuinely passionate in listening to whatever ideas that you have. For he, not long ago, listened to my little idea which, its name, have been partly engraved onto my blog’s address. His achievements are accomplished not in his homeland (to which he still calls home and salute with respectful “Salam Sejahtera”), but far abroad. His triumphs, noticeably in SIFE international championship competitions had my awe for he had worked hard and led the team well into victory. Not only that, being a business person in nature, he has his own initiatives and projects. He believes that the youths in Malaysia have much more to offer and that is why he deserves to be the Asian Youth Ambassador.
He, Michael Teoh, is a motivator and a leader. You see I don’t intend to write a post anytime soon, not before my finals are over anyway. But Mike, see what you’ve done to me. My friend, you have my fullest support and greatest wish.
A short description of his AYA Awards nomination:
“A small town boy from Penang who was ridiculed by and rejected in school for being ‘weak’, he persevered through the odds that were against him – winning and representing the country in two international competitions.
Currently pursuing a major in Marketing and International Business in Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand, he raises the Malaysian flag proudly being hand-picked to the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) business conference. Aside from topping the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition twice, he continues impacting the lives of many through global youth and leadership conferences, and community projects.”
This is the link to the Youtube video
MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH OF 2008
VOTE FOR MICHAEL TEOH
Step 1:
Type: AYA Y 4
Step 2:
Send to: 36828
Barcamp,KL 2008
Aug 2nd
Some snippets from the recent Barcamp in KL.
Official Opening part I
Official Opening part II
Entrepreneurs Going Global part I
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Strategise execution
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Take action fast
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Market your product before it is finalised (eg: 70% complete). Microsoft was never perfect. The important point is to improve when you have the market
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Marketing, Networking & Execution – 80% resources
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Technical – 20% resources
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Perfect partnerships are rare or non-existence. Focus on diversity and strengths instead
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Doesn’t always need a partner / equity. Employ 3rd party service
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Okay to target small goals. Don’t have to be world-changing (at least not at start-up)
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Create your business model. Improvise and change accordingly from time to time
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Find a good mentor who has been there, done that, to guide you through
Entrepreneurs Going Global part II
IVF (invest, value, fund)
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Your idea must be sustainable, novel, profitable
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Understanding customer / market is essential
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Do marketing and networking and enhancement of products
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Support open source, make use of social networking services (eg: facebook – one of the spots where headhunters filter candidates)
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Understanding of technology and application. Don’t be left out, keep up with tech!
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What generally VCs look for – Seed (or pre-seed), Growth, Pre-IPO (history of business or cashflow) & team work (experience of your team)
Entrepreneurs + Developers, Co-working, Co-habitat part I
SIX hit combo
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Posture (I’m the king / I’m the boss). Be definite. Be concise.
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Be firm. Be clear of objective(s). Get paid for what you do.
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Discipline. Define fimeframe. Commitment (of yourself and others)
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Say NO, when you cannot do in time / lack resources.
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Brand yourself. Be in groups. Find your strengths (group dynamism). Your identity.
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Market yourself & your brand. Co-working, Co-habitat.
Entrepreneurs + Developers, Co-working, Co-habitat part II
Effects of Globalisation, Media and Information
TWO things about OBJECTS / SUBJECTS in photography
- Focus main object(s) on the grid intersections rather than on the center.
- Your subject(s) should be placed diagonally across the view.
Wireless hacking
- Wireless connections are very much more vulnerable to hacking compared to wired connections.
- Do to wireless hacking, wireless networking card need. Look into chipset information rather than noting the type (eg: a,b,g,n etc).
- For credit card users – BEWARE. A story was told that a person somewhere in US (if I remember correctly) built a simple satellite out of a can (shiny), placed it in his bag and walked around a supermarket. Within minutes, he got hold of thousands of credit card information.
NOW! to PROTECT your CREDIT CARD – wrap it with aluminium foil. This will create a protection called the Faraday shield that wireless can’t access into. Nobody is doing that now in Malaysia (I hope), but I won’t be surprise the next time wallets / purses come with silver coatings.
Charity: Rural Service: Back to Village Jul08
Jul 23rd
Weee… it’s nice to go back once a while to visit our little brothers and sisters, and of course even better when it happens to fall on the ‘durian’ season. I’m not going to tell long story this time but all in all, we had a more laid back, 2-day trip, helping to uplift the school’s library, enjoying playing basketball with the kids and eat free durian!
Kindergarten
Assembly
Recess
Basketball
Kha Loon, Ching Shearn, Melvin, Teck Guan, Boon Tat & I went to Mei Le’s house. Naively, she let 6 guys into her house when no one else was around. When we were safely in her house, we coerced her to perform for our amusement and pleasure. At first she was shy, but in the end, she was the one who could not stop! We enjoyed it very much, and Mei Le was proud to be able to show off her skill. We were all very amazed by her brief concerto! BRAVO Mei Le. jui mei se ni la!
