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Become Your Own Best Gatekeeper

Harvard Business Review

And I recall well, at the start of my career, how flattered I felt to be asked for a meeting or some advice — thrilled to be looked at as enough of an expert to be of help. But she was polite and persistent enough that I finally agreed to meet for coffee, and we had a good conversation in which I advised her to start a blog.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

” In my first year in Singapore we might hear news about a company landing venture funding every few months, and an exit (cashing out either through an IPO or by selling itself to a larger company) every year. In a previous generation, both would have likely followed a lucrative career in the government or perhaps even stayed overseas.