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Showing 17 of 26 · For the record

On peopleJun 16, 2026

Managing Is Not the Same as Transmitting

Most founders fill the managing layer and leave the transmission layer empty, then wonder why their team can execute but cannot navigate.

For buildersFor the record
On buildingJun 15, 2026

Spend It Well

Most builders don't sit long enough with what they're actually asking their team to give. The math, and what I owe the people on the other side of it.

For buildersFor investorsFor the record
On selfJun 5, 2026

While They're Still Here

I met someone full of life. A few days later her father died. My parents are in their sixties too, and I had to stop pretending the bet I'm making doesn't exist.

For buildersFor partnerFor the record
On selfJun 3, 2026

My Base Case Is Their Bull Case

What a month carrying dishes at a Malaysian restaurant in Sydney taught me about money, work, and what to do with an advantage I didn't earn.

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On peopleJun 2, 2026

The Standard Setter

What Molly taught me without ever sitting me down to teach me anything.

For buildersFor the record
On selfMay 23, 2026

No Way Back

On the 5km run with asthma, the driving instructor who tried to break me, and what I learned about cutting off your own exit.

For buildersFor the record
On peopleMay 23, 2026

The Conversation I Didn't Plan to Have

Past midnight at a quiet mamak. My primary school art teacher across the room. An hour I didn't go looking for, but I think some part of me was ready to be found.

For partnerFor the record
On peopleMay 23, 2026

The Honest Reason I Considered Corporate

Why I almost joined a Big 4, and what it taught me about how I'm actually wired to meet people.

For partnerFor the record
On buildingMay 22, 2026

I Was Thinking About the Launch When I Crashed the Car

I used to want a Lamborghini. After 3am, I just want a mind that's actually where my body is.

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On selfMay 22, 2026

The Closest People Got the Least from Me

I confused carelessness with intimacy. A friend's one quiet sentence taught me the difference.

For partnerFor the record
On buildingMay 22, 2026

The Most Insecure Person in the Room

Real security is not the job. Real security is not the business. It is the person you become in the absence of good choices.

For buildersFor the record
On peopleMay 22, 2026

You're Heard. I Think.

What 'heard' really means when you're moving fast and the call has already been made.

For buildersFor the record
On buildingMay 21, 2026

No One Cares More Than You

You can't give someone your hunger. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll find the right people for the right reasons.

For buildersFor the record
On selfMay 20, 2026

Built for November

Why I closed an Instagram account that still worked, and what walking away from your own proof actually costs.

For buildersFor the record
On peopleMay 19, 2026

面对离开

On grieving a future that never happened, and what it taught me about holding on, letting go, and 成全.

For partnerFor the record
On selfMay 19, 2026

Why I Chose Accounting and Finance

I didn't choose it to become an accountant. I chose it because I already knew what I didn't need a degree for.

For the recordFor builders
On selfMay 18, 2026

Why I Came Home

I didn't leave Sydney because something went wrong. I left because I got clear.

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