”Why Isn’t the Philippines Producing More Globally Competitive Startups?” I just returned from a 5-day work trip that included Seoul, Hong Kong, and a short stop in Macau for the Beyond Expo 2025. I was traveling with TNB Aura Co-Founder, Charles Wong, to meet with existing and potential investors in the fund, as well as share our views on Southeast Asia’s […]
Poetry
Poetry: Crossroads
This is a poem about how the choices we make take us down roads of greater character or roads of greater vanity. As someone obsessed with the concept of value creation, I think about how many times the current shiny bright object and the inability to defer gratification are what cause us to stray from the difficult and seemingly slow […]