Comments on Fresh Brainz: Silicon Valley: Hungry People And Happy Accidents

don't forget sungei road just next to sim lim tow...

2007-11-27T11:59:00.000+08:00

don't forget sungei road just next to sim lim tower! its a junk haven, i saw a vacuum tube radio on sale once.

No, the young'uns are getting too comfortable in S...

2007-11-26T12:13:00.000+08:00

No, the young'uns are getting too comfortable in Singapore. It's kind of worrying when you have to beat the fear of solder guns out of your attachment students, or show them how to strip wires.

Koba is a bit too neat and prepackaged for my taste - I like digging through piles of stuff at Sim Lim Tower 'cos you never know what other surprises you'll find in there.

Plus, there's this great connector and cable store at Sim Lim Square next door. And all the nuts and bolts at Kelantan Lane a block or two away.

Not to mention Komala Villa, Appollo Banana Leaf or Muthu's Curry for lunch when you're done shopping!

I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard now.

To Sivasothi:

Thank you sir! I was surprise...

2007-11-25T23:17:00.000+08:00

To Sivasothi:

Thank you sir! I was surprised by his fast response - perhaps he has secret knowledge about all the pecking pigeons in teh Intarwubs...

To Lab Rat:

Personally I prefer Koba Electronics at People's Park Centre - a one-stop-shop for all your electronicky needs!

But seriously, does the environment in Singapore select for risk-takers? I think we are fast becoming victims of our own success.

Yep, it was a great talk and he got it spot on. W...

2007-11-25T07:31:00.000+08:00

Yep, it was a great talk and he got it spot on. We've got a lot of the physical infrastructure, down to the "quirky stuff" - Sim Lim Tower and the Jalan Besar area are IMHO way, way better than Fry's or Weird Stuff!

It's mindsets and red tape that needs changing first. :)

Hey Leng Hiong, another fascinating piece, thanks!...

2007-11-25T02:12:00.000+08:00

Hey Leng Hiong, another fascinating piece, thanks! With John Mashey providing edits some more, steady lah!

Hi Dr. Mashey,

Welcome to Fresh Brainz! Tha...

2007-11-25T00:51:00.000+08:00

Hi Dr. Mashey,

Welcome to Fresh Brainz! Thanks for the interesting and informative talk on Thursday.

Minor correction: Stanford professors don't get 20% of the profits from a startup [they wish!]. When they take a sabbatical and start a company, they normally return to Stanford a year or so later, and then for a fewyears, they spend 20% of their time working for the startup. The 20% is the maximum percentage of time they get to do whatever consulting they want. This time may contribute to vesting of additional stock.

It is definitely true there are a bunch of multimillionaires, but it's from stock ownership in companies that have IPOed or been bought, not from percentage of profits.

Oops my mistake! I have corrected the relevant section.

Also, to be fair to Singapore, I did say that Singapore was one of the relatively few places in the world that had a lot of the pieces in place.

Correction made. Cheers!

Thanks for posting the writeup.

Minor corre...

2007-11-24T23:21:00.000+08:00

Thanks for posting the writeup.

Minor correction: Stanford professors don't get 20% of the profits from a startup [they wish!]. When they take a sabbatical and start a company, they normally return to Stanford a year or so later, and then for a fewyears, they spend 20% of their time working for the startup. The 20% is the maximum percentage of time they get to do whatever consulting they want. This time may contribute to vesting of additional stock.

It is definitely true there are a bunch of multimillionaires, but it's from stock ownership in companies that have IPOed or been bought, not from percentage of profits.

Also, to be fair to Singapore, I did say that Singapore was one of the relatively few places in the world that had a lot of the pieces in place.