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The Giver story

The Giver story

Founder-product market fit. I first heard of this idea from Naval Ravikant and didn't quite understand what it meant until I reflected on the growth journey of Chat Everywhere. I've always been a giver. I tend to give without expecting anything in return, which is quite silly in the business

Building a Saas product as a dev firm

Something I learned recently while building our own SaaS product (https://chateverywhere.app) as a development firm. I hope this can give some insight for everyone. --- One of the advantages of being a software development firm is the opportunity to accumulate development experience. This may not sound exciting, but

On starting a business

On starting a business

I think you really need to love what you do to start a business or any significant venture because it's probably the single hardest thing you will have to face in your lifetime. So if you ain't obsessed with it and not extremely determined, then you will give up eventually.

Even though our lives are finite, but life itself is infinite.

Even though our lives are finite, but life itself is infinite.

I think we are too short-sighted (including myself) from time to time, as we focus too much on short-term growth but neglect the "big picture." Organizations are just a group of people working together to achieve something more significant. Which otherwise impossible to reach for any individuals (e.g. NASA,

Leader v.s. Boss [Why we lead?]

Leader v.s. Boss [Why we lead?]

I came across this great video the other day and sparked some thoughts on Leader v.s. Boss. Credit: Prince Ea [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgUAAHgsV2fFZQm2fIWBnA] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's much more comfortable, more straightforward, less to concern when being a boss. They are only responsible for the result (a.k.

No fear; No surprise; No hesitation; No doubt

No fear; No surprise; No hesitation; No doubt

I recently came across this "rule" from a book The Rules Of Life [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232088.The_Rules_of_Life] by Richard Templar. This immediately alleviates a lot of my consistent worries around the decisions that I made in the past. I want to share this

Why on 🌎 would I start Explorator?

Why on 🌎 would I start Explorator?

Is it risky? Yes; Is it hard? Yes; Would it fail miserably? Could be; Is it still worth it? Definitely. As you may know already, I started a new venture named Explorator Technology (Explorator), with a mission of bringing technological advancement to everyone. Some of you might be thinking why

What I 💚about uOttaHack2019

What I 💚about uOttaHack2019

What is uOttaHack2019? A hackathon. Okay it's more than that. Quoting from uOttaHack's website. Our mission is to empower students on campus to explore their passion for tech, through building a community of like-minded individuals who innovate and disrupt the worlds of business and technology. "Disrupt" is the keyword there.

A Note on Cognitive Bias

A Note on Cognitive Bias

Have you ever wonder how many decision we make every day are non-bias, purely for the best of our interest? I got the book The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli while I was travelling to UK, and I immediately fall in love with it. Dobelli talks about the

What I learned from traveling SOLO

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What I learned from traveling SOLO

Traveling alone might sound scary to some people, and it certainly is sometimes. But once we overcome that fear, we are able to grasp who we truly are and learn how to spend time with ourselves in the world of distraction. This is part two of What it’s like

What it’s like to travel SOLO — Part 1

What it’s like to travel SOLO — Part 1

This is part one of a two parts story of my experience traveling by myself to London, UK. ( Have to be specific here, since there are more than one London in this very world. ) In part one (this article), all my thoughts of what traveling alone will bring you are

What is coding?

What is coding?

Welcome to the 3rd episode of What its like series. It’s time to talk about coding! I have been seeing a trend from people around me getting into the software industry without a concrete understanding of what coding actually is. Hence I would like to share my personal view

What it’s like to FAIL GREAT

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What it’s like to FAIL GREAT

As an international student who came to Canada from Macau, all alone, 6 years ago, I faced substantial language and cultural barriers. Sometimes even I have difficulty believing what I have achieved, from being a programming mentor for high school students, to an experienced freelancer, and currently a software developer

What its like to think and be different

What its like to think and be different

Welcome to the 1st episode of my What It’s like series, this is not the most polished piece I produce, and it didn’t make it on time. My apologizes to those who are truly supporting me. There still a lot to learn, but I can ensure that it

Launching the “What its like” series

Launching the “What its like” series

Let’s start with a little context here, I am a 4th-year software engineering student at uOttawa [https://www.uottawa.ca/en], have been studying in Canada for 6 years by now. Originally from Macau and currently working at Bitesite [https://www.bitesite.ca/] as a co-op software developer. Personally,