This was originally posted on February 6, 2017 by Hugh Chow (co-founder and GP at Pool Global Partners) here. You! Yes, you. You already have everything you need to be one… Eyes — Let your vision guide your venture. Ears — Listen, or you won’t live long enough to make…

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on Medium, so what better time to start than a sleepless jetlagged cold-ridden coffee-too-late-in-the-day kinda early morning (night) post. …

Hustle to build sweat equity or sell yourself and your time? — Not sure who to credit this photo to. Good pic for a meme tho. I’m new at being an ‘entrepreneur’, even though I’ve always been entrepreneurial my whole life. In grade two when the class was asked to answer one thing they are good at, I said “ideas” when most…

Talking about your big idea is the best validation — Photo from the documentary Startup Community: startupcommunityfilm.com When I first started to embark on my entrepreneurial journey and my ‘big idea’ was just a seed that hadn’t yet been planted, I was terrified of telling others about it. …

The emotional side of startups can be the biggest risk — Photo taken from dreamstime.com As every entrepreneur (future, past, and present, of all ages) can attest to, choosing to leave the comfort zone of a “job” and deciding to focus on your own thing instead is really scary. …

Zooming in and out of focus as a procrastinator — Photo from chibird.com I am not the most organized person in the world (especially in the office), but I do get my work done when there’s hard deadlines and especially when shit hits the fan. It’s no secret that I am a really good procrastinator, so choosing to be a…

How do you scale a startup and start small? — Taken from picobarn.com I’ve been grappling with this question for a while now as I’m starting to commit to my startup/new product idea. My vision is often so huge that it becomes vague and intangible, thus often leaving me scared to start. Some of the advice I’ve gotten lately after…