The Golden Duck — Upturning an Industry with Chips

“When we first moved to the factory, there were a ton of problems with our equipment. Customisations took weeks. We sold whatever stock we had left and needed to produce more.”

Thriving by her own rules, with Karen from Tagz.

With a cup of coffee in her hand, Karen, from Tagz, sits at her fixed desk across from me. She’s wearing a faded black hoodie with a purple Yahoo! logo on it. We talk about the early days of working at an internet company, and laugh about its…

Bringing together the disciplines of interior designs and builds.

“There’s definitely a missed opportunity in the interior design space. Too many people are either focused on the design, or the build. Few are focused on both. The synergy between them is where we want to be,” says…

Late nights with Joelle & Weiting from Wantedly

“What looks like job hell?” Weiting leans towards me, with his arms on his knees. “It’s when you wake up, go to work, and find no purpose in what you do anymore. No one wants that.”

Turning gems into stories, with An Order of Bling.

“This is my first ever interview,” says Sara, with an excited gleam in her eyes. She shifts in her seat to straighten her posture. “So, where shall we start?”

A moment with Machineast.

One’s interest is immediately piqued when encountering Ando and Fizah from Machineast. Having seen their insane and incredibly mind boggling art fronting global campaigns of the biggest brands in the world — Nike, Heineken, IBM — it’s hard to comprehend how down to earth the both of…

Seeing things with Claritee.

I’m looking through my notes on my laptop, but I can see Jessica’s eyes dart from side to side. There’s something she wants to say. She’s thinking twice about it. Finally, she blurts it out. “Brownies, alright? I used to bake brownies.” She glares at me with huge eyes, before…

Feeding people better, together.

You know within seconds of sitting down with Marcus and Carol from Collective Plus that they mean business. Both of them lean forward in their chairs, and speak with a sharpened intensity in their eyes.

Living life on your own terms.

“Have you ever considered going back to being a salaried worker?” I ask Sam of Business Catalyst. He looks at me, considers my question, and pauses.

“I guess as long as I get to do what I want, whenever and however I want to, I’ll be happy,” he says…