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It’s been a long long while since I last updated my blog. Have been busy preparing my little Ethan’s arrival. This photo is taken at home when he is about a week old! Gosh he seems really petite although he weighs 6.6 lbs at birth.

]]> Administrator <![CDATA[10 tips for start ups]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2008/03/14/10-tips-for-start-ups/ 2008-03-14T01:56:25Z 2008-03-14T01:56:25Z internet Business A nice piece that I came across from Techcrunch:

 

Loic Le Meur’s Ten Rules For Startup Success

Michael Arrington

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The Financial Times has a profile of French (now Silicon Valley) entrepreneur Loic Le Meur today.

Loic is an accomplished entrepreneur - he founded uBlog (merged with Six Apart), organizes the annual Le Web conference and has now created Seesmic (note that I’m an investor in Seesmic). So even though he’s French, his advice, when given, is worth listening to.

Included in the article are his ten rules for startup success. Reprinted below.

  1. Don’t wait for a revolutionary idea. It will never happen. Just focus on a simple, exciting, empty space and execute as fast as possible
  2. Share your idea. The more you share, the more you get advice and the more you learn. Meet and talk to your competitors.
  3. Build a community. Use blogging and social software to make sure people hear about you.
  4. Listen to your community. Answer questions and build your product with their feedback.
  5. Gather a great team. Select those with very different skills from you. Look for people who are better than you.
  6. Be the first to recognise a problem. Everyone makes mistakes. Address the issue in public, learn about and correct it.
  7. Don’t spend time on market research. Launch test versions as early as possible. Keep improving the product in the open.
  8. Don’t obsess over spreadsheet business plans. They are not going to turn out as you predict, in any case.
  9. Don’t plan a big marketing effort. It’s much more important and powerful that your community loves the product.
  10. Don’t focus on getting rich. Focus on your users. Money is a consequence of success, not a goal.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/05/loic-le-meurs-ten-rules-for-startup-success/

]]> Administrator <![CDATA[Mac vs PC]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/11/22/mac-vs-pc/ 2007-11-22T01:20:07Z 2007-11-22T01:20:07Z internet I always love the series of Mac vs PC ads. Great actors. Clear message.

They just had a new series of web only ads and I thought this one was pretty cool, integrating a large rec on the left with the leaderboard on the top. Check this out!

]]> Administrator <![CDATA[Mac vs PC Ad]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/11/22/mac-vs-pc-ad/ 2007-11-22T01:17:22Z 2007-11-22T01:17:22Z internet I always love the series of Mac vs PC ads.  Great actors. Clear message.

They just had a new series of web only ads and I thought this one was pretty cool, integrating a large rec on the left with the leaderboard on the top.  Check this out!

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]]> Administrator <![CDATA[UBS HK Open 2007]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/11/19/ubs-hk-open-2007/ 2007-11-19T13:31:35Z 2007-11-19T13:31:35Z golf

Managed to squeeze some time and went to the UBS HK Open golf at Fanling this Sat.  It was already my 3rd time going and seems like each year there were more people attending.  As usual, I went to sign up for some free golf lesson and to my surprise I was being interviewed by Sina … and in Mandarin.

Here’s the full article http://sports.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/show_news.cgi?type=golf&date=2007-11-17&id=1367625

Photo: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, second left, lines up a putt as Sweden's Robert Karlsson, right, looks on from behind on the 18th hole at the Hong Kong Open Golf Tournament Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007.

The event again went to the final hole!  Karlson and Jimenez were in the same last flight and tied as they went to the last hole.  It was so dramatic that Karlson hit a great shot off the tee but fell short in his approach.  He tend hit a poor chip and the ball roll back off the green.  Meanwhile, Jimenez hit his first putt and was 6 feet short.  He missed his 2nd putt and need to 3 putt and end up with a bogey.  Guess that’s all good for the Championship.

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]]> Administrator <![CDATA[Phil Mickelson wins a wild one in China on 2nd hole of 3-way playoff]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/11/14/phil-mickelson-wins-a-wild-one-in-china-on-2nd-hole-of-3-way-playoff/ 2007-11-14T06:26:57Z 2007-11-14T06:26:57Z golf Phil almost lost it in Shanghai HSBC Championship.  Good to see him winning in Asia.  It’s a pity that Tiger cannot make it this year otherwise it will be interesting to see them playing together in Asia.

Phil Mickelson of the United States, left, examines the hole with his caddy before teeing off at 17th hole during the final round of the 2007 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 in Shanghai, China. Mickelson won the tournament with the score of 10 under.

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-hsbcchampions&prov=ap&type=lgns

Weather has been nice in HK and looking forward to go see some action at the UBS HK Open.  Hope the big guns, especially Mike Weir, will do well. 

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]]> Administrator <![CDATA[Golf at Yinli]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/11/04/golf-at-yinli/ 2007-11-04T15:41:36Z 2007-11-04T15:41:36Z golf It has been almost 3 months since I last played and I did not even have a chance to go to driving range so felt a bit rusty.

The weather was nice and I went with my golfing buddies Rex, Chris and Heron.  My first 3 holes went pretty bad as expected after a long break from the game but it got better going from hole 4.  Hit 51 for the front nine and then we went into a team game for the back nine.

Other than the par 3 hole 12 which I hit a 7! I did pretty well and managed 3 pars with a total of 46.  It’s been a while since I got under 100 and for the first time, I managed to play with the same ball for the whole 18 holes!

]]> Administrator <![CDATA[Back from Mumbai]]> http://arthurchow.com/blog1/2007/09/12/back-from-mumbai/ 2007-09-12T13:56:50Z 2007-09-12T13:56:50Z Travel This is my first time to india and like most business trips, I just managed to experience the airport, hotel (which was very nice), office and the traffic jam.

Did not have much of a chance to take photos but managed to capture the taxi in mumbai while I was stuck in traffic (which is so common). It’s funny that the meter is stuck outside the cab and the driver needs to stretch out everytime when someone gets on or leave the cab.

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