Conviction & Momentum
“In building a great company or social sector enterprise, there is no single defining action, no grand program, no one killer innovation, no solitary lucky break, no miracle moment. Rather, the process resembles relentlessly pushing a giant, heavy flywheel, turn upon turn, building momentum until a point of breakthrough, and beyond.” – Jim Collins Jim […]
Down to half-time at PropertyGuru, Steve Melhuish is ready to give back
For Steve Melhuish, the idea of starting from scratch had always been appealing. Even during the first ten years of his career, spent in a corporate setting, he had been involved in “building something new.” “I was launching a new business unit, exploring new markets – always building or starting,” Steve recounts. “That has been […]
After 19 years in the banking world, Sui Ling wants the first Singaporean unicorn
Ever wondered why founders almost always go on to start another business – even after they’ve successfully exited for enough money to fund their retirement? Chances are, they discovered exactly what some researchers at Purdue University found: past a certain point, money does not add any additional happiness to one’s life. Being competitive and ambitious […]
Steve Melhuish and Sui Ling Cheah join Wavemaker Partners
As Venture Partner, Steve will help part-time to source for new investments, evaluate potential deals, and advise portfolio companies. As Operating Partner, Sui Ling will help the more mature companies in the portfolio with business development, follow-on financing, and exits. Steve is the co-founder and was the long-time CEO of PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s leading property […]
Putting Merchants First: Spotlight on Ankiti Bose
We sat down with Ankiti Bose to learn more about how she went from McKinsey and Sequoia Capital to Zilingo, her e-commerce startup that’s bringing merchants across Southeast Asia online for the first time. Here’s part of our conversation. Now or Never “I’ve wanted to do something on my own for a long time. I remember […]
Independent Investment Research on Demand: Spotlight on Raghav Kapoor
We met with Raghav Kapoor to talk about how he found his way into the world of finance and how his investment research start-up Smartkarma is helping reshape it. Here’s part of our conversation. Serendipity “My life has been a series of events wherein things happened the way I hadn’t expect them to but they happened […]
Real-time Market Research for Brands: Spotlight on Reynazran Royono
We sat down with Reynazran Royono to talk about how he leveraged his extensive experience in fast-moving consumer goods and online commerce to build Snapcart, a mobile app that helps brands understand offline shopper behavior in real-time. Here’s part of our conversation. No data, no action “Straight after college, I joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) […]
