From zero to fundraise at ADPList — our vision. Today, knowledge lies in hands of few. Tomorrow, it’ll be for all. — This week, ADPList announced our US1.3M in pre-seed fund led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and angel investors — who were from Carousell, Airbnb, Gojek, Zendesk and some of the greatest companies globally and we’re fortunate to be partnering with the best. 12 months ago, we set out on a…

Don’t Edit Your Voice And Imagination. — This year has been a ride, and it’s only fitting we share our most powerful takeaways. I want to share a story of growing into a designer as an engineering student. Before I was a designer, I was an engineering student. …

5 Principles long-lived teams use to collaborate and succeed — Keynote by Felix Lee at XFN Conference and OBJ-She Design Week 2020 Almost every significant contribution requires a team. That is increasingly true whether you’re a designer, creative, or entrepreneur, author of Being Mortal, notes that every profession has moved beyond the individual craftsman to delivery in teams. Hitting’em OKRs is teamwork

To bend reality, you got to know reality. And it’s not all design. — A few days ago, I read this tweet (and hundreds of LinkedIn posts) and found myself wondering about whether most designers understand the value of design. And as Steve Jobs once said, “Design isn’t the way something looks, it’s the way it works.” …

Thinking and Designing centered around sustainability. — — This article was written-first by me at Shaper Impact Capital. — For the past decades, companies have been thinking and creating products & services that solve largely a part of social problems. Today, we have companies like Uber that help us get a ride in minutes, Facebook connects us…

22 Months In Military Service, What Truly Mattered. — Bertrand Russell once said, “Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” On Oct 4 2018, I enlisted into Singapore’s Military conscripted service. At that time, I flew back from SF Bay Area & Indonesia after a year exploring in the world…

The greatest lesson my father taught me without words — I’m writing this on the eve of Father’s day at midnight 2:00AM — awaiting for my father to be home. This is a normal day for him. In fact, for the past 20+ years. Waking up as early as 5am and coming home as late as 2am from work. He…

Our journey to design a radically better experience for planning trip itineraries — Series 2 of 2 — This is the final part of a two-part series documenting the design of Packdat’s trip-planning platform. Wondering how we got here? 🤔 Here’s the story so far: Packdat was designed to solve the woes of trip-planning. We launched for the third time and in 12 months👇 Planning a trip can be overwhelming… so we reimagined it — a case study Our journey to design a radically better experience for planning trip itineraries — Series 1 of 2.uxdesign.cc

Our journey to design a radically better experience for planning trip itineraries — Series 1 of 2. — In late 2016, Zeth and I were scrambling to plan our trip itinerary. While doing so, it felt like a major school project 😭. Soon, we realised we weren’t the only ones; our friends were facing the exact sentiments. We grew curious and asked: Why does planning an overseas trip…