How this Scottish expert negotiator came to call Singapore home
Scott Harrison (aka Scott the Scotsman) shares how he built a thriving negotiation consultancy and why Singapore kept calling to him “like a mermaid”.
Mark Sin on life, leadership and keeping the Singaporean spirit alive in Silicon Valley
For 22 years and counting, Mark Sin has built his career as an engineer at Apple. But beyond his day job, he has been gathering fellow Singaporeans in Silicon Valley through food and community events, keeping the kampong spirit alive 8,000 miles from home.
Meet the veteran Xoogler behind beloved cafe and events space, Monk’s Brew Club
Former Google executive Alaap Tatwawadi has turned his twin passions for coffee and building into Monk’s Brew Club, a café and creative hub, and adsinstore.ai, an AI powered commerce platform bridging digital and physical retail.
How a Singaporean university drop-out parlayed an art background into Software Engineering at Mastercard USA
Hilwan Idrus began studying digital media and art in Singapore, but his curiosity for problem-solving led him towards coding. What began as freelancing in his teens, grew into a passion that took him to Missouri, where he now leads global tech initiatives at Mastercard.
The delayed taste of success: kopiforge’s Jay Wong delivered more than 100 pitches for co-op cooking game, SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure.
Jay Wong is one-third of the kopiforge team, the locally-grown indie gaming studio behind SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure, an-award winning co-op cooking combat adventure game that combines the chaos of the kitchen with the magic of adventuring.
From Singapore to Silicon Valley: James Yong on Building Roblox into a Global Giant
The principal software engineer recounts moving to the US as a fresh graduate and being a part of the explosive growth at Roblox, now valued at more than $89 billion.
Xbox, League of Legends, and LinkedIn: Meet Derek Wong, Singapore-based American entrepreneur and gaming industry heavyweight
Derek Wong cut his teeth at some of the world’s foremost gaming and consumer tech titles. Now in Singapore, this Silicon Valley native is busy leveraging AI to revolutionise the mobile gaming industry.
After a decade in Silicon Valley, this engineering leader comes home
Isaac Lim, currently Director of Engineering at Ascenda and formerly Senior Engineering Manager at Carousell, shares why he chose to return to Singapore and the unique challenges of working in a culturally diverse region.
Meet the Singaporean author who clinched a six-figure book deal at 23
Through her debut novel, The Fraud Squad, Kyla Zhao champions Asian representation and connects with her homeland while living abroad.