December 2025
What matters right now
What matters right now?At a philosophical level,– Humans: health, well-being, society, culture, ethics, governance, knowledge, resilience.– Technology Advancement: AI, quantum computing, post-quantum innovations.– Earth: environment, climate, natural resources, planetary health.– Economic Prosperity: wealth creation, equitable growth, sustainable economies.My efforts through SkilledUp Life, Techcelerate and Deal Lite focus on the intersection of Humans, Technology and Economy […]
There used to be a time
I would sign up to most new SaaS tools. I used to be one of the earliest users of such applications, e.g. @zendeskThese days, I no longer do this due to:– Thousands of new apps launched everyday– Their survival rate is way too short– Some don’t even have account delete optionThe world has changed.Fully coded […]
A story about Manchester Business School (MBS)
A little story about Alliance Manchester Business School (MBS)Life is about living, collecting and retelling stories. ?Manchester Business School and London Business School (LBS) were created by the UK Government to compete with US business schools. In the early days, Manchester outshone London.Whilst LBS stayed independent, MBS had to continuously fight against the University of […]
Journey into discovering Korean tech startup ecosystem
My journey started last week when I met a Korean in Liverpool, who mentioned Takao Talk. She works for Liverpool-based venture capitalist. When I explored our 63,500+ skilled volunteer database of https://skilledup.life, I realised we had 3 skilled volunteers from Korea. Secondly, we had no Korean tech startups leveraging our service. This is not acceptable. […]