Jonathan Siew 邵

Investor and company builder in my day-job | Posting random thoughts about business, technology and life ☕️📝 | NTU & INSEAD Alumni

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Would this be one of the companies that take us forward in Social Media 2.0?

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Wow, @Elon Musk's acquisition bid for @Twitter has cleared their board. This must be one of the quickest acquisition of this size ($44B) there is, in all about 3 weeks.

https://t.co/v5pTzENXVG

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

It would be interesting to see how the company might move forward from here in terms of providing social impact, it seems to be one of main channels #web3 users are communicating with despite the sporadic profit numbers.

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

For reasons explained at length in my book & briefly in this new animated video, the world order is changing in ways that haven't happened in our lifetime before but have happened many times in history and I want to I convey that picture to you. https://t.co/F6A6ny813i (1/3)

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Before moving forward with a new plan, take the time to reflect on how the machine has been working up till now. (1/4)

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

@summerrainxNFT True story

[Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder]

@Ford

[steve blank @sgblank]

The measure of a life is not time. It’s the impact you make serving God, your family, community, and country. Your report-card is whether the world is a better place.

[Maxwell Leadership @Maxwell_Leaders]

Questions are key! A lot of times I look at people and want to say to them, “Help me help you.” But instead of saying that, I’ve found it’s more effective to ask good questions. The questions I ask lead them to answers that will help me help them.

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

"People wait in different ways. Some are passive. Others are active. These two approaches are as different as the results they yield."

A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet newsletter.

https://t.co/pN3A3APa0c

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Best scenario: More inputs, more reflection

Acceptable/ Likely scenarios:
(A) More inputs, less reflection
and
(B) Less inputs, more reflections

Work on what you can control, figure some things out, continue to improve and take it from there.

Gain #wisdom #perspective

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

How do we keep a good perspective and create the iterative loop when learning inputs or settings are less than ideal?

[Jean-Michel Lemieux @jmwind]

Another common question I’m answering working with scaling tech companies is…

Q. What’s the worst leadership advice you’ve heard?

A. By far the worst is “Hire great people and get out of their way”.

Let me explain… 🧵 (1/32)

[World Economic Forum @wef]

The Global Risks Report revealed the top risks facing the world - So what can we do about it? #DavosAgenda https://t.co/TMGNqsbVhS

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Lessons in business and life are quite interchangeable, a lot of things that we learn and apply in one can be used in the other setting

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Interesting point on Tesla visualized @jsiew64 @summerrainxNFT

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Tesla's Spending on R&D and Marketing vs. Other Automakers 🚗

https://t.co/yJke1DplxB

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Being professional and productive isn't about checking your feelings at the office door.

Data: performance is higher—and burnout is lower—in cultures of care and compassion.

Emotional bonds are vital to motivation and collaboration. We do our best work when we feel most valued.

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

"Not many people have consistent discipline when times are good. Even fewer in times of stress."

A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet newsletter.

https://t.co/qW28n8jh3q

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

Culture - something worth thinking about while in hiring and retaining in this period of the Great Resignation.

https://t.co/1YnpZ18ts6

[Jonathan Siew 邵 @jonsiew]

@SachinRamje @SahilBloom Thanks Sachin for sharing these contrarian ideas worth thinking about relevant to our day. And very apt visuals! 🎨