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AI Applications in Sales – and is it ethical to use them?

1 Comment / Uncategorized / By / 11 April 2025

No surprise, AI is all the rage these days. The possibilities are endless when it comes to applying AI in sales. Before diving into the ethical considerations, let’s look at some applications of AI in today’s sales landscape. Content Generation The ability to quickly produce content has become a game-changer for businesses looking to establish thought leadership and engage …

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Eastern vs. Western Cultural Differences in Business & Sales

2 Comments / Uncategorized / By / 10 April 2025

As an immigrant to the west, I’ve noticed some cultural differences in how business and sales are done here vs. back east. Here’s a comparison: 🗣 Communication Style Western Eastern 👥 Relationship Building Western Eastern ⏱ Decision-Making Western Eastern 🏢 Hierarchy & Formality Western: Flatter structures; informality (addressing people directly by their first name) is …

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Interesting Innovations & Case Studies in SE Asia

6 Comments / Uncategorized / By / 12 August 2024

I’m back from a 1-month mission with SwissEP in Vietnam. During this mission, I was matched with BizCare, a local for-profit accelerator which focuses on serving non-tech, SME, female founders, and social impact businesses. Together, we designed and launched one of Vietnam’s first female founder oriented mastermind groups. Here are some interesting observations and insights …

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How to NOT die on a lazy river float

3 Comments / Uncategorized / By / 12 August 2024

Non-business post, but I’m sharing it in the event that the information below might help save someone’s life. I’ve been obsessed about river floating since I first went tubing down Coquitlam River in 2016. There’s something magical about a cool relaxing float with good music and a can of beer on a warm summer day. …

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Cancelling the #DoGoodBusiness Challenge

1 Comment / News, Uncategorized / By / 12 August 2024

2-days prior to the scheduled start of the #DoGoodBusiness Challenge , I’ve made the difficult decision to call off the event. Why? We did not get enough registrations to ensure that the competition would be an amazing experience to all participants. Why did registrations fall short? Many possible reasons, hard to pin down if there …

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Advisory Email – October 2019

1 Comment / News, Uncategorized / By / 12 August 2024

In the view of transparency, below is an excerpt from an advisory email I sent this month: October has been busy with work at Spring and preparation for travels. Although unrelated to VH, we’ve been working on some rather interesting projects at Spring that I’ll share at the bottom: UPDATES 🎉 GRATITUDE WALL 🤝 NEXT STEPS 👣 …

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