Great Idea, But Bad News You might have been sitting around with a bunch of friends over dinner. One of your friends points at the chicken and says, “Why don’t we just register a brand of chicken called The Good Chicken?” And the bunch of friends laughs and applauds the idea. Your friend goes home, […]
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The Vocoder and its Origins in World War 2
I listened to a podcast… Recently, I tuned in to the 99% Invisible podcast on Tunein. That’s when I heard their very fascinating episode, Vox Ex Machina (Episode 208), which was about an invention from 1939 called the “voder”, called the “voice operating demonstrator”. It was like a piano for voices, because it was a keyboard which […]
Makcik Series: Partnership
Makcik Nasi Lemak Has A Question Fathin met Makcik Nasi Lemak again. She smiled and greeted Makcik Nasi Lemak. “Good Morning Makcik ! How’s your day ? Have you registered your business at SSM ?” “Hmm. Not yet Fathin. I’m thinking to do a partnership business with my friends. Would it be okay if I […]
Inventors And Innovators Need to Cross The Chasm, Part 2
First of all, I wish to apologise to my readers for having forgotten to update this blog for nearly a month. I wasn’t really sure how to present the idea of “the chasm”. So I was stuck in “analysis paralysis” for a while, thinking of how to start this article. And just by typing those […]
How to set up a small stall business?
It is Monday Morning. Cik Fathin wanted to buy “Nasi Lemak” at a stall nearby her office. While buying “Nasi Lemak”, the makcik at the stall asks her: “Anak kerja apa?” “Oh saya lawyer makcik.” She smiled at the makcik. “Makcik nak tanya sikit boleh? Makcik dah lama meniaga sini nak, makcik berminat nak daftar perniagaan makcik ni.” […]