Events, trends and observations about business plans, marketing and sales strategy
Impact of Generative AI on Cybersecurity
Oakseed Ventures sponsored a panel at the Information Systems Security Association (Silicon Valley Chapter) on March 19 2024 to discuss the Impact of Generative AI on Cybersecurity. Startup panelists – Tibo, Ridge Security and SlashNext Mike Skurko, incoming president of the ISSA Silicon Valley Chapter, was the moderator. Startup panelists were Daragh McGraph representing Tibo,…
Real-world Applications and Challenges of Generative AI in Enterprise
I had a blast organizing and moderating a second AI panel. “Real-world Applications and Challenges of Generative AI in Enterprise” jointly with Harvard Business School Association of Northern California and McKinsey. Our panelists were Brian Goffman, Associate Principal at McKinsey where he co-leads the Generative AI practice in software, Harshini Jayaram AI strategist at Distyl…
Essence of Investing
Transcribed with permission from a podcast with Next Level Communication Jonathan Rechtman Hey, everyone, and welcome to the Essence of Investing where we explore the story, strategies, wit, and wisdom of investors from across the Asia region and beyond. I’m your host, Jonathan Rechtman. My guest today is the one and only Chee-We Ng, partner…
Business & Society in the Age of AI
I had the honor and privilege to organize and moderate a panel on “Business & Society in the Age of Generative AI, Large Language Models and ChatGPT” for the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California HBSANC. Our panelists were Olaf Groth – renowned author and founder of think tank Cambrian Group, Zornitsa “Zori” Kozareva…
This is the best time to invest in early-stage venture sectors with robust long-term growth
Amid market turbulence and an economic slowdown, the core tech focused venture capitalist sees silver linings. KrASIA spoke with Ng to find out about his investment philosophy and why he believes this is the best time to invest in early-stage tech startups.
Do’s and Don’ts of Raising Venture Capital
Past Monday (Jul 27 2020), I had the pleasure of teaching a class on “Do’s and Don’ts of Raising Venture Capital”. There you go. Do’s: Don’ts: Make it a conversation To engage a VC and not lose interest, have a conversation with him/her. This means share your story, market opportunity and strategy. Pause, have eye…
Investing in Enterprise and Core Technology – The Harbinger
Interview with Adam Bao of Harbinger. Chee-We talks through several developments in China’s enterprise and cloud market, including trends across SaaS, data analytics and AI, data infrastructure and more. We also discussed the impact of geopolitics that has brought about an opportunity in China for “import substitution” away from global chipsets and core enterprise software.
Situation, Complication, Resolution and other thoughts on business plan
Situation, Complication and Resolution (SCR) is a common storyline used at McKinsey but is also a great framework for a business plan that lets VCs get it. In consulting, Situation refers to an overview of the industry and the company. Complication refers refers to a problem that the company is facing. Resolution refers to the…
Where are all the Enterprise Tech Unicorns?
Where are all the Enterprise Tech Unicorns? I recently had the pleasure of participating in a “Where are all the Enteprise Tech Unicorns?” panel in Slush Shanghai 2019 together with Kapil Kane and Xiangdao Wang and moderated by Matthieu Bodin. Indeed, whereas four SaaS companies with more than $10b went public in the US this…