Mar 4Retail Sales and Distribution — How does it work?Primary industry of focus : Fashion Fashion Distribution There are 2 common ways to expand a fashion line; traditionally via distributors/retails/boutiques and at present digital sales. Both have their perks and downside. A common understanding in the fashion world is that distributors mark up the price unnecessarily, hence customers pay…Fashion4 min read
Nov 18, 2021Logistics for StartupsBasic guide to the export — import journey — When Mestrae first launched, our order request (about 90% of it) was from overseas for both D2C and distribution. Coming from a product development engineering background, I had a good insight on making the product, but not a clue on logistics. So when it came to export, we had to…Startup5 min read
Sep 15, 2021Financial landscape for startups — Part 1Amongst the biggest challenges, faced by entrepreneurs is understanding the finance of a business, especially when one is from a tech or other non-finance background. This article is not to teach finance (let’s leave that to the experts), but to give an overall perspective of the financial landscapes and terms…Finance7 min read
Jul 3, 2021A Dad’s Journey: From Rags To ModerationOne of the earliest memories I have of my dad is me holding his hands as our family went to church every Sunday morning via 3 busses, 3 hours journey one way, 30 miles away. I was 5 years old. My dad only had a motorbike hence family travels were…Dads5 min read
Jul 2, 2021The Disservice Towards Immigrant Workers in MalaysiaSometime last year July, there were outbursts and anger from Malaysians over an Al-Jazeera video exposing the Malaysian government’s humanitarian efforts or lack thereof towards immigrants and refugees. Our healthcare system was highly praised, with a Director General (DG) who was considered among the best in the world, with the…Malaysia2 min read
Jul 1, 2021The Secret GardenWhen I first started the journey of Mestrae (interchangeable heels — fashion technology), exploring the fashion industry was new and a little nerve-wrecking given I spent years prior to it sharpening technical skills. …Fashion3 min read
Jun 29, 2021Can Bitcoin Incentivize Renewable Energy?We’ve heard of renewable energies for decades yet earth’s limited natural resources such as coal, fossil fuel and natural gas remain the primary source of energy consumption worldwide contributing to 84.3% of the total energy used based on the 2020 Statistics Review by BP. …Bitcoin4 min read
Jun 26, 2021On Cambodia and ASEAN + 3 Young Entrepreneur ForumEnhancing Roles of Young and Women Entrepreneurs in East Asia Economic Community A few years back, I represented Malaysia to speak at the ASEAN conference for entrepreneurs held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. History Cambodia is part of Indochina in South East Asia and was occupied by France, Japan and involved…Asia2 min read
Jun 26, 2021What I learnt from Fidel Castro, yes I said it rightSo let’s get one thing straight — the political ideology referred to in this article is not a reflection of my personal believes. While I am deeply against oppression and repression, there are a lot of differences of opinions in the ideology of socialism, communism, fascism, extreme far-right and far-left…Fidel Castro4 min read
Jun 26, 2021The Importance of PrioritisationLessons learned from the engineering days — Many years back, and to what might feel ancient today, I started my career as an RF and electromagnetic engineer, working on Signal Analysers. The scope of work in resolving engineering problems lied specifically in identifying root causes of product failures and liaising with vendors. As with any production, the…Engineering Culture3 min read
