Bernard Leong

Career Advice

Define Your Own Narrative

I share my career advice to others on why they should define their narrative and not let others write it for them.

Startups

Handling Layoffs in Startups

I share the framework in how to handle layoffs in startups and my personal experience in that situation.

Technology

Future of Mobility in Innovfest Unbound 2018

I share the panel which I spoke in Innovfest Unbound 2018 on the future of mobility.

Career Advice

Learn from Everyone, Follow No One, Observe The Patterns & Work like Hell

I share my career advice in the form of twelve words so that they can figure out their lives.

Podcasts

Different Facets of My Life captured by Podcasts so far

Here is a summary of the podcasts which I have recently appeared as a guest.

Startups

Live to Fight Another Day

I share my perspectives on what happens if your startup is showing potential signs of failure and what you should do.

General Management

The Compassion Principle in Management

I share a principle which I often use in my management of teams.

Strategy

Simplicity in Business

In this essay, I explain why simplicity in business creates the best moat against competition.

Startups

How Great Founders have convinced me within 15 minutes

In this essay, I share how great founders can convey their value proposition within 15 minutes of the conversation and convince me to invest.

Product Management

Growing from a Product Manager to a Manager of Products

In this essay, I discuss how a product manager evolves into a manager of products and the mindset changes required.

Product Management

How to Build the Right Product but not New Product

In this essay, I share why one should build the right product and not a new product.

Strategy

How to evaluate "Uber for X" companies

In this essay, I break down the criteria that one can use to evaluate "Uber for X" companies.

Product Management

The Shokunin Way

In this essay, I discuss why the Shokunin way of craftsmanship inspires how I think and work in life.

Journey

Why I want to reach Flow again

In this essay, I explain why I want to reach the state of flow and how it will help me to gain maximum performance.

Media

The Future Media Barons of the World

In this essay, I explore the future state of media and where it will be leading towards.

Startups

Startups Dilemmas in Asia: Bad Revenues & Pivot

In this essay, I explore the startup founders' dilemma on bad revenues and how to pivot from the original idea to the next.

Mobile Strategy

New Questions in Mobile: An Asian Perspective

In this essay, I provide commentary to Benedict Evans' recent piece on "New Questions in Mobile".

Venture Capital

Perspectives on Venture Capital in Asia

In this essay, I sketch out some perspectives on venture capital in Asia.

Media

Thoughts on Podcasting

In this essay, I share my thoughts on podcasting and how the industry is evolving to the next stage.

Strategy

Digital Disruption in Traditional Companies

In this essay, I explain why digital disruption often happens in traditional industry where threats are ignored.

Reflections

One in a Million @ 40s

Sharing my thoughts on my personal journey as I turn 40 today and where I would like to be at 50 on 14 Oct 2014.

Product Management

How to be a good product manager with business background

Here is my advice for business people in how they should be good product managers.

Strategy

The Trouble with Two Sided Marketplaces (and how to deal with them)

Here is an essay where I offer a simple solution in dealing with two sided marketplaces.

Entrepreneurship

The Single Founder Dilemma

In this essay, I take a contrarian view that you can be the single founder if and only if you satisfy a set of conditions.

Product Management

New is Easy but Right is Hard: Hacking Product Management

In this essay, I explain how it is important to adopt the principle of getting the right feature into a product than a new feature.