Weikiat.NET: My outdated musings

  • Featured in ST – Jobs that didn’t exist 15 years ago

    Featured in ST – Jobs that didn’t exist 15 years ago

    I’ve been featured in ST today, page 2 & 3 of Life section. From an app to determine the time one’s bus will arrive to an immersive virtual reality app for a property firm – these are some of the products by home-grown digital marketing and mobile app development house Originally Us. It is among…

  • Startups & Businesses

    Maybe the difference between a startup and a new business is that a new business spends all its time trying to do business, while a startup spends most of its time doing everything but business.

  • The UX Myth – 5 simple reasons why good UX isn’t THAT important for startups.

    The UX Myth – 5 simple reasons why good UX isn’t THAT important for startups.

    If you had ever put thought into launching your own app or startup, you would have come across a thousand and one articles on how user experience (or UX) is the pillar of any self-respecting startup. Unlike other articles like this, I am not going to justify this post by delving into a list of…

  • The Huawei Nexus 6P: Android Phone With No Compromises

    The Huawei Nexus 6P: Android Phone With No Compromises

    Just What Is “Huawei Nexus 6P”? Every year, without fail, just as surely as Apple would release the latest installment of their highly popular phone, Google will collaborate with a manufacturer of choice for its flagship Nexus phone. This year, it’s Huawei’s turn. The yearly Nexus device is akin to Olympics. Like how countries would ravish on the…

  • The Startup Ecstasy For Virgins

    The Startup Ecstasy For Virgins

    Working on a startup gives people a kind of high. A high that you would experience, only if you are a startup virgin. It starts with an idea. An idea you came up with that will allow you to change the world. No one else seems to have done it yet. The world is for…

  • For your own good, stop trying to look for “free” developers

    For those who have ideas and go around looking for “partner” developers – know that developers have their own, and sometimes more awesome, ideas. Unless the developer is just starting out, he/she gets flooded with such requests everyday that he/she is immune to your kind of request. If you are looking for developers to help…

  • This is my Singapore

  • The True Cost of Building Mobile Apps

    The True Cost of Building Mobile Apps

    Background A little introduction about myself: I’m a Programmer and the Account Manager at Originally US. We build iOS & Android mobile apps and help people fulfill their dreams. Building iOS and Android mobile apps seems to be all the rage now. Start-ups are building apps, SMEs are building them and even large MNCs are…

  • I Am Married

    1st March 2015.

  • Top 6 Unexpected Perks When I Quit My Job To Be My Own Boss

    Before you proceed…. Please know this. I was a blogger known for being a troll before NS unplugged me from the internet. I like to joke, I like to be sarcastic, and that’s the voice I was used to writing. I was a fan of Douglas Adam’s style too, and always tried to imitate his voice…

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