Monday, January 18, 2010

Singapore Entrepreneur - Entrepreneur Reborn

18 Jan 2010 is my birthday, or rather I call the rebirth of my Entrepreneurship - I have left Wavex Technologies, a company I set up 9 years ago. Since my partners and I sold it to a Hong Kong listed company in 2007, we never looked back. The new management has taken over and I decided to leave the company on 15 Jan 2010. So 18 Jan 2010 is a day that I have set as a new milestone in my life. I have no concrete plans. I gave myself this great challenge to leave my comfort zone of 9 years and explore the world once again. People said I am crazy to leave without a job. To me, it is just my spirit. When there is challenge ahead, I will work even harder. It was a different scenario when I first stepped out of my comfortable job to start up Wavex. I was still single, no house mortgage nor any family burden to worry. If I had failed, I could still easily find another job at that age. Today, I am in my late 30's, an age when most working men start entering into mid-life crisis; I have a wife and 2 young children; I have ageing parents and house mortgage to pay; A comfortable family car which I am most reluctant to give up. Although the wealth that I have may be able to support all these burden for the time being, the time starts ticking from now on. The challenge is to find back my next livelihood. It is a new chapter of my life. I am starting to explore into areas which I have zero experience. I came from a school of hard knocks. So, looking ahead, I am well armed with experience to wade into the unchartered territory. Wish me all the best to my endeavours.