Wilson Ng started helping the family business since 9 years old. Since then, he had dreamt to be a successful entrepreneur, one who starts great businesses  ( he has started 7) from scratch with insight, guts and initiative. He keeps his focus on growing the business by creating value-- not on politics, or wasteful distractions. He brings the same focus to community service, teaching, life and family.

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	Wednesday, June 01, 2005

HP's Solution for the Pain in the Neck   ( techdrivenlife) More and more people are working on notebooks.  There are also now more news about workplace injuries due to hunching over notebooks for extended periods of time. According to CNET, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported over 9,200 workers missed at least a day of work in 2003 due to these injuries associated with worker motion or improper position of computers in the workplace. The main problem with laptops is that the screen and keyboard are so close together. Without the aid of peripherals, laptop users have two choices, neither of which are any good long term. First choice is to cramp their neck down to view the monitor or they can elevate the machine to eye level, which in turn , can wreak havoc on shoulders and arms. It was not a big problem before - notebooks were for ocassional use.  But now, more and more people are using the notebook fulltime to replace the desktop, and they are using it 8 hours a day,  almost 365 days a year. HP's solution is a designed docking station that works as follows.  Of course, you will have also to procure a special ergonomic keyboard to go with it. It will need some doing, but then again, life's success depends on how fast, and well you solve the pain in the neck, right?                           8:01:26 PM     comment []   trackback []

When Not Paying Enough Does not Pay   ( EntrepreViews) I have espoused that Entrepreneurship is about conserving money, and not spending lavishly.  On the other hand, you have to balance that whilst not known to be extravagant, you also don't gain the reputation of not giving great value -- to your customers, and to your employees.  Nothing kills motivation faster than your employees realization that you are an unappreciative boss. Here is a nice anecdote on the topic... A man takes his place in the theater, but his seat is too far from the stage. He whispers to the usher, "This is a mystery, and I have to watch a mystery close up. Get me a better seat, and I'll give you a handsome tip." The usher moves him into the second row, and the man hands the usher a quarter. Yep. 25 cents! The usher looks at the quarter in his hand, leans over and whispers, "The wife did it."   1:10:48 PM     comment []   trackback []

Entrepreneurship is more than Winning  ( EntrepreViews) I have been following the Entrepeneurial Mind blog by Dr. Jeffrey Cornwall.  In his most recent post, he noted that Donald Trump has launched an online university. He says that Entrepreneurship is more than winning the next deal, or accumulating lots of money, and I wholly agree.  For an entrepreneur, business can be a way of life we choose to live.  For me, it is about also my fulfillment, my family, and my legacy.  And certainly, things like ethics, morals and values matter. Trump epitomizes the entrepreneur who would recommend driving in the freeway touting the speed limit, and going 100 miles per hour if you can get away with it.   He can get away from recklessness because most of us choose to drive carefully.  If everybody of us choose to drive 100 mph, we will all soon be in trouble. For me, I am content to cruise the highway at a reasonable speed, and enjoying the scenery that I passed by, enjoying the chitchats with fellow passengers, and listening to nice music instead of putting all my senses to arriving the destination at record speed, and which a slight distraction can wreak havoc.   12:43:01 PM     comment []   trackback []

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