Greek Complexity

Top 3 myths about immigration

Short and informative video about immigration:

This is about America not about Singapore but I can't imagine the conclusions would be that different for Singapore or anywhere else.

Hiring: venture capital associate

We are seeking to hire an associate to join our South Asia venture capital team. The actual title will depend on the profile of the candidate eventually chosen.

Job description:

• Entry-level investments role but with considerable responsibility, exposure to C-level executives and prospects for growth
• Work across the entire spectrum of investment activity including market analysis, evaluation of investment opportunities, preparing investment proposals, driving legal completion of transactions, reporting on portfolio companies and assisting on exits
• Report to the head of the South Asia team covering India and South-East Asia
• Based in Singapore with some travel

The ideal candidate:

• Undergrad or greater qualifications in engineering, science or related technical disciplines
• Good commercial awareness gained via work experience of 2-5 years
• Basic understanding of financial statements; MBA welcome but not necessary
• Strong cultural understanding of India
• Highly self-motivated, comfortable with ambiguity and exceptional at time management
• Good sense of humour!

Leave a comment on this post with your email address, phone number and a brief description of yourself. Your comment will be seen only by me and will not appear publicly.

No recruiters please.

Seeking telecom salesperson or channel partner

High-growth firm seeks salesperson with telecom background. Must be a self-starter with minimum ten years of experience and extensive contacts with telecom operators in Asia and/or other emerging markets. Channel partners will also be considered. Attractive upside offered including commissions and ESOP. No recruiters pls.

The life of a VC

For all my friends who've asked (and who seem to think I'm some kind of banker!), here's an article by Mohanjit Jolly, head of Draper Fisher Jurvetson India. He explains what the life of a VC is really like--it's no glamour job. Although I'm relatively new to venture capital, I'm fortunate to have a level of responsibility (but not the compensation!) approaching that of a more senior person due to a fortuitous confluence of circumstances, so I can personally identify with nearly everything in the article.

Remember, he's deliberately focusing on some of the more difficult aspects of the job. There are lots of ways the job brings great intellectual satisfaction as well. So don't ask me "why are you still doing this job?" after you read the article!

Great article! Why to Not Not Start a Startup, writes Paul Graham. Great read for anyone that earns a living, not just for entrepreneurs. Couple quotes:

If you're too inexperienced to start a startup, what you should do is start one.

and

To almost everyone except criminals, it seems an axiom that if you need money, you should get a job. Actually this tradition is not much more than a hundred years old. Before that, the default way to make a living was by farming. It's a bad plan to treat something only a hundred years old as an axiom.

Expressed unexpectedly like that, it does set one thinking.

Free wine? Deluxe home? $10K a month?

All of the above on offer and in return:

we’re looking for someone (maybe you) who really knows how to use Web 2.0 and Facebook and blogs and social media and YouTube and all sorts of good stuff like that — to tell the world about our wines and the place where we live: the Sonoma County Wine Country

say the folks at the Murphy-Goode Winery in California. Applications due June 5th, 2009.

And here I am plugging their message for them at no charge!

Biometrics, anyone?

A Singapore-based investor is looking for someone with an understanding of biometrics. Needs some input for a portfolio company. If interested in finding out more, leave a comment here with your email address and I'll put you in touch.

Another job opportunity

(I wonder if these job posts are going to become a habit...!)

Singapore-based consulting firm seeks to hire IT professional with 2-4 years' experience in business intelligence and data warehousing technologies. Some domain knowledge of banking and/or telecom desired but not essential.

If interested, drop me an email at "blogfeedback [at] murli [dot] net" with a brief résumé and I'll get back to you.

Job opportunity

Doing someone a favour here.

A top venture capital firm is looking to hire someone for a short-term (3 month) research project. Details:

• Telecom knowledge required
• Candidate should have spent 3 years in Indian telecom/wireless
• Knowledge of VC not essential

If interested, leave a comment here with your email address and I'll get back to you.