JeeShen's Random Thoughts

Life is Short and Fragile, Don't Waste it.

We live in a generation that asked for too much (or at least pushing the limit). And I'm one of them. We wanted to work for a boss who is inspirational, motivating and fun to work with. He would cheer us up and motivates us while things didn't work and then get his hands dirty to help get the job done. He would be the cheerleader to keep the morale in the company check. If he asked me to do something that I don't know how to do it, he will need to bear the cost to train me. He would need to issue big pay cheque because he is da boss and I need that money! Try change the context. If I'm hiring a maid for cleaning for my house, I'm essentially da boss. There's NO way that I will want to cheer them up to just to perform the duty, their job is to clean the house. And if my maid didn't get the job done, there's HELL NO WAY that I will get my hands dirty to clean the house for her and then still need to cheer her up saying "well, try again next time, ...

As a leader, when you decide on where to go, some will said that you did not consult them before you decide. You act like dictator. As a leader, when you ask where to go before you decide, most won't give you an opinion and worst they will say our leader has no idea where to go next. You act like a clueless leader. So, a good leader ask and guide towards the answer. Lead them to answer where we want to go as like follower found and discover it themself.

I think the below skills are needed to excel or to jive in my company Adaptability Curiosity Ability to Learn Fast

Entrepreneurship is lonely.

I need more business management skills like forecasting, strategizing, planning and managing execution. Most important of all, I need to put focus in 'susun orang' than getting my hands dirty.

Very often, our friends and family ask us about our work and the company we work for. The best way for a company to create the "feel good" vibes in the conversation between their employee and their family is to offer (promo codes or offer of some sort). Not only it helps your employee to start a good conversation BUT also it helps to build your company reputation among their friends and family.

Presentation is part of my job as an entrepreneur. Being an engineer, I was never made to be a good presenter. BUT what changed since I learnt how to present was my mental preparation of how my presentation will go - imagining the flow and questions I'm trying to answer help.

The world is the mirror of ourselves. Be positive.

Appreciate what's given and learn how to give back.

In 2012, I started Softinn together with my co-founder, Ken. At that time, we were just two people trying to solve a simple problem: helping independent hotels get more direct bookings through a better online booking engine. We didn’t call it SaaS back then. We were simply a booking engine provider, building the product step by step and learning from our earliest hotel customers. Softinn grew slowly because both Ken and I were busy with our core business. Ken was busy with his hotel business, while I was busy with IT outsourcing. In 2013, I decided to put more effort into growing Softinn. I started with one workday a week, but I quickly realized it wasn't enough. What started as a part-time for me became full-time (more than a full-time actually, because I was working day and night, seven days a week) In 2014, I acquired all of Ken’s shares in Softinn. It was a mutual decision, made after several years of building the company together since its founding. Ken and I went through ...

Been hearing about how the millennial attracted to work for a company that on a mission to change the world. After working with some of them, I doubted if they even have the strength to change themself.

If I were to start a new startup I will try something in E-Sport because I see the potential BUT I knew my heart always stay in SaaS business. :D

Guess 06.Dec.2018 gonna be my last basketball game. Hurt my chest (almost thought my bone fractured). Did x-ray, was lucky that I'm ok. Gonna look for the next sport for myself - swimming?

Did domain pointing of jeeshenlee.com to my LinkedIn profile for more than a year BUT google still show a random directory as the first result for my name hence creating this site again.