Cedric Chin

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Cedric Chin

Word slinger, bug fixer, and operator.

How to Use AI Without Becoming Stupid

A simple, universal rule for AI use, built on top of some smart philosophy, designed to be used as guiding policy for your business.

The Joy of Small Markets

If you want to get rich, the irony is that small markets are often better than large ones.

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Chaos and Coherence in Business

Learning the right lessons from my old boss, in the wake of a successful acquisition.

How to Run Smart Experiments When You Just Don’t Know

How all good entrepreneurs run experiments at the earliest stages of a business, and how you can use this approach for your own career.

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A Vaccine for Anthropomorphism of AI

How to resist thinking of large language models as friends. Or sentient things. Or intelligences you have to treat like God.

The Tatas: When Virtue Works

Why are the Tatas so much less corrupt than their contemporaries? How is their conglomerate still intact after five generations? The answer to an Asian conglomerate mystery, and Part 13 of the Asian conglomerate series.

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Announcing Speedrunning the Idea Maze

A live course, limited to 30 people. Applications close 21st July.

Putting the Jobs to be Done Interview to Practice

Things we wished someone told us, before we put the JTBD interview to practice.

Tycoon Succession

Most Asian conglomerates are family-controlled businesses. Succession in any family business is a tricky thing. We look at a few cases as part of the Asian Conglomerate Series.

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The Art of the Asian Joint Venture

How Robert Kuok used the joint venture to expand his business empire ... and what this tells us about business in Southeast Asia.