Posts by Liam Redmond
The Crucial Significance of Conflict Management Training in the Workplace
No matter how big or small a company is, there are bound to be conflicts in its teams. Every person has differing views and ways they believe are best for handling workflow, clients, and executing projects. When conflicts arise, addressing them and uniting the team as a cohesive unit is imperative. A conflict on the…
Read MoreiFast Q4 net profit rises more than 70% to S$32.9 million as banking operations turn profitable
Revenue for the quarter up 45.7% at S$151.7 million, driven by stronger contributions from ePension division [SINGAPORE] Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast posted a 70.4 per cent rise in net profit to S$32.9 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up from S$19.3 million in the corresponding period a year earlier.…
Read MoreApple’s iPhone only smartphone to see sales growth in China this January
Every major Chinese mobile maker sees steep declines in a market that is down 23% overall Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 10:46 PM [BEIJING] Apple’s iPhone was the only smartphone line to register growth in China sales in January, according to Counterpoint Research. Every major Chinese mobile maker, from Huawei Technologies to Xiaomi, saw…
Read MoreBudget 2026: Fund top-ups position Singapore as leading centre for equity fundraising
EQDP expansion signals long-term commitment to strengthen equities market Anchor Fund top-up shows the government’s willingness to invest in high-growth companies Top-up of Startup SG Equity programme will help to whet investor appetite for deep-tech startups [SINGAPORE] The top-ups to the Financial Sector Development Fund and Anchor Fund are strategic moves to bolster Singapore’s position…
Read MoreMercedes flags more margin pressure ahead, tough road in China
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:24 PM [STUTTGART, Germany] Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday (Feb 12) that the profit margin at its autos division could fall further this year, indicating tough months ahead as the luxury carmaker grapples with high costs, a tough Chinese market and global tariffs. The premium German automaker is pinning its…
Read MoreHow to build a simple content strategy for B2B startups
You know content matters. Every advisor, investor, and growth thread tells you it compounds over time. But when you are a B2B founder with limited runway, a tiny team, and customers to close, content strategy often turns into a vague goal instead of a concrete system. You publish a few posts, miss a month, then…
Read MoreThe complete guide to startup accounting for non-financial founders
You didn’t start a company because you love spreadsheets. Yet somehow you’re now staring at a bank balance, a Stripe dashboard, a pile of receipts, and an investor asking about “runway” and “burn,” wondering how all of this fits together. Most first-time founders learn accounting reactively, usually after something goes wrong. This guide is meant…
Read MoreEvery confident founder I know learned these 7 lessons the hard way
Confidence in startups rarely looks like bravado. It looks quieter than that. It shows up as decisiveness under pressure, calm conversations with investors, and the ability to say no without overexplaining. If you are early in your journey, it can feel like confident founders were simply born that way. They were not. Almost every confident…
Read MoreFostering a Dog Creates Lasting Change for the Dog and the Shelter
A six-year-old Labrador mix named Luna spent months in a packed shelter. She lived in terror of the other dogs and couldn’t make eye contact with anyone. Savanna Tolley, a dog trainer and owner of The Dog Wizard, says Luna had “completely shut down.” Luna’s life changed when a foster caregiver took her in. Gentle…
Read MoreWhat is customer discovery (and how to run your first 10 interviews)
You’ve probably felt it already. You have an idea that feels right, a few friends say it sounds interesting, and you keep tweaking a product in your head late at night. But when you try to explain it to someone outside your bubble, the conversation goes fuzzy. They nod, ask polite questions, and nothing concrete…
Read MoreSuper Bowl spots spark fight over whether we’re ready for ads from our chatbots
The chatbot wars entered the Super Bowl this year. At Super Bowl LX, a ChatGPT competitor paid millions of dollars for commercials mocking the leading artificial intelligence chatbot’s plans to put advertisements in its chats. One of the ads, titled “Betrayal,” showed a man seeking help to communicate better with his mother. His therapist, representing…
Read MoreHow to validate your business idea using customer interviews
You probably already know the advice: “Don’t build until you talk to customers.” And yet here you are, with a Notion doc full of ideas, a half-built MVP, and a quiet fear that you’re still guessing. Customer interviews sound simple, but most founders either avoid them or run them so poorly that they get false…
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