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Hey STIMYers,
Some quick updates on what past STIMY guests have been up to:
Episode 40: The Woke Salaryman
Back in Episode 40, we spoke to The Woke Salaryman - an awesome personal finance/comic duo based in Singapore who left their respective jobs as a copywriter/illustrationist & managed to garner a 200+k following in 2 years.
They've since launched a podcast and starting tomorrow, will be releasing the first episode of their animated series, which looks amazing. You can watch here.
I'm always a big fan of creators who are constantly innovating & pushing themselves, and The Woke Salaryman are definitely great examples to look up to.
Episode 10: Benjamin Von Wong
If you're in Vancouver, Benjamin Won Wong (Episode 10), Canadian social artivist/photographer whose highly complex & gorgeous art works have generated over 100 million organic views, is back at it again with another project. This time, he has partnered with the Canadian Embassy in Paris to create a giant "levitating" plastic tap vomiting 30 feet of plastic! You can find out more here (including how to participate) or track the progress through Von's Instagram here.
Von is a real pro when it comes to pulling off large-scale, audacious projects with the help of hundreds of volunteers (who'd often fly in from other parts of the world at a moment's notice on their own dime!), so it's really fascinating seeing all this come together.
And before we move on, here's a copy of the research notes I used for Lincoln's interview: 47. Lincoln Lee Ming [RICE Inc].pdf
Hope you find it useful. Let me know if I should continue adding them to this newsletter!
Now onto STIMY's latest episode!
Lincoln Lee Ming is a Malaysian social entrepreneur, biomedical science graduate from University College London, UK & founder of a social enterprise called Rice Inc., which seeks to combat the 26 million tons of rice wasted during production every year & help smallholder rice farmers break through the convoluted supply chain.
In this STIMY episode, we cover how Lincoln’s entrepreneurial streak first came up in his childhood (beginning at the age of 13!) and how he tried to organise a Pokemon Walkathon just before leaving for his university studies.
Highlights:
You can listen to Lincoln's episode in full on: STIMY Website, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Listen Notes
Looking for past STIMY guests in the startup/VC field? Check out:
1. Article: Selling Google Spreadsheets by Ali Tamaseb
Ali Tamaseb, a partner at Data Collective ("DCVC") - a Silicon Valley early-stage VC & entrepreneur, wrote an interesting Medium article summarising his findings on the difference between unicorn & non-unicorn startups, which included interviews with the founders of Zoom, GitHub & Cloudflaare.
Some of his findings include:
Links: Ali's article
2. Article: 7 Emails You Should Send Every Week to Get Ahead in Your Career
An interesting article on the 7 kinds of emails you can do to connect with people & find opportunities:
Links: 7 emails to send
3. YouTuber: The Breakfasteur
I came across this amazing doctor/mum YouTuber recently who goes by the handle The Breakfasteur.
The person behind it is Jessica So, who is a California-based mother & board-certified dermatologist who recreates anatomically accurate body parts using play dough, so that her preschooler can assist her in mock surgical procedures.
The first video I came across was of her recreation of the torso of a pregnant woman, and how he could perform a C-section (it's gone viral) - you can watch here.
Other videos she's done include the whipple procedure (this is giving me Grey's Anatomy nostalgia), colectomy, cleft lip repair, cataract surgery and total hip replacment.
It is so impressive!
Link: The Breakfasteur YouTube channel
4. Article: How to Label AI Content
Nieman Lab (journalism arm of Harvard University) recently wrote about AI content that reached a point where the deepfake creations are shockingly realitic. Which begs the question, how should such deepfake content be labelled so that we know what is real & what isn't?!
Suggestions:
Link: Nieman Lab article
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See you all next week! 😊
Ling Yah
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