Teaching and Industry Service
My teaching is grounded in two principles. The first is the Socratic ideal of educe: that knowledge is not imparted to students, but developed by them from within. The second is that the classroom must engage the world beyond it; lessons grounded in academic research but alive to industry practice. I have taught courses at all levels, from undergraduates to MBA students to executives, and my role across all of them is consistent: not to profess but to facilitate, creating the conditions in which students, drawing on the diversity of their own careers and backgrounds, reach the conclusions for themselves. That this works is a testament to the caliber of students at NUS, whose talent and willingness to engage makes the method possible.
Beyond the classroom, I am active in the venture ecology as an advisor and mentor. I served on the advisory board of Entrepreneur First, a leading multinational venture incubator, and am a founding advisor to two NUS alumni startups: Omcom and Curated Culture. These engagements keep my teaching grounded in the realities of the field, and in turn provide my students and alumni a network that extends well beyond the university.
I have been a consistent recipient of teaching awards at NUS Business School, including the Best MBA Instructor Award in 2023 and 2025, and the Annual Teaching Excellence Award at both School and University levels in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
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Current
BMA5134
Entrepreneurial Management
Past Courses
BME5055
Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
TR3002
New Venture Creation
BMA5128
Venture Capital
TR3008
Technological Innovation
Teaching Cases
Grayscale, Fund II
Grayscale: Geographical Dilemma
Teaching Awards
Mentorship & Advising
VCIC Faculty Advisor
NUS Business School MBA Team
Faculty advisor to the NUS Business School team for the Venture Capital Investment Competition.
Advisory Board Member
Entrepreneur First (EF) · 2020–2022
Founding Advisor
Omcom · 2021–present
Founding Advisor
Curated Culture · 2022–present