Tuesday, August 25, 2015

(4) Zendesk Sharing + Update on Assignment 1 & 2 + meow

**TLDR nvm! Scroll down to BONUS section for overwhelming cuteness!**

I have heard about Zopim and Zendesk way before Monday's class, but I never expected myself to be sitting in a talk by its founder. So I was really excited tbh. For some reason, when Bjorn started talking, my instinct told me that he's a business dude. Lol, I was right. All along, I was expecting CS3216 guests to be developers/CS background and all. So I was rather pleasantly surprised.

Growth hacking was something not too unfamiliar. Hmm, the way Bjorn pushed his apps up the ranking, may be a little debatable... But face it, that's how apps or things in general gain attention. If we look at our own behaviour, who would have scrolled all the way to, say the 200th app? We want those popular apps, and we are never gonna find new apps if it's not propped up. So I would say it's legit.

Wenxiang. Oh wow. This guy is pretty amazing. Hmmm, I might not have understood fully the technical difficulties he has gone through for Zopim. But from the entrepreneurship point of view, I see how difficult it is for him to accept the 2-3 years of uncertainty. No salary, No stable job, family pressure, etc... It's really tough. and one thing most important that I learnt was that, the originality of the idea is not exactly the most important thing. I always have this belief that for something to take off, it has to be innovative and so it can WOW the world. But live chat is NOT new at all. So it turns out, the winner is the one who can come out with the best of that idea and who has a bit of luck as well. I'm the kind who believes in everything we do, there's still this 10% luck factor that is beyond control.

A small observation...
I think many students (including myself) are constrained by the fact that if they gonna develop a B2B thing, it's difficult to find users (i.e businesses) to test it out and Bjorn's way do not work with B2B apps. Then students will start constraining themselves to do something related to school/younger people because it's easier to find users. That's really undesirable. There are already many apps out there that are serving the normal consumers. Enterprises today have recognised the efficiency of technologies and are more open to embrace them. There IS a gap to serve, and enterprises are the ones desperate for efficiency. Zopim is a real example. Looking forward to pitching party.

Assignment updates
Assignment 1:
Yesssss... We've narrowed down our scope! We have much more focus right now and we also found a way to serve those non-target audience. Hmm, I think only in Final Project then will the business part comes in more... So sometimes, I feel really sian that I can't help my coders. But alright, focus on UI/UX and testing! :D

Assignment 2:
Had a meeting with my team yesterday. We chose on Pinterest. I didn't know there's so much flaws in its UI/UX. My teammates were able to point out things that I myself didn't even notice. Learning from each other everyday! :)

**BONUS!!!**
Oh well, I know Colin reminded us that the blog should be relevant to class.... but whatever, seek forgiveness than permissions (Tan, Aug 2015) HAHA

I think Colin has some obsession over cats? OKAY I MEGA LOVE CATS TOO. I think nala is cute, but hmm, maybe too mainstream HAHA OOPS. Anyway, I think I follow more cats than humans on Instagram lol. Scottish fold is my favourite breed <3
For those who are interested, these are some of my favourite cats I absolutely love.
hmmm Maybe I should end off every post with a cat feature hahaha..

Roku, Scottish fold from Bangkok.
He is really famous. He endorsed Dyson fan in Thailand.
He has a wife (@hachithecat), 4 kids, and one of his kids is gonna be a mother soon!

A photo posted by Roku Roku (@rokuthecat) on  

march_2nd from Korea
This cat... has this attitude/forever-angry face, that's why I love it haha.
Its fur is really of TOP quality OMG. So smooth, I can't even...

A photo posted by 보리밭😺🌾 (@march_2nd) on


Albert, a munchkin from LA
It looks friggin like a TOY!

A photo posted by Albert 🎩 (@albertbabycat) on

Dooboo (brown) and Tongki (grey), Korea
I watched tongki grew up, from a little kitten to now... a FAT cat haha.
Their interaction is really adorable! Dooboo is always bullying tongki when tongki was smaller haha.

and how can I forget our local cats!
PANCAKE, munchkin from SINGAPORE!! *insert SG50 logo* lol
Pancake is like the cutest ever.
it's really a SG cat and it has the shortest legs and cutest paws ever haha

Ciao
Mei Lan 
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1 comment:

  1. PolarAugust 27, 2015 at 2:44 AM

    Awww cats!! I approve!! Hahaha.

    Actually re business people and coders, CS3216 isn't _really_ a technical module, it's much more of a product development module. Hence I find people from all sorts of backgrounds who have useful ideas to share.

    On 12 October I have Cheryl Guzman-Ng, a PR and communications specialist with experience in places like MediaCorp and Robert Walters, and is now CEO of Cyan Communications, to give a talk about entrepreneurship, and talking to strangers to validate ideas.

    A skill sorely needed with our dear techie friends. >.<

    I think it'll be fun!

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