Singapore

Arrived in Singapore this afternoon. First thing you notice (especially coming from China) is that it is incredibly clean and very few people are smoking. Pretty little downtown area by a river running through the city. My hotel is pretty central and there is a bar on the 70th floor that offers great views of the city (which is best seen with a "Singapore Sling" in hand!).

For those who did not know, I am actually interviewing here tomorrow. There is a company based in Mountain View (Silicon Valley) but that was founded and has most of their engineering and sales team in Singapore. I have interviewed with the Mountain View folks, but now need to interview with the Singapore group. The job itself would be in Singapore. SHOCK and SURPRISE, but I may be moving from San Francisco. Lots needs to happen before that happens, but it is an option that is attractive to me.

After my trip to Tokyo, I realized how limited my business views had been. While not saying it, I had adopted an attitude of "if it aint in the Valley, it aint really business". Very clearly this is not the case (and was somewhat snobby of me). In particular, in my sector of technology (mobility) there are far more interesting opportunities in Asia and Europe than in the US.

We will see where this leads!