Engineering Singapore

How we embraced coding mid-career, and flourished

How we embraced coding mid-career, and flourished

Learning to code can seem daunting to those halfway through their careers. Here’s how these 3 adults with no prior programming skills did it.
Christopher Quek · · 7 min read
Online panel: State of engineering in Singapore

Online panel: State of engineering in Singapore

Christopher Quek of Tri5 Ventures, Jaryl Sim of Tinkerbox Studios & Michael Cheng of Pivotal Labs answers your questions about the state of engineering in Singapore.
Daniel Lee · · 2 min read
Why we didn’t become engineers

Why we didn’t become engineers

Engineering graduates in Singapore are many, but where are the engineers?
Christopher Quek · · 7 min read
Why your education need not define your tech career

Why your education need not define your tech career

How one female entrepreneur defied the odds as an engineer-turned-entrepreneur in the tech industry.
Christopher Quek · · 8 min read
How the education system can be improved to groom better engineers

How the education system can be improved to groom better engineers

Lecturers promoting learning beyond classroom walls can go a long way in grooming engineering talent.
Christopher Quek · · 9 min read

Solutions to Singapore’s engineering talent crunch, according to the TIA Community

Founders need to step up and do a better job of attracting engineers to their startups.
Christopher Quek · · 6 min read

The dark side of tech development in Singapore

Tech startup entrepreneurs do not often share openly about this, but developing your tech product in-house in Singapore is nothing short but challenging.
Christopher Quek · · 5 min read

Hiring and retaining engineers: Lessons from US

Singapore has seen an accelerated growth of new tech startups in recent times. However, as I meet founders and community partners, there is consensus that the quantity and quality of
Christopher Quek · · 6 min read

Programming as a career in Singapore

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) had announced recently a partnership with General Assembly (GA) to launch the first Career Accelerator in Singapore. Two entry-level programming courses, a 10-week
Christopher Quek · · 4 min read

I started a business not to manage it, but to engineer it

The second commandment of their company’s creed says “We are engineering commandos. Small in number, strong in force”. Having the privilege to tour their facility twice, I call them the
Christopher Quek · · 5 min read