Archive - Hyphen Nation

How Perception Becomes Reality

Yuta Watanabe is an incredible basketball player, but he was never able to realize his full potential in the NBA because he was always an "other"

Apr 20 •

March 2024

Don't Just Eat Bitter, Start Demanding Better

Suffering for the sake of suffering serves no purpose.

Mar 27 •

January 2024

Stop Being a NPC and Be the Main Character

Take control of your own story and build an abundance mindset by taking managed risks in your career and life.

Jan 9 •

November 2023

How the Immigrant Scarcity Mindset Holds Us Back

Asian Americans are caught between two worlds and need to adapt in order to play the game successfully and win in Corporate America.

Nov 28, 2023 •

We Don't Need Permission to Dance

Like BTS and Parasite, Asian Americans need to be so good that we can’t be denied. We won’t wait to be given our seat at the table, we will take it.

Nov 26, 2023 •

The Audacity to Wave 'Em Off

Jeremy Lin showed the world that what was seemingly impossible, was possible, because he dared to believe in himself.

Nov 26, 2023 •

October 2021

The Asian American Myth: Effort Leads to Outcomes

Working hard is not enough to succeed.

Oct 15, 2021 •

February 2021

Don't Start Something, Get a Job

Sometimes the right job can make starting a company a lot easier.

Feb 3, 2021 •

December 2020

The Accidental Mentor

An experiment in scaling mentorship for founders

Dec 15, 2020 •

Pay it Forward: The Story of Pecking House

Let me tell you a story: Earlier this summer, my friend introduced me to a talented young Taiwanese-American chef named Eric Huang. He had…

Dec 9, 2020 •

September 2020

Announcing Hyphen Capital

Over the past decade, I’ve been building a community of Asian-American founders in Silicon Valley. It started out with a small dinner I…

Sep 30, 2020 •

July 2020

The 10x Founder: Jack of All Trades

Why being a generalist and lateral thinker will help you become a better founder.

Jul 7, 2020 •

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