All posts by Marcus Lim

Killer Tools – Frontend Developers
shapedivider.app – export beautiful SVG shape divider for your projects getwaives.io – custom wave animation effects for your websites unused-css.com – easily clean up your unused CSS rules responsively.app – make pixel perfect responsive websites with ease webgradients.com – free collection of 180 linear gradients with CSS3 code spline.design – free 3D design software to create web interactive…

The 5 Whys: A Ridiculously Simple Yet Essential Problem Solving Tool
There are a lot of parallels between the beautiful simplicity of Japanese art and the simple, yet strikingly powerful business management ideas employed by Japanâs great business thinkers. Kaizen, Gemba walks, Hoshin Kanri, and other principles and techniques introduced to the west by Toyota and other Japanese manufacturing companies re like art in that they…

New Employee Onboarding Checklist
Pre-Onboarding (Before the First Day) 1. Prepare Employment Contract: Ensure all terms are clear and comply with local labor laws. Welcome Email: Send a personalized welcome message outlining the first dayâs schedule. Documentation: Prepare and send necessary forms for personal details, bank information for payroll, CPF details, and tax declarations. 2. IT Setup: Assign email…

Godâs Word for Entrepreneurâs Challenges
 1.     Building a team Finding the right people who share your vision and can contribute to your companyâs growth is crucial and challenging. Hiring, managing, and retaining talented individuals while fostering a positive company culture requires significant effort and skill. Hebrews 10:24-25: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love…

Crash Course on Company PNL
Revenue = how much does the company makes.If the company has a shoe that cost $100 and manage to sell 1000 units, the total revenue would be $100,000 Â Cost of Revenue / Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) = if the company’s shoe cost $50 to make, and they sold 1000 units of it, the…

Why Our Words Matter
Scriptures About Wisdom & Life Giving Words Proverbs 16:24 âKind words are like honeyâ sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.â Proverbs 10:11 âThe words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.â Proverbs 12:14 âWise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.â Proverbs…

8 Lessons I learned from the book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dadâ
1. Dream Big You cannot earn millions by just dreaming of a small job. Plan and dream big ventures and play with heart. Â 2. Pay Yourself First Every month, first invest in your income-generating assets, the rest of expenses should be next to it. Â 3. Winning means not being afraid to lose Never…

The Seven Deadly Sins
Also known as capital sins. 1. Lust Lust is an intense or overwhelming sexual desire. Lust is very different from love and we can find several passages in the Bible warning us against lustful behaviors and the importance of self-control and holiness. Scripture | 1 John 2:16 – For everything in the world – the…

5 Money Lesson to Escape the Rat Race
1. Budget Like A Boss A Budget Boss is someone who can identify ways of reducing expenses and maximizing their wealth building assets. INCOME —————————————————————– BAD BUDGET | Needs 50% / Wants 45% / Debt 20% GOOD BUDGET | Needs 50% / Wants 30% / Investing 20% BUDGET BOSS | Needs 45% / Wants 15%…

Better PowerPoint Presentation
Have you even read one of your presentations lately? What are you doing? Most presentation are Information Monsters – like reading a long drawer of index cards in a library.  Most presentation are just this: STATISTIACTICS. A whole bunch of numbers with “some random shit we could do but we haven’t thought any of it…