Essays on shipping technology at government scale, technology governance, data protection and AI adoption.https://macjake.net/https://macjake.net/writing/memento-homo/https://macjake.net/writing/memento-homo/I have met a number of newly appointed GLC CEOs over the years. One case has stayed with me longer than the rest, and it is not really about that person at all.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/equity-does-not-buy-urgency/https://macjake.net/writing/equity-does-not-buy-urgency/My first startup landed real customers across Malaysia's coworking scene, drew interest from two other countries, and got close to being acquired. Here's the one thing I'd structure differently if I ran it again.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/nobody-in-my-company-should-be-irreplaceable/https://macjake.net/writing/nobody-in-my-company-should-be-irreplaceable/A well known training institution just quietly stepped back from a service it had run for years. The reason I can pick up work like that, and keep it, comes down to how differently my business is built, not how hard I work.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/recovering-tens-of-millions-for-a-state-government/https://macjake.net/writing/recovering-tens-of-millions-for-a-state-government/No large budget, and no twenty years of government relationships either. Here is how I went after a state revenue gap worth tens of millions of ringgit a year, and what it taught me about leverage versus capital.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/doing-the-opposite/https://macjake.net/writing/doing-the-opposite/Someone sent me a list of thirty-three things that keep people stuck. My first reaction was smug. Then I read it properly.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/state-super-app-four-months/https://macjake.net/writing/state-super-app-four-months/In 2019, with no AI, a team that was too small, and a deadline that made no sense. It replaced paper parking coupons across three councils and now collects around RM800,000 a month.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT