Essays on shipping technology at government scale, technology governance, data protection and AI adoption.https://macjake.net/https://macjake.net/writing/phone-number-and-a-spreadsheet/https://macjake.net/writing/phone-number-and-a-spreadsheet/RocketValet picked up your car, took it to be serviced, and brought it back. It got real press and made an accelerator shortlist. The whole thing could have been validated in a few weeks, and we spent our best months building instead.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/do-you-need-to-know-everything-before-you-decide/https://macjake.net/writing/do-you-need-to-know-everything-before-you-decide/A CEO, a board member, and a minister all decide across disciplines they've never mastered. What running training programmes and consultancy projects across legal, cybersecurity, and governance fields taught me about judgment over expertise.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://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/my-first-startup-made-the-papers/https://macjake.net/writing/my-first-startup-made-the-papers/I found the old listing for RePark this week, the parking app I built in my twenties. Real press, a first crowdfunding round, a co-founder who is still part of my story today. There is a lesson sitting in almost every part of it.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/equity-buys-alignment/https://macjake.net/writing/equity-buys-alignment/My first startup, Campfyre, got close to being acquired before the deal cooled off. What I actually learned from it is that equity buys belief, not execution, and why I pay for speed now instead of trading equity for it.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://macjake.net/writing/built-to-protect-a-relationship/https://macjake.net/writing/built-to-protect-a-relationship/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/Pahang's tourism sustainability fee has already collected millions, but self-declared data leaves a visibility gap worth far more. What closing that gap taught me about leverage, trust, and building a team around one observation.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