Entrepreneurship is tough, especially on the mind. You may start with an idea that you really love, and then realise that it has to evolve or pivot to a point where you don’t recognise it any more, because the reality is that it also needs to be relevant, monetisable and able to gain traction with its target audience.

I enjoyed being a founder and being at the front line of running a business, but I started to wonder how I could make a greater impact and harness my connections and experience to help others build their businesses. I joined a venture capital firm because I wanted to work with startups. We’re strong supporters of the founders we work with because we’ve been in their shoes before. We always make sure that they know we’re in this journey with them. I can bring founder empathy to the table to help them cross the ‘valley of death’ [the period between a startup receiving financing and starting to generate revenue, when cashflow is often an issue] by sharing with them the successes and mistakes I’ve made as an entrepreneur. I not only look out for founders who are hustlers and have fire in their belly, but also whether the market is ready for their product.

I cannot sit still, even when I’m on holiday. I want to make full use of my time, because time is limited, after all.