▸ Tactical notes on building custom software for Malaysian founders. Opinions, breakdowns, field reports — no thought leadership.
▸ What Malaysian micro and small businesses can actually claim — and the scoping decisions that matter
A plain-English reference on the MSME Digital Grant Madani: what it covers, who's eligible, how the 50% matching model actually works, and the scoping mistakes that shrink RM5,000 of public money into RM2,000 of real value. Researched and cited — current as of April 2026.
▸ Seven signs the Google Sheet is now the thing slowing you down
The Google Sheet is usually the right first tool for a growing business. Then, quietly, it becomes the bottleneck. A diagnostic on when the spreadsheet has stopped serving you — and what 'replacing it' actually looks like when you finally decide to do something about it.
▸ Why most Malaysian SMEs don't need an app — they need a URL
'We need an app' has become the default framing for any custom software conversation. It's almost always wrong. A short piece on the real cost of defaulting to native mobile when what the business actually needs is a web tool.
▸ Field notes from the workbench
Field notes on building custom software — decisions, tradeoffs, and the occasional Malaysian-specific corner case. Written when there's something worth sharing.