Asia

Chua U-Zyn

Ping

Age: 24

Company: Ping.sg is a community meta blog for Singapore bloggers to share their latest entries among the community, and to promote interaction with each other online and offline.

Education: BS in computer engineering, National University of Singapore

Prior work experience: Freelance Web developer for two years, worked on startup Widgeo.us

On being an entrepreneur: "I started Ping.sg more than one year ago in my university hostel room. I observed that the bloggers of Singapore are somewhat scattered all over. I knew that they would love to check out more bloggers around the region, but at that time there was lack of the infrastructure for them to do so. Being a freelance Web developer at that time, I knew I could do something to help build a home for the Singapore bloggers. About three months of struggling between my studies, my freelance work, and building Ping.sg, I have finally released the first version of Ping.sg with myself doing all the work, including Web programming, designing, and promoting."