5 Questions with founder-turned-investor Ooi Hsu Ken

A LARGE majority of venture capitalists have a background in finance. Few have tasted both failures and success as a founder, unlike Ooi Hsu Ken, co-founder and general partner at South-east Asian tech accelerator Iterative.

His first startup Eggsprout, which aggregated and mined resumes, shut after 18 months and three pivots. It was Ooi’s second startup, Decide.com, that brought success and an exit via an acquisition by eBay.

With a degree in math rather than finance, Ooi shares with Garage about the differences between being an operator and investor, and how you should enjoy the ride.