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Ms Aihui Ong graduated from
the National University of Singapore with a
Computing degree in 1998 and joined NCS. She
is always seeking new adventure, and when
the right opportunity came, she left the for
the United States.
In the US, Aihui continued pursuing her
high-tech passion with several Fortune 500
companies. Always on the look-out for new
challenges, she again left her steady job
and eventually launched her own Web2.0
development and consultant company in
Silicon Valley whilst pursuing her MBA
studies with Warwick Business School.
Today, her company - EdgiLabs Inc - focuses
on helping women launch their dreams in the
Web2.0 world. It is a niche market that is
thriving. "It's wonderfully interesting to
know that many female entrepreneurs simply
feel more comfortable working with female
engineers," Aihui says.
In her free-time, Aihui is always eager to
try her hands on new development tools. Her
second passion is cooking. To marry both her
biggest passions, technology and cooking,
she is busy 'cooking' her site called
LoveWithFood.com -- a dedication to her
mother who has taught her to love others
with food.
Aihui is an active promoter of
technopreneurship. She is keenly involved in
groups such as Women2.org, an organisation
based in Silicon Valley that aims to
increase the number of women entrepreneurs
working with and in the field of technology.
Although based in Silicon Valley, Aihui's
contagious enthusiasm for technopreneurship
extends beyond the American shores. In her
visit home in early 2008, Aihui took time to
talk to Computing students in NUS,
encouraging them to flaunt their IT skills
and harness their technological knowledge to
unlock new possibilities.
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