New-age careers: Meet the drone pilot and the blockchain entrepreneur

Some Singaporeans are pursuing jobs which are alien to past generations

Blockchain entrepreneur Daphne Ng is co-founder of JEDTrade, which comprises a team of 15 developers and project managers in Singapore and a development team of 30 in Shanghai. Ms Lim Jiaying is ride-hailing firm Grab's head of strategy and operation
Blockchain entrepreneur Daphne Ng is co-founder of JEDTrade, which comprises a team of 15 developers and project managers in Singapore and a development team of 30 in Shanghai.ST PHOTO: JASMINE CHOONG
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Sep 23, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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Ask Ms Daphne Ng what she does for a living and the 37-year-old will give you a somewhat vague answer involving buzzwords such as "technology", "solutions" and "platform".

She is not being evasive - she gives her parents the same answer - it is just easier than describing what she does. Ms Ng is a blockchain entrepreneur.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 23, 2018, with the headline 'New-age careers'. Subscribe
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