The economics of bike sharing
Many people still want to discuss China’s “sharing economy” with us: shared bikes, power banks, basketballs, or umbrellas.
It seems everyone has an opinion on...
Chat bots & AI – Part 2: who will own the...
Who will own the future of intelligent chat bots?
On one hand, there are internet giants such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent. These...
Chatbots and AI- Part 1: not married yet, but soon
More and more, we see chatbots being rolled out by banks, airlines, ecommerce platforms… anyone who has contact with customers.
And more and more, we...
Why Chinese bike sharing companies are suddenly everywhere overseas
Just a few months ago, you would hear Chinese bike sharing companies making announcements here and there, but not see actual bikes being deployed....
Shared bicycle manufacturers are dying, and this is not a bad...
Barely a few months ago, the bosses of China’s bicycle supply chain were beaming with joy.
Their factories were all running full capacity while new...
Making insurance cool again!
There were a few times when i went to a gathering introduced myself as from the insurance industry, people would give me a sympathetic...
“But, we signed an NDA”
A team from a developed country came to us the other day, with a business plan to build smart shared bicycles, similar to the...
China’s Mini KTVs land in Singapore
Mbar, One of the leading operators of mini KTVs in China, has launched its business in Singapore.
Mini KTVs are telephone-booth-like soundproof kiosks where people...
