What do entrepreneurs really need
Technical skills are not useless - but they are not the dealbreaker. Money, doors, and psychology are.
Last year, at a seminar in Singapore, a...
Decision making in a startup: give up some to gain more
Most startups a have limited runway, constantly running against time, market, and competition. It is imperative to ensure that the right person calls the...
Overlooked enabler of China’s last mile logistics success
What are the biggest enablers of China’s ecommerce and O2O boom?
Capital, technology, (huge) consumer base, rising consumption power, and (relatively) cheap labour?
Well, they...
Rein in the dynamics between disruption and regulation
In this age where new things keep coming out, it seems that regulators are always a step too fast or a step too slow....
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...
Twitter’s problem is not 140 vs. 280, but failure to expand...
Big news that Twitter is experimenting expanding size limit of each tweet from 140 characters to 280 characters.
This is entirely missing the point
Twitter’s problem...
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....
I brought only ¥25 cash for a two week trip in...
Yes as the title suggested, I had only ¥25 cash in my pocket when I landed in the Western Chinese city of Chongqing to...
Why we are doing The Low Down
The reason why we, the team at Momentum Works, decided to start a blog, was simple:
We were often asked about what we think about...
