How to market effectively in SEA without cracking your head
Offline marketing prowess makes all the difference.
It is increasingly becoming a crowded space for advertisers to promote their brands online. Not only is...
Why founders increasingly hate the word ‘startup’
Only two years ago, startup was the ‘in’ thing and friends who were launching their ventures were proudly declaring they were a ‘startup’. The...
Chinese Loan Apps in Indonesia
If you read our earlier articles about the Indonesian payday loan market (Part 1 and Part 2 are linked here for your convenience) you...
Real reason for Alibaba’s US$2.9 billion investment in offline retailer
Alibaba Group today announced that it is making a US$2.87 billion investment into Sun & Art Group, a retail group in China that operates...
Are you addicted to data dashboards as I am?
When I was running a consumer mobile internet business, one thing I did most frequently was…
Unlock my tablet and stare at the dashboard.
Like...
The failure that defined Alipay’s success
In case you have been living under a rock (or a pile of paperwork) these last few years, here’s an introduction of Alipay (支付宝)...
Stop striving to be productive, think more and embrace change
Many leaders know that they are on a different lane, but still want to put themselves in their employees’ shoes. Somehow, the notion of teamwork...
Will Grab & Uber merge, with Softbank now a shareholder of...
By now you always know what is happening: Uber’s board is allowing Softbank to become a shareholder.
Probably a huge relief for early investors...
Fashion ecommerce in SEA, and why Zalora is struggling
Last month, Pomelo, a Bangkok-based online fashion brand, confirmed US$19 million funding led by JD.com, China’s second biggest ecommerce platform.
This is shortly after Zilingo,...
Ezbuy’s Taobao accounts suspended: What it should have done
In October, we published an article on the viability of Ezbuy facing an onslaught of Taobao entering Southeast Asia through Lazada.
Now in the light...
