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...
Are ICOs a more democratic way of fundraising?
Our own Jianggan Li moderated a panel discussion on ICO & Regulation last Thursday (12 Oct), as part of INSEAD FinTech Week. On the...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Who owns the future? The governments or the internet giants (or someone else)?
In the first two parts of this analysis, we discussed why we...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Plausible and implausible use cases for payment adoption in Southeast Asia
In Part 1, we discussed why we couldn’t exactly replicate Alipay and Wechat in...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Can someone replicate the success of Wechat Pay or Alipay?
Our Chinese entrepreneur friends believe that the low penetration of banking services in South...
Supercharge your product team
With Asia’s startup scene having skyrocketed over the last five years, the one role that has perhaps piqued the most interest is that of...
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....
