Thoughts on TikTok layoffs at Tokopedia
Last Friday (14 June), TikTok announced a round of layoffs of ‘the combined entity’ of TikTok Shop and Tokopedia, the latter being the former...
E80 – The Impulso Podcast – Temu enters Brazil, joining Shopee,...
Last week, Temu joined its competitors - Shopee, Aliexpress, and SHEIN - in Brazil, marking its presence in 70 countries. This expansion comes despite...
Temu has launched in Brazil, despite all the challenges
Last Wednesday (5 June 2024), Temu went live in Brazil, bringing the total number of countries Temu is available in to 70.Â
Some thoughts (and...
E79 – The Impulso Podcast – What makes a top KOL,...
What makes a top live commerce host or KOL (Key Opinion Leader)? Is it their appearance, emotional intelligence, talent, or training? Or are these...
8 top learnings from MW immersion: live commerce (Hangzhou)
We have just completed MW Immersion: Live Commerce !
Over 3 days, leaders & decision makers from Southeast Asia and India participated in over 10+...
E78 – The Impulso Podcast – E78: Is TikTok Shop giving...
Last week, both Sea Group and Grab released their Q1 2024 results, and the market responded positively - is tech in Southeast Asia recovering?
Grab...
Is Temu already close to breakeven?
Wednesday night (22 May) Asian time, PDD group, the parent of Temu, released its 2024 Q1 results. The results are again defying the most...
Foodpanda sells its most valuable asset to Uber
Last week, Uber announced the acquisition of DeliveryHero’s Foodpanda operations in Taiwan, for US$950 million.Â
Some thoughts (and facts):
It is not a bad deal...
E77 – The Impulso Podcast – Why is live commerce in...
In the latest episode of the Impulso podcast, we are joined by special guest Shawn Teow (who makes his podcast debut), diving deep into...
A good quarter, is Shopee out of the woods yet?
Yesterday (14 May) evening Asia time, Shopee’s parent SEA Group released its Q1 2024 results. It is a good set of results: digital entertainment...