E81 – The Impulso Podcast – Where has all the fintech...
In the first half of 2023, 41% of tech investment in Southeast Asia went into digital financial services, a consistent trend with investment in...
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.
Some thoughts (and...
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...
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...
E76 – The Impulso Podcast – Starbucks vs Luckin in China,...
Both Starbucks and Luckin Coffee recently unveiled their Q1 2024 earnings, eliciting varied market responses.
In China, Starbucks faced a challenging quarter with comparable store...
