Saturday, May 4, 2024

Real implications of China’s ICO ban?

Ether’s price dropped sharply today, immediately after the Chinese Central Government announced they were banning Initial Coin Offerings(ICOs). The drop wiped out millions of dollars...

Making insurance cool again!

There were a few times when i went to a gathering introduced myself as from the insurance industry, people would give me a sympathetic...

“But, we signed an NDA”

A team from a developed country came to us the other day, with a business plan to build smart shared bicycles, similar to the...

Alipay is NOT launching a digital wallet in Singapore soon

Many friends living in Singapore noticed this news today on both The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/alipay-inks-deal-to-expand-cashless-payment-acceptance-points-in-singapore http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sme/news/story20170823-789329 According to the reporting (especially that on...

What is best ecommerce marketing channel in rural developing world?

I was having lunch with some friends in Dubai the other day, and one of the friends ran an e-commerce platform across a few...

Alibaba leads US$1.1 billion investment in Tokopedia

This would be a major setback for JD.com and Tencent for their effort to build a foothold in Indonesia, the fourth most populous country...

Softbank: the final winner of SEA ride-hailing war?

US$2 billion  investment to Uber’s largest rival in SEA is the latest move by Softbank in the great war of ride-hailing. How far can...

China’s Mini KTVs land in Singapore

Mbar, One of the leading operators of mini KTVs in China, has launched its business in Singapore. Mini KTVs are telephone-booth-like soundproof kiosks where people...

WeWork’s entry into Southeast Asia

Many of our friends are questioning the real value of WeWork, believing that the US$20 billion valuation is obviously over-hyped. Someone calls it  “the...

Didi is far from winning the war in China

Barely two months ago, Didi announced the acquisition of Uber China, in a move that many regarded as ending the ride hailing war in...

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