Twitter could overcome (or become) Toutiao outside China
We argued about three months ago that Twitter needs more drastic measures to revive its fortunes on The Low Down - Twitters Problem is...
Momentum Works’ predictions for Southeast Asia 2018 – full version
We’re often tasked by our clients (and joint venture partners) to try and predict the future. Thankfully, due to our experience, and from keeping...
Bitcoin – last wake up call for financial players
With some pundits pricing Bitcoin at US$100,000 in the next 18 months, time to wake up!
ezbuy – lessons of how not to be held hostage by...
Once the biggest e-commerce company in Singapore, ezbuy has been on a downward spiral since Singles Day 2016, where it saw what was believed...
“But it does not have any F***ing use”
One very sophisticated presentation was unfolding at a demo day that I attended in Beijing recently. The founder was so confident about his customer...
GrabPay is not making full use of its advantages
So GrabPay appointed a new CTO, Vikas Agrawal, who was previously with Paytm. Agrawal is to be based in Bangalore, more than 3000 kilometres...
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.
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