Entrepreneurship Promising Pakistani Startups July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The most promising Pakistani startups are gaining a global footprint in terms of funding and customers. Appography is transforming the way customers interact with call centre helplines, replacing traditional, audio-only IVR with a more helpful and visual touch experience via their innovative Vivid app. Reducing queue traffic and allowing customers to express their […]
Entrepreneurship Technology Business Valuations – A Hurdle to VC Deals in Developing Markets of Asia July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Ask prospective investors in Pakistan or Bangladesh for a $200K investment at $800K pre-money valuation and see the jaws drop. Most investors will question whether you and ‘that thing’ on your laptop is worth that much money. That’s a legitimate objection by anyone not used to valuing tech ventures, especially seed stage ventures that are […]
Entrepreneurship The Next Startup Nation: Pakistan? July 19, 2014July 19, 2014 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Recently dubbed ‘the next big thing’ in Asia with restored investor confidence, favourable conditions for private sector growth[1] and a plethora of talented engineers, the country’s burgeoning startup community is emerging as the world’s next tech hotspot. A vibrant middle class is rising in Pakistan, home to more than 180M people, of which 60% are […]
MINESH PORE, Co-Founder and CEO Minesh Pore has used his global trade expertise to create a ‘dating’ agency where buyers can meet suppliers and BuyHive does the crucial bits in the middle. What’s your story? BuyHive wanted to solve the problem of trust and transparency in sourcing to improve buyers’ outcomes, especially with the assumptions that the growing segment of […] Written by Callum Laing January 1, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Am I? What Is The Self? Who am I? What is the self and where does it come from? This may be one of the oldest problems in philosophy. Beyond traditional philosophy, only very recently approaches from neuroscience (in particular imaging studies) have tried to address these questions, too. So what are neural substrates of our self? An increasing body of […] Written by Frontiers Publishing December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Bill Gate & Elon Musk Feud The Microsoft founder has become the latest in Musk’s growing list of billionaire foes. Why is SpaceX & Tesla’s chief picking fights? While they have international, even Interplanetary, businesses to run, or world-saving foundations to oversee; Billionaires, so it seems, also have plenty of time to fight. In recent months, the multi-billionaire’s club has been […] Written by Empirics Asia December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why The Recovery Has To Be Green If there has been one positive aspect of this terrible pandemic, it’s been the realization by growing numbers of people that we must change our way of life, which is largely responsible for the dire consequences of COVID-19, and start to develop more sustainable habits. A recent survey by the Pew Research Centerstates that 77% of […] Written by Empirics Asia December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is This The End Of Made In China? In early July, an important announcement by Apple went relatively unnoticed: it was shifting assembly of its iPhone 11, then the most advanced model in its product line, from China to Chennai in India. A couple of weeks later, Samsung, along with several other Apple suppliers (Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron), Indian manufacturers Micromax and Lava, and up to 18 other companies applied […] Written by Empirics Asia December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD Abandoning his hopes of studying for an MBA, Piyasak Ukritnukun has turned a relatively small lending company into a billion dollar financial inclusion company. What’s your story? I was born in the US and came back to Thailand to study at Thammasat Business School in 1999. After college, I spent two years with Boston Consulting Group […] Written by Callum Laing January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sad Music Makes Us Happy? In general, sad music is thought to cause us to experience sadness, which is considered an unpleasant emotion. As a result, the question arises as to why we listen to sad music if it evokes sadness. One possible answer to this question is that we may actually feel positive emotions when we listen to sad […] Written by Empirics Asia January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Purpose Of Art Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of art is “vague” but that it has had many unique, different reasons for being created. Some of the functions of art are provided in […] Written by Lumen Learning January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Race For The World’s Next-Generation Computer There were many doubts as to whether or not quantum computing could ever become a reality. The circuitry relies on tricky manipulation of ions and photons, or otherwise requires temperatures near absolute zero. It is, by all means and purposes, an immense test of mankind’s cleverness and aptitude for innovation. Yet just 3 days ago […] Written by Ella Alderson January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked