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The Startup Governance Bubble
Posted On March 23, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

When speaking of startups, people tend to believe that they follow democratic rules of governance. They’re companies. They have founders, investors, a board, people vote, decisions are taken. All of this looks a lot like a small-scale democracy. At least that’s how it would work in any other company. The truth …

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Working Smart & Working Hard
Posted On March 21, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Some of the best parts of my time at Mozilla were the moments of brilliant humility. We had assholes, to be sure, but there would be these moments… 20 people sitting around a conference table during an all hands. Each of them brilliant. Brilliant like I’ve rarely met before or since. The people in …

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Stealing Secrets with Quantum Physics
Posted On March 19, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Whether it’s breaking Enigma or factoring large primes to attack Soviet naval codes, cryptography has historically dragged computing kicking and screaming into major advances in algorithms and the hardware necessary to run them. Quantum computing is no exception. Computing math using qubits, spinning sub-atomic particles that can theoretically hold infinitely more …

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The Economic Times Asian Business Leaders Conclave lays the blueprint for a resurgent Asia Inc.
Posted On March 12, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

In its launch edition, The Asian Business Leaders Conclave had clearly established itself as the pre-eminent economic platform for candid discussions between leading business personalities, government leaders and policy makers. The conclave covered important aspects of intra-regional Asian ties, the changing equation and dynamics of ASEAN, digitization and its impact …

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Looking East: Lessons from Chinese Tech
Posted On March 12, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Recently, Silicon Valley has been abuzz with an article penned by legendary Sequoia Capital VC Mike Moritz. Titled “Silicon Valley would be wise to follow China’s Lead,” Moritz details how a recent trip to China highlighted the differences between Mainland Chinese tech culture and Silicon Valley — and ultimately why the former …

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6 Questions to Understand a Product
Posted On March 11, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

1. What is the product vision? The product vision is the single most important goal that you are aiming for with your product. It is the reason that the product is a reality and without it, your product is a side project. You should not be the only person who knows what the …

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Lessons from My Failure of Building a Billion Dollar Company
Posted On March 6, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

In 2011, I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest — before I vested any of my stock — to work on what I thought would be my life’s work. I thought Gumroad would become a billion-dollar company, with hundreds of employees. It would IPO, and I would work on it until I died. Something …

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The Fourth Gear of Capitalism
Posted On February 28, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

The economy is in between gears right now, and that’s a growing problem because as is true with all higher gears, we could be accomplishing so much more with so much less and prosperity could be greatly increased for not only the lucky few, but everyone. What do I mean? …

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Localising a Global Campaign in Japan: Divestment
Posted On February 18, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

On the surface, Japan seems to have all the ingredients for successful organising and digital campaigning. It is a longtime democracy with high levels of broadband penetration and newspaper readership. Japan also retains global economic influence. It is the world’s third largest economy and companies like Toyota, Uniglo, Sony and Panasonic are visible …

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Startup Lessons from Fyre Festival
Posted On February 13, 2019 The Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Last night I finally watched the Netflix documentary FYRE: The greatest party that never happened. I'm late to the party, I know. An ocean of digital ink has already been devoted to this documentary since it first aired on 18th January. In honesty, I wasn't planning to watch or write about it. …

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