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Reasons Why Talented People Have Failed in Their Careers
Posted On November 11, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

The following are excerpts from interviews with people whose work we respect and who would like to remain anonymous. How have you seen talented people fail in their work? Not spending enough time on their mental health Burning out. As a way of preventing burnout, try to …
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Top 6 Critical Mistakes that Startups Make
Posted On November 6, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

I’ve worked in a number of startups, and even started a few of my own, over the last 19 years. Everything from bootstrapped, idea phase to funded with millions and running off the ground. I’ve seen major successes and massive failures with destroyed finances and …
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Money is Going Digital Faster Than We Thought
Posted On October 30, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Bermuda joins Iceland and a select band of countries to approve electronic money institutions (Circle and Monerium respectively) which will be authorizedto issue electronic money anchored to the value of their currencies through stablecoins. A growing number of countries are now moving toward digital currencies: China’s goal in issuing a cryptocurrency is to exercise further control over what its population gets up to, Switzerland is studying …
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The Uncertain Future of Media Unicorns
Posted On October 22, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Only three media companies — Buzzfeed, Vice Media, and Vox Media — meet the definition of a “unicorn,” or a startup valued at more than $1 billion. The three have very different growth stories (see the chart below), but they all have attracted large, young …
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How will Technology affect the Future of Knowledge
Posted On October 11, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Literate cultures use writing as a kind of ‘knowledge technology.’ Unlike older, oral cultures, they are able to store human intelligence outside the human brain. Literate cultures change the kind of knowledge that humanity can experience. In the coming era of machine intelligence, we face a transformation that will …
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The Rise of Pet Tech
Posted On October 11, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

It will come as a surprise to precisely nobody that we love our furry friends. Yet although the bond between humans and animals goes back thousands of years, the way we approach pet ownership has changed quite a lot in recent years. Where previous generations would …
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Southeast Asia Could Have a $200B Internet Economy With the Right Set Up
Posted On October 7, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

The Southeast Asian startup scene is strong and getting stronger. Across the region, companies are emerging in fintech, edtech, insurtech, blockchain and many other areas. In 2017, Southeast Asian startups received $7.86 billion in investor funding, which is triple the investments seen the year before, according to …
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Bending the Moral Arc of the Gig Economy
Posted On October 3, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

Ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft don’t just move people physically. They also change minds, winning people over to the Gig Economy. After a ride in a stranger’s car, it seems more natural that an app might connect you with a stranger who offers a …
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Influence Marketing: A Phony Industry?
Posted On September 30, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

There’s never been a better time for a debate about influencer marketing: Google says searches for the term “influencer” are through the roof; there are supposed influencers with millions of followers unable to sell 36 t-shirts , while others sell even their bath water. All this would suggest to brands …
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The Secret of Tesla’s Success is Not Selling Cars
Posted On September 26, 2019 AvatarThe Asian Entrepreneur Authors & Contributors 0

A while back, after a rigorous study of Tesla’s brand strategy and then contrasting my ideas with those of leading executives from all over the world, I explained why I thought that most analysts, whether from the financial, automotive and energy industries, were wrong about the …