ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP TECHNOLOGY The Commodification of Truth in the Era of Disinformation As children, we’re told bedtime stories to help us fall asleep at night. Stories about mythical creatures, princes and princesses, and unsung superheroes take us to an alternate reality, a more comfortable reality. There, everything is better — we’re more adventurous, life is more exciting, and we always win the battle between good and evil. But what happens […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY How To Get People To Talk About Your Startup I often meet startup entrepreneurs who are amped up about heir new venture. They typically have one hundred things already figured out and they’re convinced about their future success. I love to be around this enthusiasm and I love driven risk-takers. Still, few battle plans survive first contact. Building a business is a constant struggle […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Taking Healthcare To The Digital Age After a health-related event as broad in scope as a pandemic, there are a number of questions we need to ask. The first is why, in a world as hyperconnected and digitized as the present one, we were unable to prevent it. The answer is clear: healthcare is still not digitized. I’m talking about a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Reasons Why Talented People Have Failed in Their Careers 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 figure out as best you can whether that […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY What I Learnt from Scaling one of Asia’s Fastest Growing Startups I joined iPrice in the summer of 2016. At the time, a very promising regional affiliate player with an encouraging initial traction and around 1M monthly users. I left at the end of last year, after a terrific journey which saw us becoming the leading meta-search e-commerce aggregator in SEA, growing our userbase to over 15M monthly […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Stealing Secrets with Quantum Physics 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 states compared to the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Ali Wilde, Professional Make-up Artist Ali Wilde is a professional make-up artist based in Hong Kong with a passion for health and wellbeing. She specializes in organic and natural makeup and skincare. What’s your story? After 11 years of working in professional services, I hung up my suit, put away my heels, picked up a makeup brush (or 50) and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Anjali Harjani-Hardasani, Founder of Malabar Baby Having looked everywhere to find natural baby linens at an affordable price, Anjali left the corporate world and began the journey that lead to Malabar Baby. What’s your story? My search for beautiful and natural baby linens began in 2014 when I moved from New York City to Hong Kong and became pregnant with my […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Susannah Jaffer, Founder of Zerrin Susannah is the founder of a multi-label online boutique. In her down time she enjoys exercise and making music. What’s your story? I’m originally from the United Kingdom but have called Singapore home since 2012. During my 4.5 years working as a magazine editor, I became jaded by the cyclical, trend led designs offered by […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Jeevita Pillai – Founder of Afrowithjeevi This article was originally published here: Jeevita Pillai – Founder of Afrowithjeevi Jeevita Pillai took advantage of lockdown to expand her knowledge of dance and fitness and move her business into the area of African Dance. What’s your story? I have been involved in dance fitness for more than 8 years as a Zumba Fitness […] Written by Callum Laing June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Structures Have Forever Changed – There’s No Going Back As more and more countries extend their vaccination campaigns, with the US authorities saying that 99.992% of fully inoculated people can resist Covid, the de-escalation process, the supposed return to normality after an 18-month hiatus, is underway. But what does normality mean? Within a few weeks of the first lockdowns in March 2020, forced to work […] Written by Enrique Dans June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Mysteries Of Memory Our memories make us who we are, and yet we still don’t understand how memories are stored in the brain, or what happens when memory problems develop. Neuroscientists have identified some regions of the brain that seem to be vital for memory storage, however the exact networks that allow us to store and recall information […] Written by Things We Don't Know May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Dilution Of Presence The experience acquired during the pandemic from using tools such as videoconferencing across a range of situations has prompted several companies to experiment with new technologies and interfaces for when the pandemic is behind us and we’re living in the new normal. The basic idea is to replace the need for face-to-face contact with technologies […] Written by Enrique Dans May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future of Knowledge: Can It Exist Without a Human Mind? When we consider the future of knowledge, we must consider whether something like knowledge can exist without a human mind to grasp it. Some would argue that without interacting with consciousness, it is possible to have data and even information, but not real knowledge. Such a view flies in the face of the normal way we think about knowledge. What are […] Written by Empirics Asia May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
