INTERVIEWS Daniel Lim, Co-Founder of Reebonz Daniel Lim started his entrepreneurship journey as an undergraduate at the Singapore Management University (SMU), together with Reebonz’s other co-founder, Benjamin Han. Daniel has always been interested in business and in particular, e-commerce. Recognising the potential in the Asia Pacific consumer market, Daniel along with Benjamin came up with the concept of a luxury e-commerce […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Fintech and Financial Inclusion in Asia Due to innovations in financial technology and changes in the enabling environment, the number of financially excluded adults across Asia and the Pacific has dropped to about 1 billion. Increased access to affordable financial services can be a lever for Asians to smoothen consumption, manage risk and improve their lives through better savings options, access […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
INTERVIEWS Alexandra de Scheel, Founder of Delyric Entertainment Alexandra de Scheel is widely known by her artist name Delyric Oracle. She has spent ir majority of her younger life getting ahead in school, traveling between continents, where she ended up staying in Switzerland for high school longer than anywhere else, followed by undergraduate school in London where Alexandra attained two BAs in sociology and journalism. […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Ramya Hegde, Co-founder at FitFix Technologies Pte Ltd Ramya started the entrepreneurial journey with her recipe sharing platform. Since then she has started three business altogether and has never looked back. Read on to hear her story. What’s your story? I am a global citizen, having lived and worked across three continents over the last two decades. I was born in India and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Terence Zou, Founder & CEO of RYDE Technologies Terence Zou is happy to be transforming the lives of millions through his carpooling app. What’s your story? Navy Commander. Harvard graduate. Private equity investor. Finance lecturer. Founder and CEO of RYDE – Singapore’s number one carpooling mobile app! What excites you most about your industry? We are transforming the lives of millions while saving […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
INTERVIEWS Warren Chan, CEO of ParkEasy Warren holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. In university, he led his team to win the annual Entrepreneur’s Week Challenge, twice. He is also founder of the popular Melbourne University Mahjong Club. After graduation, Warren joined Citibank where he created the Citibank Rewards Platinum Card. This card allowed users to customize […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Jesrina Arshad, Founder of PurelyB Jesrina is the founder and CEO of PurelyB.com, namely PurelyB – a one-stop multi-lingual portal that makes it easy and convenient for people in Asia to lead healthier lifestyles. Jesrina has over nine years of experience in the digital industry starting out in web design and development at Integricity (VLT), to leading top digital client […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Asian Couponing Market In the world of commerce, the humble coupon has always maintained its place in the value chain. After all, who doesn’t want to pay a few dollars less, get free shipping or take home that exclusive free gift? With a history dating back to the Gilded Age of the late 1800’s, the coupon has carried people through […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Shung-Toon Woon, Founder of GetDoc Streamlining doctor appointments through online technology in the ASEAN region. With the ever advancing and changing healthcare industry, Shung Toon Woon believes the inflexion point for change is now! What’s your story? Serial entrepreneur, currently the Founder and Head of Strategy / Innovation at Jireh Group. Can’t sit still. Saw large gaps and identified a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Prasoon Agrawal, CTO and Co-founder of FirstRide Prasoon is the CTO and co-founder of FirstRide. He is determined to bring a revolution in the automobile industry in India. Business skills run in his vein as his family is actively involved in business and he himself started doing business of electronic parts when he was just eight years old. He has a great […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Humility Is The Secret To Leadership? Key Takeaway: A study has found that humble leaders can become more promotable by growing others through a “humility route”. Human capital theory suggests that employees’ value can be enhanced by investing in their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Humble leaders focus on the learning and growth of their followers, creating human capital value for themselves. […] Written by Elsa Chan April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Did Ancient Scientists & Philosophers Believe In Aliens? Key Takeaway: In 17th-century Europe, there was a debate about the existence of life on other planets due to the transition from a Ptolemaic view to a Copernican view. This led to the idea that if we were more like other planets and moons close to us that revolved around the Sun, they were more […] Written by Philip Almond April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discovering Your Money Attachment Style Key Takeaway: The current economic climate is particularly concerning for young people, who are often financially worse off than their parents. To overcome this, it is important to understand one’s financial attachment style, which can be secure, anxious, or avoidant. Attachment theory, influenced by childhood experiences and education, can help shape one’s relationship with money. […] Written by Ylva Baeckstrom April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Proven 5 Steps To Psychological Wellness Key Takeaway: Wellness culture, which claims to provide happiness and meaning, has been criticized for its superficial focus on superficial aspects like candles and juice cleanses. Psychological research suggests that long-term wellbeing comes from a committed pursuit of both pleasure and meaning. Martin Seligman’s Perma model, which breaks wellbeing into five pillars: positive emotions, engagement, […] Written by Ben Gibson April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When Will Quantum Computers Actually Become Practical? Key Takeaway: Quantum computing, which uses entanglement to represent information, has the potential to revolutionize everyday life. However, the development of quantum computers has been slow due to the need to demonstrate an advantage over classical computers. Only a few notable quantum algorithms have been developed, such as the BB84 protocol and Shor’s algorithm, which […] Written by Adam Lowe April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Predicting China’s Economy In 2024 Key Takeaway: China’s leaders have declared a GDP growth target of 5% in 2024, despite facing economic problems and a property crisis. The country’s rapid economic growth has been attributed to market incentives, cheap labor, infrastructure investment, exports, and foreign direct investment. However, none of these drivers are working effectively. The government’s determination to deflate […] Written by Hong Bo April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Of Human Computing Key Takeaway: Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, aims to implant a brain-computer interface (BCI) in people’s brains, allowing them to control computers or phones by thought alone. This technology holds the promise of alleviating human suffering and allowing people with disabilities to regain lost capacities. However, the long-term aspirations of Neuralink include the ability to […] Written by Allan McCay April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 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