BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK STRATEGY The Real Reason Why WeWork Failed Key Takeaway: WeWork, a co-working firm founded by Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey in 2010, filed for bankruptcy after announcing its failure. The company, which rented out desks, offices, and meeting rooms to companies and freelancers, promoted itself as a tech company, promising to boost workers’ social interaction and innovation. However, Neumann claimed that the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Anisha Singh, Founder & CEO, Mydala.com (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Anisha Singh is a Founding Partner of She Capital, an early stage fund, that invests in women-led businesses with a potential for high growth. She […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Conscious Business Leadership – Humans like Plants need Optimal Conditions to Thrive We interviewed a visionary woman leader, Kadi Metsmaa, CEO of Esplan. Esplan is the leading Workplace Happiness consultant with 30 years of experience in architecture and engineering. http://www.esplan.ee/ Could you tell us more about how you look at physical wellness in the workplace and more about yourself growing up as a young woman leader? How […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY The Growth of Co-Working in India Co-Working spaces are fast outpacing monolithic workspaces in terms of commercial real estate absorption in India. While the share of IT/ITeS in the share of transacted space is following a declining trend, co-working spaces are proliferating in the country. Real estate services company, JLL estimates a 40–50% growth in flexible office space in India in […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY The Business Model for Content Startups A business model helps to clarify a company’s main purpose, such as who they’re serving, how they help, and how the company can sustain its operations. A business model is distinctly different from an organization’s strategy, which typically addresses product, pricing, and marketing decisions. A formal business plan, however, may include some of these elements […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Adele Chung, Owner of Strengths Compass With the mission to help people break out of the ‘I’m not good enough’ mindset and get more out of life, Adele Chung founded Strengths Compass. What’s your story? I am an accidental coach. I came into full-time coaching only this year. I decided to leave 15 years of my corporate work as a marketing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
FINANCE Why Family Offices are Finally Returning to Their Roots As wealth in Asia explodes, so does the number of Family Offices springing up to serve it. Interestingly the first known example of what would go on to become known as a Family Office started in China in the 1600’s BC. The concept of Trusts came about with the Crusades in the AD 1100 but […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Amarit Charoenphan, Co-Founder & CEO of HUBBA Amarit and his brother launched Thailand’s first and largest coworking space, HUBBA. What’s your story? My co-founder and brother Charle and I have worked together for 7 years since late 2011 to launch HUBBA, Thailand’s 1st and largest coworking space network and community. We also spun off a subsidiary, Techsauce in 2015. Techsauce (https://www.techsauce.co/en) is […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE STARTUPS STRATEGY 5 Important Reasons Not to Raise Capital for Your Startup I recently had dinner with co-founders of a startup who’d just raised quite a bit of money for their company, a deal which incidentally I’d passed on. The meal was fantastic: fresh salmon from the bay, washed down with a particularly good New Zealand pinot noir, while watching the sun go down over the water. […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS TECHNOLOGY How We Can Innovate the Legal Industry like Elon Musk The legal industry is in need of ideas for change and innovation, and I found just the person to look to. Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX, and the co-founder of Tesla Motors and SolarCity. With SpaceX, his goal is to make humans a multi-planetary species. In Tesla, his vision, dubbed the ‘Master Plan,’ […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Biological Cost Of Loneliness Key Takeaway: A study by the University of Cambridge and Fudan University has found that loneliness is a significant health risk, with 25% of older adults and 15% of adolescents suffering from it. The research identified five proteins, including GFRA1, ADM, and FABP4, that are significantly elevated in individuals experiencing loneliness, which play key roles […] Written by Empirics Asia January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How A Japanese Show Revolutionised Global Startup Culture Key Takeaway: The Japanese show “Money Tigers” revolutionized global startup culture by introducing a risk-averse economic culture to entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to wealthy angel investors. This format, inspired by “Dragons’ Den” and “Shark Tank,” has sparked 50 adaptations worldwide, with over $1 billion in investments reported by 2024. Before the global success of Dragons’ Den or Shark […] Written by Empirics Asia January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Enigma Of The Moon’s Age Key Takeaway: Researchers are challenging long-standing theories about the Moon’s formation by examining its history through a collaboration between physicists, chemists, and planetary scientists. The team proposed that the Moon’s apparent age might reflect a later event, such as intense tidal heating during its journey away from Earth. This new framework suggests that the Moon’s […] Written by Empirics Asia December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hidden Perils Of Mirror Molecules Key Takeaway: Scientists warn that within a decade, humanity may be capable of creating “mirror-image life forms” composed entirely of enantiomers, posing both revolutionary potential and catastrophic risks. Mirror bacteria could evade immune systems, cause infections, and destabilize ecosystems. The urgency lies in establishing governance frameworks and international collaboration to mitigate potential hazards. Imagine looking […] Written by Empirics Asia December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Are We Born With A Moral Compass? Key Takeaway: A large-scale replication effort by the ManyBabies consortium has cast doubt on a groundbreaking study that claimed infants could differentiate between “helpers” and “hinderers,” preferring those who assisted others over those who obstructed them. The original study, led by Kiley Hamlin, involved showing six- and ten-month-old infants a puppet show, and 88% of […] Written by Empirics Asia December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rise Of Western Computer Chips? Key Takeaway: Intel’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has resigned amid boardroom discontent, signaling the fading of a once-dominant American technological legacy. Intel’s strategic missteps during the rise of mobile technology led to financial reliantness on older technologies and delayed investment in next-generation manufacturing processes. The company’s struggle is emblematic of a larger challenge for the U.S. […] Written by Empirics Asia December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Significance Of The Santa Myth Key Takeaway: The Santa Myth is a myth that has been passed down through generations to infuse Christmas with wonder. It represents a world that is fair and just, where good behavior is rewarded and kindness celebrated. The myth enriches children’s experience by providing a framework for understanding fairness and responsibility. It also encourages creativity […] Written by Empirics Asia December 13, 2024December 13, 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