BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS 5 Things You Should Know While Building Your Business Are You Thinking About Starting A Business? If you’re like many ambitious individuals these days, you may be thinking about starting a business of your own. Many people are starting businesses online as well as opening their own storefront. There are many ways to make a business successful, but not everyone will be successful when […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP Do Startup Accelerators Help? The business accelerator model was first introduced 10 years ago, when Y Combinator was launched in the U.S. Since then the model has been widely replicated and accelerators have proliferated throughout the world. As of 2015, there are approximately 416 accelerators in U.S. and 100 in Europe. At its core, accelerators aim to support firms […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY 5 Tips for Older Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship is not just a young person’s game. There is no reason why older people can’t start their own business too, even if they have no previous experience of entrepreneurship or if they have already passed retirement age. We are all living longer these days and we most likely will have to work longer as […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS Co-working in Kyoto With 2.6 million residents, Kyoto’s population is roughly one fifth the size of Tokyo’s. While Tokyo is known for its skyscrapers and trains packed with salary men in suits, Kyoto elicits images of temples and geisha wearing kimono. The city is marked by a notably high number of foreign visitors and residents looking for the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Zhen Hoe Yong, Founder of Fulfilled “Flying in the face of adversity and pushing the boundaries” – Zhen Hoe shares his personal story about his business. What’s your story? I have always been active and have appreciated what a fit, healthy body could do for my life. However, after I tore my ligament in a soccer game, things changed. I became […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Startups Adapt The Cashback Shopping Model To Southeast Asia In a surprisingly short amount of time, cashback websites in Southeast Asia have started to produce results that exceed the expectations of industry experts, and even the very founders themselves. Their rapidly growing consumer base goes to show how more and more Southeast Asians are not only taking their shopping online, but also relying on […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS 5 Top Myths About Being An Entrepreneur After working as a CPA for three years, I have spent the past five years as an entrepreneur. Here are five myths about being an entrepreneur. 1. Entrepreneurs have a very flexible work schedule. It is easy to think that when you have your own company, you get to make your own schedule. One can […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Robin Leonard, CEO of Allfamous Digital What’s your story? Four years ago I co-founded a digital marketing agency in Manila, Philippines. I had been living here for 2 years as a Management Consultant working with IBM in the banking and telco sector when my contract ended and I was forced to find a local job or move onto the next contract […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Co-working in Seoul In a modernized city like Seoul, where traditional values are still the cornerstone of the society, the coworking movement that has seen a rising popularity in Asian economies like Singapore and Hong Kong, is taking a slower growth in the Korean capital. However, for eager hearts that want to make it work, looking for more […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Wemel Cumavoo, Co-Founder Of MyMobile Uni From a very young age Wemel was unexpectedly thrust into a role of responsibilities that came about after his father’s untimely death. As the second oldest child of seven children being raised by a single parent, he realized early on that he would have to make certain sacrifices to ensure the well-being and better of his family. He […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Time May Not Exist Key Takeaway: Modern physics suggests that time may be an illusion, as Einstein’s theory of relativity suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block. J.M.E. McTaggart, an English philosopher, published a paper in 1908 arguing that time is unreal using logic alone. He proposed two ways to describe time: the “B-series” and the “A-series”. The […] Written by Matyás Moravec April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 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
The Psychology Of A Gentleman Key Takeaway: The Gentlemen, a TV series by Guy Ritchie, reimagines the age-old trope of a “gentleman” based on Middle English and French. The term originated from Middle English, referring to the English gentry, a class below nobility but above farmers. The concept of a gentleman is associated with higher competence, warmth, and positive connotations […] Written by Jayden Greenwell-Barnden April 12, 2024April 12, 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
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