ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS USA Is The Leading Foreign Investor In Pakistan Property The USA is the leading foreign investor in Pakistan’s real estate market, according to new data from global property portal Lamudi. The USA tops the list of leading foreign investors in the South Asian country’s property sector, followed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Canada. Pakistan’s real estate sector is […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Social Enterprises and Capitalism? The time has come to look at “social enterprises”—a form of capitalism that includes social and environmental objectives in addition to the profit motive. More than a century ago, Henry Ford asserted that “a business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” The world is now overrun by such “poor businesses.” The heedless […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS Asia Is Modernising Its Business Environment A new World Bank Group report finds that four of eight economies in South Asia implemented at least one regulatory reform making it easier for local entrepreneurs to do business in 2013/14. Three countries—Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan—focused their efforts on adopting modern electronic systems to facilitate business activity. Released today, Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency finds […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS Malaysian Digital Investment Firm Expands Presence In Myanmar Kuala Lumpur – Digital investment firm, Frontier Digital Ventures (“Frontier”), helmed by global emerging market online specialist, CEO and Founder, Shaun Di Gregorio, is pleased to announce the firm has expanded its presence into the premier frontier market of Myanmar with two landmark investments in leading online automobile website, MyanmarCarsDB and leading online property website, iMyanmarhouse. […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Real Estate In Emerging Markets Global property website Lamudi released its first research report on real estate in the emerging markets. The company’s inaugural white paper provides a comprehensive overview of the property sector in 16 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The report, Real Estate in the Emerging Markets, is based on a series of online […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS Pakistan’s #1 Auto Portal Raises USD $3.5 Million The Malaysia based venture capital fund focused on online classifieds businesses in emerging and frontier markets will invest US$3.5 Million into PakWheels.com Over last 10 years, PakWheels.com has helped millions of Pakistanis buy & sell cars and bikes, read automotive reviews and news, check automotive prices and find solutions to their automotive needs. Despite the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Promising Pakistani Startups The most promising Pakistani startups are gaining a global footprint in terms of funding and customers. Appography is transforming the way customers interact with call centre helplines, replacing traditional, audio-only IVR with a more helpful and visual touch experience via their innovative Vivid app. Reducing queue traffic and allowing customers to express their […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Technology Business Valuations – A Hurdle to VC Deals in Developing Markets of Asia Ask prospective investors in Pakistan or Bangladesh for a $200K investment at $800K pre-money valuation and see the jaws drop. Most investors will question whether you and ‘that thing’ on your laptop is worth that much money. That’s a legitimate objection by anyone not used to valuing tech ventures, especially seed stage ventures that are […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Next Startup Nation: Pakistan? Recently dubbed ‘the next big thing’ in Asia with restored investor confidence, favourable conditions for private sector growth[1] and a plethora of talented engineers, the country’s burgeoning startup community is emerging as the world’s next tech hotspot. A vibrant middle class is rising in Pakistan, home to more than 180M people, of which 60% are […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Tell If Conspiracy Theory Is False Key Takeaway: Conspiracy theories are prevalent and can involve various factors. People believe false conspiracy theories for various reasons, such as the existence of real conspiracies. However, unfounded conspiracy theories often lack evidence and substitute elements that should be red flags for skeptics. To vet a claim, one should seek out evidence, test the allegation, […] Written by H. Colleen Sinclair May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Surprising Discoveries About The Origin Of Life Key Takeaway: Recent research has focused on replicating the chemical reactions that constitute life as we know it in conditions plausible for early Earth around 4 billion years ago. However, the rise of experimental work has led to many contradictory theories. Some scientists believe that life emerged in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, where the conditions provided […] Written by Louise Gillet de Chalonge May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
NASA’s Search For Life On Mars Key Takeaway: NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rover missions are investigating the planet’s evidence for life, known as its “biosignatures,” in unprecedented detail. The rovers are acting as extraterrestrial detectives, hunting for clues that life may have existed eons ago, including evidence of long-gone liquid surface water, life-sustaining minerals, and organic molecules. The Mars of today […] Written by Amy Williams April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Smartphones & The Source Of Our Anxiety Key Takeaway: Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Anxious Generation, calls for action to limit teenagers’ smartphone access and address the mental health crisis caused by the widespread use of smartphones. Haidt cites the “great rewiring” period from 2010 to 2015 as a time when adolescents’ neural systems were primed for anxiety and depression by daily smartphone […] Written by Hugh Breakey April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Should TikTok Be Banned? Key Takeaway: President Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill in April 2024, allowing TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. If the law stands, TikTok will be blocked from any US app store or web-hosting service, affecting over 170 million US users, including 62% of Americans aged 18 to 29. Critics argue […] Written by Sarah Florini April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Being Thoughtful In The Age Of A.I. Key Takeaway: Concerns about AI’s potential roguehood and potential harm to privacy and dignity are a significant concern. AI’s algorithms, programmed by humans, are also biased and discriminatory. However, a psychologist’s research suggests that AI is a threat to making people less disciplined and skilled in making thoughtful decisions. Making thoughtful decisions involves understanding the […] Written by Joe Arvai April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Are Single People Happier? The Science Of Being Single Key Takeaway: A study published in the Journal of Personality suggests that long-term single people can be secure and thriving, possibly due to their attachment style. The research found that 78% of singles were insecure, with 22% being secure. Secure singles are comfortable with intimacy and closeness in relationships, while anxious singles worry about rejection […] Written by Yuthika Girme April 23, 2024April 23, 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