ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS SIXTY-ONE PROMINENT BUSINESS LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS LAUDED AT THE ASIA PACIFIC ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2020 REGIONAL EDITION Enterprise Asia is pleased to present an impressive list of sixty-one outstanding award recipients at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2020 Regional Edition. These leading figures have set and proven themselves consistent and exceptional entrepreneurial spirit in going above and beyond expectations during this unprecedented year. Established in 2007, APEA recognises outstanding entrepreneurs […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS THIRTY-FIVE OUTSTANDING VIETNAMESE BUSINESS LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS HONORED AT THE ASIA PACIFIC ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2020 Thirty-five outstanding Vietnamese business leaders and organisations were honored at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2020 or APEA 2020. This is the award’s 14th year, and it is the fourth edition of the APEA in Vietnam. An initiative by Enterprise Asia, the region leading NGO, APEA is the largest regional recognition programme, with […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
STARTUPS STRATEGY New Progressive Approach For Outsourcing Companies Recently, I got to talk to Muslim Zholdozbayev, co-founder of software and data engineering company Petrel AI. Leading engineering company in Kazakhstan. He shared his perspectives on a new business approach for outsource and tech companies. Here is what he shared: 1. New approach for outsource servicesAs technology is constantly evolving so is the client […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY The Future Of Entrepreneurship After The Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic raging across the world has taken a huge toll on global lives and economies. Already it is being seen as the most consequential global crisis since the Second World War. To date, the pandemic has forced countries around the world to take unprecedented measures ranging from effectively shutting down their borders shut, […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP JCI Lead Tropicana host New Entrepreneur Championship Conference for the Second Year Junior Chamber International Lead Tropicana(“JCI LT”), a non-profit organization continues its mission to empower Malaysian youths in developing entrepreneurial skills by hosting its flagship program, the New Entrepreneur Championship Conference 2.0 (“NECC 2.0”)in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, on August 10, 2019. This is the second year NECC 2.0 brings forth the industry’s most knowledgeable speakers, startup communities, […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS Founder Melvin Poh officially listed on Forbes This week Forbes has officially announced and unveiled its prestigious list for “30 Under 30” and it is with great joy that we have discovered that one of our founders at The Asian Entrepreneur, Melvin Poh has made the cut as one of Forbes’ featured entrepreneurs in 2019. Being selected as one of the honourees […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Upgrade Your Life Practically No inspirational quotes and other bullshit No theories from books. Trust me, there are only 6 practical ways to upgrade your life unless you plan to find a rich sugar mama/papa. Upgade your friends I know it sounds so selfish and heartless but it is what it is. When you surround yourself with successful and ambitious […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
STARTUPS STRATEGY Should You Start a Business in a Congested Market? The answer is yes. There is a reason why there are thousands of people selling phone cases on Amazon or Taobao is that every one of them has customers buying their cases. There is a reason why there are thousands of sellers offline and online, and you can just be one of them. You might […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Understanding Kazakhstan: The Oily Valley of Opportunities Kazakhstan, one of the largest countries in the world blessed with natural resources and now tech innovative investments. Kazakhstan has enormous national wealth, about 85% of which falls on the natural resource potential. This country with oddly beautiful people is among the top 15 countries in the world when it comes to essential oil reserves, […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFESTYLE STARTUPS Why Motivation is Garbage Dopamine is what you need not motivation. As one of my favorite authors Mel Robins said you live in a complete falsehood that at some point your gonna have the courage, that at some point you’re going to have the confidence but that is total bullshit and there are so many people in the world […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Will ChatGPT Transform Philosophy Key Takeaway: In 1950 English mathematician Alan Turing proposed an “imitation game” where a judge entered into a typed dialogue with an AI pretending to be human as a way of testing if the AI was intelligent. Lex.page is an AI-enabled writing tool that can generate text or answer questions. In 2018, Google unveiled Duplex, […] Written by Geoffrey Rockwell January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Ancient Wisdom Can Teach Us About Finance Key Takeaway: The rate of species extinctions as a result of human activity is at least 1,000 times higher than the natural rate. The effects of business on our climate are also clear, with 71%of the world’s fossil fuel emissions coming from just 100 multinational corporations. They aim to work within the nature and limits […] Written by Atul Shah January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why Amazon Became So Successful Key Takeaway: Amazon with a market capitalization of over $1.5 trillion and net revenue of $386 billion in 2020. Customer Service and Convenience is one of the key factors that has contributed to its success. Amazon’s focus on customer service and convenience has played a major role in its success. Innovative Business Model is another […] Written by Andreas Lehmann January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What The Art Of David Hockney Can Teach Us About Life Key Takeaways: David Hockney is the great modern mark-maker. He brings new joy and richness to the very act of seeing, writes art critic Richard Brinsley Wylie. David Hockney’s latest book, My Window, is a visual diary of what he observed from his bed. At the age of 72, he started using iPhone and iPad […] Written by Martin Kemp January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Cats In The Medieval Ages Key Takeaways: In the middle ages, men and women were often identified by the animals they kept. Keeping an animal that was lavished with attention, affection and high-quality food in return for no functional purpose – other than companionship – signified high status. Pets became part of the personal identity of the nobility. The 14th-century […] Written by Madeleine Killacky January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Look At The Global Economy In 2023 Key Takeaways: EU energy ministers have capped gas prices at €180 (£159) per megawatt hour (MWh) for this winter. The cap is an attempt to control the unruly market forces that saw gas prices spike to nearly €340/MWh last summer. Political intervention risks repeating mistakes made by the US during the 1970s oil price shocks. […] Written by Adi Imsirovic January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What We Can Learn From Kanye West And Adidas Key Takeaways: Brand collaborations are strategic partnerships between two or more brands. When done well, the collaboration helps both partners grow their brands and amplify a shared message. But just like any marriage, it doesn’t always go well; recent examples include Yeezy’s breakups with Gap and Adidas. Adidas has ended its partnership with Yeezy after […] Written by Pankhuri Malhotra December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 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
