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05/05/2017

We Don't Need a Business Plan?!

https://www.techinasia.com/taizo-son-startup

In an exclusive interview with Tech in Asia, Taizo Son lays out his vision for building smart cities in Southeast Asia.

03/05/2017

On topic of Transforming Brands, 5 minutes on startup accelerator programs ... still a long way to real corporate innovation it seems; should there not more air time to talk about consumer experience and brand value?

01/05/2017

Hiring Chefs and Soldiers?

http://firstround.com/review/why-soldiers-and-chefs-make-the-best-product-managers/

Eaze CEO Jim Patterson has a theory that military and kitchen experience are solid indicators of great PMs. Here's why and what startups can look for to hire better.

28/04/2017

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26/04/2017

Lessons learned... good reflections

https://www.techinasia.com/talk/lessons-2-failed-startups

But somehow, I’m also glad that these failures happened, hard-hitting mistakes that should never be repeated.

23/04/2017

04/04/2017

How to produce helpful solutions to problems that some customers couldn't successfully identify?

https://fi.co/posts/major-key-know-your-customers-better-than-they-know-themselves

For aspiring and idea-stage entrepreneurs up to the challenge, the Founder Institute provides a comprehensive step-by-step program to launch a startup, support from to startup mentors, and a global network of entrepreneurs to help you be successful.

03/04/2017

In 5 different talks we went to this week, from art innovation to sports, WeChat was mentioned as an important ingredient for growth.... got to dig deeper about their model

https://www.techinasia.com/wechat-bike-share-with-mobike

WeChat users can now unlock and pay for a popular city bicycle-share service called Mobike.

02/04/2017

PepsiCo’s First Chief Design Officer: People Don’t Just Buy Products Anymore | 爭奪的是人心佔率以及他們生活經驗的連結

[English] http://fortune.com/2017/03/20/pepsico-design-chief-mauro-porcini/

[Chinese] https://hk.thenewslens.com/article/65016

愈來愈多企業設置所謂的「設計長」職位，透過導入設計思考的解決方法論，讓組織文化得以改變。但百事的第一位設計長分享自己經驗指出，這當中會有三個轉變的階段。

02/04/2017

Rich Thinking vs Poor Thinking ...

Rich people are always looking for ways to create value, to develop and produce products and services that enrich and enhance the lives and work of other people.

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2017/03/rich-thinking-versus-poor-thinking/

One of the most controversial chapters in Brian Tracy’s book, Get Smart!, deals with the subject of Rich Thinking versus Poor Thinking.

01/04/2017

"We are nowhere near, I think. But as a company and as an app, I am proud to say we took a risk with a project like this and are continuing to take chances and experimenting with ideas."

https://www.techinasia.com/talk/first-100000-app-user-3-month

It started with doing market research differently.