Tag: Asia
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I’ve spent 10 days meeting amazing founders here in Tokyo. I keep seeing the same strengths, and the same challenges. And I have a solution: The US-Japan Hybrid Startup. Move the founders to the United States. Keep the rest of the team in Japan. This gives a startup the best…
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Last week, I landed in Tokyo and put up a single tweet: “What founders should I meet?” It blew up, getting thousands of views. Ever since, I’ve been fielding a flurry of messages from awesome Japanese founders. These are some amazing companies! Here’s what I’m seeing in the Japanese startup…
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Every few years, Airbnb puts out Experiences with some type of rebrand. They want to be a superapp — but that’s never going to happen. Here’s why… The Ultimate Superapp: WeChat The biggest superapp in the world is China’s WeChat. You can do anything on Wechat: talk to friends, pay…
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As China’s economy reels, youth unemployment has hit 21% — on par with Italy. A Dollar An Hour – With a College Degree From a Financial Times report: Job opportunities scream from posters at an employment fair in central China’s Zhengzhou. “Join us for the future!” urges one advertising positions…
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The Chinese social contract is simple: give us a good economy, and we’ll stay out of politics. The problem is, that contract is breaking down. The Chinese economy has 3 pillars. Today, all 3 are under extreme stress. The 3 Pillars Meanwhile, the US, China’s biggest trading partner by far,…
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“We should try the barbecue stingray,” she exclaimed. “Are you serious?” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Oh, she was. So on a recent New York evening, my friend and I found ourselves digging into something we never knew existed. This is Mr. Fried Rice at Urban Hawker. Urban Hawker…
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No US venture firm is bigger in China than Sequoia Capital. But as tensions rise, even Sequoia is pulling back. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a report out this morning in The Wall Street Journal: Sequoia Capital has started screening some investments its China arm is considering in…
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Bao Fan did everything right. Despite being one of China’s top tech investors, Bao kept a low profile and hewed to the Communist Party line. Then, he disappeared. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an article out this morning in The New York Times: …on Valentine’s Day last week,…
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Chinese homebuyers are refusing to pay their mortgages in a boycott that’s spreading across the country. Many fear the homes they’re paying for will never be finished. Now, suppliers to builders are also defaulting on loans. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From ABC News Australia: A fast-growing mortgage boycott…
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You just went to a protest marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. You were scared, but you went. You wore a mask and took a winding route home. No one could have seen you. You arrive home to your Hong Kong apartment and decide to check your bank…
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