After the E-Commerce Hype, Indian Startups are Ready to Solve Real Issues
In 2016, I visited India thrice to attend conferences in Bangalore, the heart of technology in the country. SURGE, TechSparks and NASSCOM Product Conclave are the main tech conferences in the country. They bring together enthusiastic entrepreneurs, leading startups, corporates, journalists and other key innovation players to share insights. I was impressed by the size and […]
A History of Innovation in China: Four Ages of Chinese Entrepreneurs
China and its Chinese entrepreneurs are entering a new stage of development. Expanding overseas to sustain growth, Chinese companies now threaten the GAFA’s territories. In the last two years, news on Chinese companies have frequently hit the headlines: Telecom equipment giant Huawei fell behind Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market. Suning Commerce Group accepted a $6 […]
We'll be at NASSCOM Product Conclave in Bengaluru to gain insights on the opportunities and challenges in India
After spending one week in Bengaluru for TechSparks 2016 and meeting diverse key players of the startup ecosystem two weeks ago, we’ll be back in India again for the NASSCOM Product Conclave on 26-27th of October! We’ve been delighted during our last visit by the openness, energy and enthusiasm of entrepreneurs, accelerators, mentors or even corporates to […]
What ex-LINE CEO Akira Morikawa says about the future of C Channel and the video communications industry
Few are able to accomplish what Akira Morikawa has done. In 2007, the ex-LINE CEO rose to the position in a mere 4 years since joining LINE. Previously known as Hangame Japan, Morikawa joined the LINE when it was plagued with minimal sales and a limited number of employees. The motivating story of how he […]
Meet us at TechSparks in Bengaluru next week while we explore the Indian innovation ecosystem!
After attending Surge earlier this year, we’ll head again to Bengaluru, India, for another important tech event in the country: TechSparks, organized by the tech media YourStory on the 30th of September and 1st of October. Once again, we are very excited to meet lots of startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and get inspired by what gamechangers […]
The growth of C2C eCommerce apps in Asia
C2C (consumer-to-consumer) eCommerce mobile applications are currently experiencing strong growth in Asia. They are extremely easy to use for the seller as for the buyer and allow anyone to become an entrepreneur, without paying a commission. These mobile and social successors of eBay represent a huge opportunity in a region with a large number of […]
Interview with Marco Gervasi, the author of the book “East Commerce: A Journey Through China E-commerce and the Internet of Things”
We interviewed Marco Gervasi, the author of the book “East Commerce: A Journey Through China E-commerce and the Internet of Things”, published by Wiley and available worldwide from April 2016. Originally from Italy, Marco has been living in China since 2004, advising companies on their investments in and from China. Initially, he joined a […]
Can South Korean Startups (and the government) Save its Flailing Giant Tech Conglomerates?
With 17 percent of the GDP, it’s fair to say that Samsung is South Korea, or at least has represented it on the global business stage for the last decade or so. But for the last year or so, with the contraction of the global economy and the dynamism of Chinese (Xiaomi) and Indian (Micromax) competitors […]
Corporate innovation @ InnovFest Unbound: of survival and growth
Visiting InnovFest Unbound, a technology conference, was again a great way to gain insights on how large companies entered, or re-entered, the field of innovation. The theory is now well established: multi-national companies have long been lazy to change their minds, and by sticking to the good old, long, process ridden R&D, they let open […]
Julien de Salaberry: “Every piece of the healthcare value chain is impacted by the IoT” [ HealthTech ]
Having begun his career in healthcare in 1997, Julien de Salaberry founded The Propell Group (Propell), a venture investor and advisory firm based in Singapore and focused on seed investment in healhtech startups, in 2012. Propell’s portfolio includes 14 Healthtech startups to date. He’s one of the co-writers of the book iDisrupted (published in November […]
