The current state of affairs
Competitive rivalry in the VC world, recession and tech jobs, a banker's pipe dream and how to legitimately lose money.
Sep 11, 2024
Bleak perspectives from an older friend
We are in the early innings of the housing bubble in China, and the balance sheet of the current generation of young Chinese people has basically been destroyed.
May 31, 2024
An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
May 15, 2024
Some mud in the water might be a good thing
For people in the Gen-Z category, greed isn't always good.
Apr 15, 2024
Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event"
I love Shenzhen. I like its wide city roads that are peppered with electric taxis. There are virtually so many electric cars on the...
Mar 5, 2024
What the whales own matter to the fishes
It only takes one bad month, one wrongly sized bad trade.
Feb 4, 2024
Cultural learnings in China
Takeaways and reflections after working for a Chinese company for three years.
Jan 12, 2024
Twelve rules of success from Marriott
I am not usually fond of reading corporate marketing material but ended up flipping through the pages of a book I came across in the hotel..
Dec 11, 2023
The changing narrative on China
Embracing policy is a choice for investors offshore but a necessity for firms operating in China.
Mar 26, 2023
A new new normal
Maybe what the world needs now is to be be less pessimistic and gradually learn to embrace a new normal of a controlled market economy rather than a free economy that is jacked up on steroids.
Dec 5, 2022
