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.
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.
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?
Some mud in the water might be a good thing
For people in the Gen-Z category, greed isn't always good.
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...
What the whales own matter to the fishes
It only takes one bad month, one wrongly sized bad trade.
Cultural learnings in China
Takeaways and reflections after working for a Chinese company for three years.
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..
The changing narrative on China
Embracing policy is a choice for investors offshore but a necessity for firms operating in China.
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.
Hong Kong is not what it used to be
No crowds. Only a handful of shops open. Lounges are dead.
"Un-investable"
Our lack of understanding in how different countries are being governed are rooted in bias, largely based on what we are familiar with and what we are not.