Observations on the current state of affairs
Competitive rivalry in venture capital, recession and tech jobs in China, a banker's pipe dream and how to legitimately lose money.
Perspectives... from an older friend
The balance sheet of the current generation of young Chinese people has basically been destroyed.
Never stop learning
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?
For Gen Z, greed isn't always good
There is a huge mindset difference between those in their mid 30s and 40s compared to the Gen ZÂ population.
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
As I enter my third year of working for a Chinese company and living in China, it felt apt to reflect on and summarise a few takeaways...
Twelve rules of success
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
It has been a relatively productive two weeks in Singapore. Most of the conversations I have had ranged from my life in Hong Kong to...