WeChat: One Messenger to Rule Them All?

Can WeChat Succeed in Building a One-Stop-Shop?

Eaze — A future Unicorn in the cutthroat on-demand space?

How Eaze is different from other on-demand players

Here’s why I think Eaze potentially could achieve $250mm revenues in the next 4–5 years. If then valued similar to a SaaS company, it could achieve ~4x…

“Taking the Wrong Lessons from Uber” — C(osts).R.E.A.M. in On-Demand

Addition to Sarah Tavel’s post and Dustin Rosen’s addendum

I recently came across Sarah Tavel’s post on “Taking the Wrong Lessons from Uber” and…

How to Hire Entry-Level at an Early Stage Startup

A Guide for Team Managers

Having spent the past couple of months working on team building, hiring and firing, I now adamantly believe 80% of a team’s ability to drive forward relies on hiring well up front. So goes the…

How Can We Monetize Messaging Apps?

Business Strategies We Can Learn From WeChat’s Revenue Streams

Note: This article assumes you to have basic knowledge of WeChat; for WeChat 101 click here

Why SoFi Will Win the Student Lending Game

Potential 10x yield on unicorn investing?

So many people and VCs talk about hunting for the next unicorn. But what about the unicorn of unicorns? Uber was once valued in the low billions, and is now worth ~$68bn. Here’s my take on…

Why Your Tech Start-Up Will Fail in China

5 things every expat entrepreneur should know.

Can Coinbase Take Bitcoin Mainstream?

Start With Social Mobile Payments

Note: Bitcoin with capital “B” denotes the p2p network, and bitcoin with a lowercase “b” denotes the unit.

Selling Surprises 

A tale of two start-ups

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…

This is Why You Failed Your Startup Interview

Understand the other side

Having hired for non-technical employees at an early-stage startup, I bucket candidates into two pools:

1. Shotgunners: candidates who are looking for a job —…