The Art of Business

WeChat: One Messenger to Rule Them All?

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

Case Study on IA Ventures’ Portfolio Pt. 1

Picking the Unicorn from the Ponies

Why Your Tech Start-Up Will Fail in China

5 things every expat entrepreneur should know.

Selling Surprises 

A tale of two start-ups

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

“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…

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.

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 —…

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…

Case Study on IA Ventures’ Portfolio Pt. 2

If you had to sell an existing stake, which company would you choose?