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When Will Cryptocurrency’S Winter Come To An End?, Singapore Management University Aug 2022

When Will Cryptocurrency’S Winter Come To An End?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

With the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropping dramatically, what is in store for the digital asset market?


Cryptocurrencies: Now What?, Wei Zhou, Fathurraman Jul 2022

Cryptocurrencies: Now What?, Wei Zhou, Fathurraman

Perspectives@SMU

New use cases could lead to wider adoption, but regulation and the transition to Web3 must be handled first


Proglove: Scan For Success, Singapore Management University Jul 2022

Proglove: Scan For Success, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How an idea to save time on BMW’s assembly line became a global leader for wearable technology


Regulating The Fintech Space, Jing Yang, Patrick Thng, Zhu Juntao, Kell Jay Lim Jul 2022

Regulating The Fintech Space, Jing Yang, Patrick Thng, Zhu Juntao, Kell Jay Lim

Perspectives@SMU

China gets to grips with fintech but still frowns upon cryptocurrencies. Regulation, blockchain technology, and central bank digital currencies will be under the spotlight amidst the crypto crash


Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

From starting a business in a foreign land to adapting to the internet economy, Florence Fang is all about enhancing human lives


Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Research finds that traditional guanxi-style connection-building is no longer the main key to success when doing business in China, and a new generation of Chinese entrepreneurs form business ties based on reputation and capabilities


Is The Crypto World Having Its Own 2008 Lehman Brothers Moment?, Eric Lim Jun 2022

Is The Crypto World Having Its Own 2008 Lehman Brothers Moment?, Eric Lim

Perspectives@SMU

Cryptocurrency markets have tumbled in recent times due to the age-old story of greed, arrogance and disregard for responsibility, writes UNSW Business School’s Eric Lim


The Creative Response And The Entrepreneur, Martin Jes Iversen Apr 2022

The Creative Response And The Entrepreneur, Martin Jes Iversen

Perspectives@SMU

Schumpeter’s 1947 essay still holds valuable lessons in the 21st century


Pinduoduo: So Far, So Good. Now What?, Singapore Management University Mar 2022

Pinduoduo: So Far, So Good. Now What?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

China’s e-commerce upstart came to the party late but still caught up with Alibaba and JD.com


Raising Capital: The Startup Journey, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Guarav Nagar Mar 2022

Raising Capital: The Startup Journey, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Guarav Nagar

Perspectives@SMU

Make sure you get a lawyer to read your term sheet, and keep talking to VCs and other founders


Battling Tesla With Battery-As-A-Service, Singapore Management University Feb 2022

Battling Tesla With Battery-As-A-Service, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

NIO is selling its EVs without a battery to gain market share. But can it overcome the big boys in a cutthroat market?


Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University Nov 2021

Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A recent research study finds that rural migrants in China are likely to establish bigger companies and universities in big cities can serve as talent importers


Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Growth keeps a company interesting and helps retain talent. There are many issues to grapple with, from manpower to asking your clients, “How much would you pay for that?”


Investing For The Future, Saker Nusseibeh Oct 2021

Investing For The Future, Saker Nusseibeh

Perspectives@SMU

Even if you don’t believe in climate change, shifting consumer and governmental attitudes make businesses that prioritise sustainability more profitable


Sustainable Investment Across Generations, Darren Teo, Elaine Teo, Jansen Phee, Mitch Reznick, Reshma Lalvani Sujan, Ronil Sujan Oct 2021

Sustainable Investment Across Generations, Darren Teo, Elaine Teo, Jansen Phee, Mitch Reznick, Reshma Lalvani Sujan, Ronil Sujan

Perspectives@SMU

Children that follow in a successful company’s founder's footsteps are paying more attention to sustainability


Sinwattana: Capital Crowdfunding For Thai Smes, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

Sinwattana: Capital Crowdfunding For Thai Smes, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A Singaporean entrepreneur falls in love with Thailand, and creates the country’s first online equity crowdfunding platform


Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley Sep 2021

Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley

Perspectives@SMU

The drive to preserve the business for future generations makes family-owned enterprises especially suited to sustainability initiatives. Embracing ESG frameworks will help measure their effectiveness


How Has Covid Changed The Way We Need To Collaborate And Innovate?, Singapore Management University Sep 2021

How Has Covid Changed The Way We Need To Collaborate And Innovate?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Organisations need to adopt a specific approach to hybrid working in order to improve collaboration, communication, productivity and innovation


Innovating In The Digital Economy, Arnoud De Meyer Aug 2021

Innovating In The Digital Economy, Arnoud De Meyer

Perspectives@SMU

It is all about creating and capturing value, building networks, and scaling up quickly


The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal

Perspectives@SMU

Kush Agarwal is a trained scientist who calls himself “an entrepreneur by DNA”. His advice to budding startup founders: Manage your expectations with VCs


Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal

Perspectives@SMU

Tan Shao Yen and Kush Agarwal were a mentor-mentee pairing in the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. Their organisations are now collaborating to explore the application of new technology in the built environment


A Cio’S Take On Singapore’S Startup Ecosystem, Singapore Management University Jul 2021

A Cio’S Take On Singapore’S Startup Ecosystem, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

New challenges will drive innovation, says CPG’s Tan Shao Yen


Building A Hook For Success, Nir Eyal May 2021

Building A Hook For Success, Nir Eyal

Perspectives@SMU

Nir Eyal rode the Silicon Valley wave and created the Hook model that keeps customers coming back for more. He sees shades of 2006 Silicon Valley optimism in Singapore


The Road Ahead For Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University, Victor Fung Jun 2020

The Road Ahead For Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University, Victor Fung

Perspectives@SMU

Technology, geopolitics, and COVID-19 could lead to a total reinvention of how goods move around the world


A Path To Digitalisation Featuring The Dbs Story, Robin Speculand May 2020

A Path To Digitalisation Featuring The Dbs Story, Robin Speculand

Perspectives@SMU

Digitalisation of businesses has been rapidly increasing over the last few years and now it has become a necessity, rather than an option, for many. The article provides a path and model for leaders to transform their business. It starts by recognising that businesses need a digital vision driven by customers’ requirements and explains how to build centricity and be ready for the future.


Getting On The E-Commerce Carousell, Singapore Management University May 2020

Getting On The E-Commerce Carousell, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Carousell has achieved impressive user numbers. Can the online marketplace now convert that into profitability?


Covid-19 And Its Lessons For Innovation, Patrick Tan Apr 2020

Covid-19 And Its Lessons For Innovation, Patrick Tan

Perspectives@SMU

As COVID-19 forces organisations to adapt, it also presents opportunities to innovate.


Cracking The Case, Singapore Management University May 2013

Cracking The Case, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Can you build a convincing business case within 24 hours? A bunch of undergraduates did. Twenty-four teams took part in this year’s APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge, the fifth edition of an annual student-run competition started by undergraduates at Singapore Management University’s School of Information Systems.


Resource-Constrained? Just Wing It., Singapore Management University Feb 2013

Resource-Constrained? Just Wing It., Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Some four years ago, when the economic recession started in the West, Navi Radjou was convinced that the way ahead meant companies had to innovate and become faster, better and cheaper if they were to survive. Enter Jugaad. Jugaad is a Hindi word which means “an innovative fix; an improvised solution born from ingenuity and resourcefulness” and is now the name of a new approach to innovation.


When On The Mountain Top, Create New Summits, Says Samsung Asia Pacific Ceo, Singapore Management University Nov 2012

When On The Mountain Top, Create New Summits, Says Samsung Asia Pacific Ceo, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The past couple of years have been nothing short of phenomenal for Korean electronics giant, Samsung. The company has seen success with a number of their products, particularly in the television business. "For TV, we've been number one in the world since 2005," exclaimed Gregory Lee, President and CEO of Samsung Asia.