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How To Build A Retail Website That Keeps On Selling, Singapore Management University Mar 2018

How To Build A Retail Website That Keeps On Selling, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

E-commerce appeal is a dynamic art and firms need to keep up

With e-commerce giant Amazon launching its online retail service in Australia to a muted reception, new research from Eric Lim and his colleagues, Fei Liu, Bo Xiao and Chee-Wee Tan, on the impact of product appeal and website quality on online purchases is timely.


When Is The Best Time To Release A New Smartphone?, Singapore Management University Sep 2017

When Is The Best Time To Release A New Smartphone?, Singapore Management University

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Pent-up consumer demand can drive profits, but there are risks

In the world of technology, advances occur at breakneck speed and history tells us that if companies don’t lead the pack, they pay a high price – oblivion.


From Capitol Hill To Venture Capital, Singapore Management University Sep 2017

From Capitol Hill To Venture Capital, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The CEO of Y! Combinator on how a ‘dumb idea’ became the world’s top videogaming community, the core of being an entrepreneur…and pizza


What If Bots Collide And Collude In Setting Prices?, Singapore Management University Aug 2017

What If Bots Collide And Collude In Setting Prices?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Conduct driven by algorithms is a challenge for competition law


The Importance Of Search Engine Optimisation, Singapore Management University Jul 2017

The Importance Of Search Engine Optimisation, Singapore Management University

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Good SEO is a business necessity in the Digital Age but not everyone needs in-house SEO expertise; sometimes it makes more sense to hire an agency


Disruption: The New Norm?, Singapore Management University Apr 2017

Disruption: The New Norm?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Accelerating automisation and increasing lifespans are creating disruptions to existing economic and education models. How can governments and industry address the resulting upheavals?


God’S Will, The Matrix, And The Chinese Bamboo Tree, Singapore Management University Mar 2017

God’S Will, The Matrix, And The Chinese Bamboo Tree, Singapore Management University

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Suresh Shankar took the figurative red pill, went down the entrepreneurial rabbit hole and discovered the need to mesh the right-brain with the left


Adapting And Evolving To Grow In The High-Tech Industry, Singapore Management University Mar 2017

Adapting And Evolving To Grow In The High-Tech Industry, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

MatchMove started as a gaming platform; it’s now a flourishing enterprise payment solutions company


Banking And The Third Industrial Revolution, Singapore Management University Oct 2016

Banking And The Third Industrial Revolution, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Banks should leverage on the computer’s power to create value


Going Cashless With Fintech, Singapore Management University Sep 2016

Going Cashless With Fintech, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Regulators and policy makers are recognising the positive impact fintech makes to creating a cashless society


Fintech And Inclusion: Opportunities And Obstacles, Singapore Management University Sep 2016

Fintech And Inclusion: Opportunities And Obstacles, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Reliable technology and financial education are key


How Does Fintech Drive, Singapore Management University Aug 2016

How Does Fintech Drive, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Banks could learn from fintech companies’ use of unstructured data to extend financial services to do good and turn a profit


Working With Fintech, Singapore Management University Aug 2016

Working With Fintech, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The rise of financial technology in China has transformed how businesses operate, as Japan eases into it amidst existing cultural and institutional norms


10 Things Managers Can Do To Survive Digital Disruption, Singapore Management University May 2016

10 Things Managers Can Do To Survive Digital Disruption, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Don't be a sitting duck. Respond to changes in markets with practical strategies


Think Fresh To Grow Big, Singapore Management University Apr 2016

Think Fresh To Grow Big, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

While governments lay the foundation to facilitate the growth of businesses, entrepreneurs should embrace new technologies to expand in the market


Moolahsense: Growth Of A Peer-To-Peer Lending Platform, Singapore Management University Apr 2016

Moolahsense: Growth Of A Peer-To-Peer Lending Platform, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Lawrence Yong started out trying to meet the needs of underserved SMEs, and now even listed companies are using MoolahSense


The Innovative Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University Mar 2016

The Innovative Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

R&D and innovation are sources of growth for society. How should they be managed to encourage entrepreneurship?


Online Privacy Matters, Singapore Management University Sep 2015

Online Privacy Matters, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How much are you willing to pay for online privacy? Is regulation the only way to keep your data from being misused?


Shopper Marketing: Moving Online, Singapore Management University Sep 2015

Shopper Marketing: Moving Online, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The advent of smartphones have changed the way advertisers induce shoppers to buy


Q&A With Brad Peters, Chairman And Founder, Birst, Singapore Management University Aug 2015

Q&A With Brad Peters, Chairman And Founder, Birst, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The man behind one of Silicon Valley’s leading Cloud Business Intelligence and Analytics firms shares his thoughts on the future of the data business


The Business Of Innovation, Singapore Management University Jul 2015

The Business Of Innovation, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The ability to solve business problems creatively is admirable…and sometimes a matter of necessity


Driving Uber’S Success, Singapore Management University Jul 2015

Driving Uber’S Success, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Besides being a disruptive innovation, Uber’s exponential growth has been based on smart lobbying and use of social media


Fintech, Financial Inclusion, And Poverty, Singapore Management University May 2015

Fintech, Financial Inclusion, And Poverty, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The mobile phone could solve the problem of the global unbanked, but it will not eradicate global poverty


Washing Hands, Saving Lives, Singapore Management University May 2015

Washing Hands, Saving Lives, Singapore Management University

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Diarrhoea is a major cause of child mortality in rural Vietnam, caused by a lack of running water and poor handwashing habits. A handwashing station called the HappyTap could solve the problem


A Tale Of Two Stores, Singapore Management University Apr 2015

A Tale Of Two Stores, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Customised and personalised online shopping brings benefits to consumers and profits to retailers


Becoming An Online Business Owner, Singapore Management University Apr 2015

Becoming An Online Business Owner, Singapore Management University

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Here are four ways to start an online business as quickly as over the weekend


Advertising In The Digital Age, Singapore Management University Apr 2015

Advertising In The Digital Age, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Algorithms, big data and real-time computing are revolutionising the advertising industry, but brands still need to be clear about their business objectives to maximise advertising returns


The Tech Start-Up And The Serial Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University Mar 2015

The Tech Start-Up And The Serial Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Focus on your goals to succeed, and herding many little startups will not lead to one eventual big success


Financialisation Of Commodity Markets: Boon Or Bane?, Singapore Management University Jan 2015

Financialisation Of Commodity Markets: Boon Or Bane?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

An influx of investment money into commodity futures can distort the broader economic picture, but it can also help commodity producers hedge price risks


Innovation And The Social Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University Jan 2015

Innovation And The Social Entrepreneur, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Starting small and a willingness to learn are perhaps the most important things for a social entrepreneur