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Geeks on a Plane to Asia

+8* ThoughtsPublished July 8, 2010 at 3:43 pm 1 Comment

Why would anyone in his right mind spend over a week with two dozen tech geeks in Asia? The answers.

Using and Abusing Ecosystems | Part 2: iPhone, Facebook, Asian SNS, Twitter

+8* ThoughtsPublished May 10, 2010 at 6:18 pm No Comments

(This column was written for the magazine “China Electronics Business” – Part 1 is here)
Apple’s iPhone case
Though a famous Western example, it is by no means the most recent, though it might become the most successful, until Google’s Android market possibly overtakes them. Apple’s ideas on guidelines, specs, revenue share practices and payment systems are
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Using and Abusing Ecosystems | Part 1: Toyota and Mobile in Japan, Korea and China

+8* ThoughtsPublished May 6, 2010 at 3:51 pm No Comments

What is an ecosystem? How different from partnerships? Who gets the worm?

Your Reality Is Augmented

+8* ThoughtsPublished April 25, 2010 at 2:56 pm No Comments

This column will attempt to give you a clearer view on how the world is turning into a sensory carousel, for what purpose, and how to train yourself to see things as they are.

Inside Social Apps Conference | Monetizing Global Audiences

+8* EventsPublished April 21, 2010 at 2:31 pm 2 Comments

The panel I moderated was focused on internationalization at the “Inside Social Apps” conference, with an emphasis on Asia, including how Asian companies see the challenges of going global.

+8* @ eComm | Your Reality is Augmented

+8* EventsPublished April 20, 2010 at 12:49 pm No Comments

Talk at eComm Conference on another kind of Augmented Reality: the world around us

Interview | Innovating From East to West

+8* Interviews ThoughtsPublished April 15, 2010 at 1:02 am No Comments

“A handful of Asian brands – and the great ideas they represent – have become fixtures in living rooms, kitchens and garages around the world. But why have so few big names from the East made it in the West?”

+8* USA Tour 2010

+8* EventsPublished April 10, 2010 at 4:43 am No Comments

We’re in the Bay Area until April 22.

Is China Innovating? Innovation Semantics

+8* ABL Column China Featured QQ ThoughtsPublished March 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm No Comments

Cultural bias, incremental changes and stereotypes about innovation and entrepreneurs come in the way of finding innovation.

Sorting Failure From Success in Social Networking | The Tencent Case

+8* QQPublished March 19, 2010 at 9:26 pm No Comments

Failure. Success. When do we cross the line between the two?