One of my favourite books on China is Jim Mann’s “The China Fantasy” – it continues to look more right by the day.
Here is a recent interview with Jim.
Author: michael_msft
GM Microsoft for Startups APAC
Getting the Easy Stuff Right | The Daily | Gartner L2
This is so good.
I like these simple rules. – fits into my just be nice mantra.
- Show up early (Asia struggles with this one)
- Have good manners (The whole just be kind thing)
- Follow up (Make following up a habit)
The letter to the student is pure gold.
Signal >> Blog >> Setback in the outback
And it begins…
Signal >> Blog >> Setback in the outback
— Read on signal.org/blog/setback-in-the-outback/
Huawei and the ‘Five Eyes’ nations: How an intelligent plan was cooked up to kill China telco
Always more to a story than our social media feeds pick up.
I have always wondered when the modern world might wake up to the issue that a lot of military tech and wireless infrastructure Is built with Chinese components.
Seems this is what it is about.
Huawei and the ‘Five Eyes’ nations: How an intelligent plan was cooked up to kill China telco
NETWORKING: The Intro vs The Vouch (and why the difference matters a whole lot)
I like this framework for introductions.
NETWORKING: The Intro vs The Vouch (and why the difference matters a whole lot):
Video Of The Week: The Shifting Funding Landscape – AVC
Good watch.
Cool to see Alice at EF as well.
Singapore Central Bank Publishes Updated ICO Guidelines
Singapore Central Bank Publishes Updated ICO Guidelines
The actual PDF is here
Daring Fireball: Electron and the Decline of Native Apps
It is interesting what Javascript everywhere has enabled but I do think that some apps could really use a native base – regardless of what OS they are running on. Some electron apps just are not great and I am not sure it will get better.
Fashion e-tailer: Trade war has little impact on us
David Jou, CEO of Pomelo Fashion, says its business is growing on the back of the digital retail trend, which will continue in spite of trade tensions and issues in politics.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/video/2018/12/06/fashion-e-tailer-trade-war-has-little-impact-on-us.html
Huawei CFO arrested, expect trade talks to continue as US-China tech strains intensify
Great quick take on the Huawei stuff and its broader implications.
Huawei CFO arrested, expect trade talks to continue as US-China tech strains intensify:
I have seen speculation that China may retaliate by arresting a US tech executive. That would certainly be explosive, but I am not sure Beijing would do that without a very clear legal case as it would undermine the massive propaganda campaign the Party has undertaken to portray the PRC as open for foreign business and as the defender of the global trading system. However, if I were a US tech executive I would delay travel to China for a bit or go on a vacation if based there…
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