Hiring your first employees? 5 things to keep in mind

Building a successful startup starts from knowing how to build an effective team...


Tencent buys full control of Thailand’s Sanook to fuel Southeast Asia expansion

Sanook will be rebranded as Tencent Thailand after the deal Tencent has...


Beijing-based Spearhead acquires San Francisco ad platform Smaato for US$148M

This is the first such deal to go through in 2016. Others will likely follow...


Gay dating app Blued buys into Hornet to boost global expansion

Grindr and Scruff may dominate in the US, Hornet says it is the number one...


What pregnancy teaches us about the complicated life of a startup founder

Having a kid on the way is going to make the startup-building journey more bumpy...


How Alibaba uses big data to combat fake cigarettes and pesticide

Alibaba’s anti-counterfeit technology efforts have expanded from online to...


How best to handle five common sales scenarios

Perfecting your sales technique is crucial to the success of your business The...


How effective is the ‘why’ of your business?

A business without a clear “why” makes goals seem aimless —...


WeChat is maturing: how to drive conversions from other social networks

For foreign companies, they need specific help of how to use Chinese social...


Reports of their death premature, BlackBerry is an example of how to revive a dying brand

People need to stop talking about Blackberry’s phone franchise like...