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· Alan Van
10 Motivational Tactics You’re Using That Are Actually Causing More Harm Than Good
Effectively motivating others is hard and can be a job unto itself — unfortunately, it’s a necessary skill almost everyone will find themselves having to do and do well at some point in their lives, whether you are a manager, a parent, a team leader, or a multitude of other…
· Benny Luo
Former Apple Employee Sam Sung Has Some Sage Advice For Setting Yourself Apart in Business
Sam Sung made headlines back in 2012 when his Apple business card went viral on the internet. People simply found it hilarious that an Apple employee could bear the name of the company’s biggest competitor.
· Editorial Staff
How a Poor Farm Boy Built One of the Most Recognized Exotic Car Brands in the World
This is the story of a man named Ferruccio. Ferruccio was born on April 28th, 1916 to poor grape farmers in Northern Italy. As he grew up, he became more interested in farming equipment and tractors than actual farming, and in the 1930s he enrolled at the Fratelli Taddia…
· Waylae Gregoire
College Student Reveals How He Mines Bitcoins in His Dorm Room — The Cheap Way
Nothing in the tech world confuses us as much as Bitcoin it seems. What we do know about it is that it’s volatile and it can be worth a ton of money, but we hardly understand where it comes from, who invented it apparently, or what it is past being a crypto-currency- even that…
· Editorial Staff
Tiki Barber: How a Former NFL Player Decided To Launch a Startup
What do football players do after retiring from the NFL? If you’re the New York Giant’s former running back Tiki Barber, you go out and start a company. After retiring from the NFL in 2007, followed by a stint as a television host, Barber launched Thuzio, an online site that…
· Benny Luo
Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe: Why Having Creative People Makes Successful Businesses
I’ve always been enamored by the work Mr. Greg Selkoe of Karmaloop has been able to produce over the years. I think its because I can relate to him on the level that we both have ADHD and suffered with it tremendously during our pre-college years. However, even with these…
· Benny Luo
Harvard Drop Out and Former VC Team Up to Create Sprayable Energy [INTERVIEW]
Last month, we told you about about an indiegogo campaign for Sprayable Energy, a cool alternative to coffee and energy drinks. The campaign was a huge success, raising over $169,000 when their goal had only been $15,000. Not too shabby! For those that don’t know, Sprayable…
· Benny Luo
This is the Dating App Where Poor People Are Not Welcomed
Call society superficial, but the hard truth is that “birds of a feather flock together.” If you’re successful and attractive, you probably don’t have time to waste with people below your class level. Enter Luxy, a new dating app that claims to be “Tinder, minus the poor people.”
· Max Chang
Pissed Off Bank Employee Emails CEO For Raise — CC’s over 260,000 of His Co-Workers
We all know about the increasing wage gap here in corporate America. Most people simply deal with it and continue working for measly pay, but a 30-year-old Wells Fargo employee by the name of Tyrel Oates decided to take matters into his own hands.
· Benny Luo
How a Convicted Felon Built a $3 Million Startup Straight Out of Prison
Frederick Hutson looked like he had everything going for him: he had a clean record, built some businesses, served in the U.S. Air Force and had been discharged honorably. However, things took a major turn for the worse in 2007, when at a mere 24 years of age, Hutson was caught…
· Waylae Gregoire
Meet the Woman Who Gets Paid Up to $100,000 Helping the Silicon Valley Elite Find Love
They run the largest global companies, produce the most advanced technology and they change the world we live in every day, but the one thing that the tech elite in Silicon Valley aren’t good at … is dating. Luckily for them, Amy Andersen is there to show them the classic art of…
· Max Chang
See Why This iPhone 6 Prototype is Going for Over $95,000 on eBay
This may be the most expensive iPhone out there, but the camera might not work and you may not even be able to make calls on it.
· Benny Luo
VICE: Why You Must Break Rules in Order to Innovate
You may or may not know DJ Vice, but in case you don’t, you might recognize his track “The World is Our Playground,” which has been featured in Bud Light’s latest “Up For Whatever” campaign videos. Vice, who recently dropped the “DJ” from his name, has been DJing professionally…
· Alan Van
Spoiled Daughter of Hong Kong’s Leader Thanks Taxpayers For Funding Her Luxurious Life
[UPDATE: 10/10/14 4:16 p.m. PST Spoiled Daughter of Hong Kong’s Leader Threatens to Sue Everyone Who Said What She Said] [Update 10/8/14 11:48 p.m. Spoiled Daughter of Hong Kong Leader Continues Taunting Her Fellow Residents]
· Benny Luo
Only a True Entrepreneur Would Go This Far For Their Startup
In industries where egos are abundant, many young entrepreneurs don’t understand the concept of doing whatever it takes for their startup to succeed. As HauteLook Founder Adam Bernhard says, “There is no job too small for you to do at your company.” No matter what your title is,…
· Derek Low
This is What It’s Like to Fly the $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class [PHOTOS]
In 2008, Singapore Airlines introduced their Suites Class, the most luxurious class of flying that is commercially available. The Suites were exclusive to their flagship Airbus A380, and they go beyond flat beds by offering enclosed private cabins with sliding doors that cocoon…
· Benny Luo
This Restaurant Owner Just Gave the Most Epic ‘F*ck You’ to Yelp and Shared the Best Business Advice Ever
The new California law in place giving Yelp permission to manipulate business ratings for money has a lot of people pissed. Some restaurants are fighting back, like San Francisco Italian restaurant Botto Bistro, who are now aiming for the lowest Yelp rating in the Bay Area. To…
· Waylae Gregoire
13 Fascinating Facts About the Man Behind The Largest IPO in History
Do you know Jack?
· Benny Luo
We Tried McDonald’s New ‘Build Your Burger’ Concept and…
Earlier this month, McDonald’s posted their worst sales decline in a decade. A large part of the decline can be attributed to the fact that the fast food chain has continued to fail at appealing to millennial customers. This has resulted in the fast food company losing most of…
· Sarah Lesnar
Why Steve Jobs Didn’t Let His Kids Use iPads (And Why You Shouldn’t Either)
If you fall within the Gen-Y era like us, chances are you’ve given a bunch of thought as to how you would raise your own children in this day and age (assuming you don’t have children already). Especially with technology, so much has changed since our childhoods in the 90s.…
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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Culture surface · Platforms
Alibaba Pictures
Alibaba Pictures connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Cloud
Cloud connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Coupang (Rocket Delivery)
Coupang (Rocket Delivery) connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Coupang Eats
Coupang Eats connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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Coupang Play
Coupang Play connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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E-commerce
E-commerce connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
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Farfetch
Farfetch connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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Anime
Anime connects to companies that handle streaming, production, licensing, toys, and games.
Culture · platform
WEBTOON
WEBTOON connects to Naver and WEBTOON Entertainment through platform distribution and adaptations.
Culture · platform / adaptation
K-dramas
K-dramas connect to platforms and story companies that turn digital reading into shows people binge later.
Culture · platform
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects to Sony, the company behind the anime streaming app, plus the music, merch, and licensing around it.
Culture · platform / licensing
Playlists
Playlists connect to music apps, licensing deals, and the companies that decide what stays available.
Culture · platform
Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
Company · Indonesia · IDX:GOTO
GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
Rakuten touches shopping, memberships, points, streaming, and platform habits that affect how people actually spend.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.