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Pandemics Will Increase With Climate Change

In all the news about the fast-moving COVID-19 pandemic, few outlets pause to remind their audience that pandemics are a byproduct of climate change and will be more prevalent as the planet heats up. Creatures that act as disease-vectors –

Arshad March 12, 2020 Climate Adaptation, Predictions, Strategy Read more

Why Tech Startups May Be A Safe Haven For Investments, Even Amidst A Pandemic

Following a 9-year uninterrupted bull run, the stock market faces a major correction caused by COVID-19 prevention measures and panic. With markets falling, is investing in startups sane? Living and working in Hong Kong, I’ve had a front-row seat to

Arshad February 28, 2020 Fundraising & Equity, Strategy Read more

What Are Unit Economics?

Unit economics are the direct revenues and costs associated with a business on a per-unit basis. The unit economics of a shirt, for a fashion company, for example, relate to the all the costs of making it, the costs of

Arshad January 23, 2020 Best Practices, Strategy Read more

Will Asian Industrialists Survive Disruption?

Will Asian Industrialists Survive Disruption?

Over the past 30 years, globalization transformed sleepy, agrarian economies like Malaysia, Bangladesh and Vietnam into specialized industrial economies, and in the process birthed powerful family-run conglomerates. Today these industrialists face multiple challenges: succession to the next generation, domestic and

Arshad August 8, 2017 Best Practices, Strategy Read more

What to Expect When You Blog For Business

What to Expect When You Blog For Business

Hoping your next post is the content-equivalent of a unicorn? Content marketing may be the most efficient way to bring traffic to your site and to potentially convert visitors into customers, but… The first problem with content marketing – specifically,

Arshad October 9, 2015 Best Practices, Sales, Strategy Read more

When to Incorporate Your Business

This isn’t legal or accounting advice.  Once upon a time the first step towards starting a business was to incorporate. In the US, that means calling the IRS to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN). With an EIN, entrepreneurs can

Arshad April 8, 2015 Fundraising & Equity, Strategy Read more

Ebola, The Stock Market, & Your Startup

Ebola, The Stock Market, & Your Startup

According to Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ebola is “unquestionably the most severe acute public health emergency in modern times.” On the same day, Sierra Leone, with its tiny medical infrastructure overwhelmed, admitted defeat. The country

Arshad October 14, 2014 Predictions, Strategy No Comments Read more

What it’s Worth To Be Top 10 On Product Hunt

What it’s Worth To Be Top 10 On Product Hunt

On July 4, 2014, Power 20 was featured on Product Hunt, a site for the tech community dedicated to discovering new and worthy tech products. We made it into the coveted top 10, hovering at around #2 for much of

Arshad July 25, 2014 My Projects, Sales, Strategy No Comments Read more

How to Launch A Company Or Product

How to Launch A Company Or Product

A successful launch of a new online brand, product, campaign or service requires a tremendous amount of in-person lobbying and relationship-building, as well as online hype well in advance of the actual launch. Only after I failed miserably to fund

Arshad May 2, 2014 Sales, Strategy 1 Comment Read more

How To Start A Company When You’re Broke

How To Start A Company When You’re Broke

Starting a company is an expensive proposition, which is why the startup community is filled with privileged people with expensive degrees.  When it comes to starting a company, you’ll need cash and contacts. But you can’t count on investors, your

Arshad April 7, 2014 Fundraising & Equity, Strategy No Comments Read more
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