Tag: entrepreneurship

TNVS infestation: Uber and Grab services are no different to jeepneys and tricycles

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

The only relevant point that needs to be highlighted as far as the circus surrounding Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) like Uber and Grab is this: The only Filipinos who could really afford these services on routine bases are people who, themselves, could afford to own and drive private cars. A trip in an Uber…

Development, Tech Talk

Can Chinese Filipinos Make the Philippines Great Again?

January 30, 2016 zaxx 64 Comments

A mid-aged Japanese guy told me that when he was young, many products sold in his country back then were “Made in the Philippines.” Well, things have obviously changed. From being on the tipping point of becoming the next rising tiger cub of Asia ready to pounce and join the club of Singapore, Taiwan, and…

Charter Change, Development, Economy

Are Philippine Internet service providers (ISPs) ready for Netflix?

January 8, 2016 benign0 5 Comments

Netflix is coming and Filipinos are excited! The plans to be offered by Netflix in the Philippines allow subscribers to stream up to ultra high definition videos into their media devices. The following excerpt from a CNN Philippines report details these plans… Users can choose from three price options: P370 for basic services, P460 for…

Development, Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

The Filipino Thirst for Foreign Blood

December 24, 2015 zaxx 111 Comments

Like some traumatic childhood memory that couldn’t be shaken off, colonial mentality still remains deeply lodged within the Filipino psyche despite decades of independence from his tall light-skinned masters. There’s no denying it: the Filipino’s awe over anything foreign still lies ingrained within his/her genes. Digging deeper, is there really a valid ground for this…

Culture, Society

The Philippines CAN become southeast Asia’s Silicon Valley!

June 11, 2014 benign0 12 Comments

Silicon Valley — the real one in California, that is — is hot, and it may be overheating the San Francisco Bay Area. Property prices are soaring as the Valley’s seemingly insatiable appetite for tech talent is drawing in the best and the brightest. But the downside to all this is that the techo scene…

Development, Economy, Government, Tech Talk

Philippines to remain ‘paper’ tech tiger until local tech solutions applied

June 2, 2014June 2, 2014 benign0 2 Comments

The Philippines has “all the ingredients of an emerging tech tiger” — on paper, that is. Despite an enormous population “addicted to social media” and low labour costs, the “patchy at best” mobile internet coverage and “atrocious” internet speeds — a “measly 3.6 megabits per second (Mbps), well below the regional average of 12.4 Mbps”…

Culture, Development, Economy, Lifestyle, Tech Talk

It’s time Filipinos start recognizing the true builders of their country

February 25, 2014March 13, 2014 benign0 26 Comments

With political airspace in the Philippines currently congested by allegations, accusations, and speculations of thievery flying back and forth between political cliques, factions, and camps, one couldn’t be blamed for losing any remaining semblance of faith in the old idealistic notion that a stint in government office grants one a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to “make a…

Development, Economy, Featured, Government, Politics

Running a business: 3 key management imperatives

May 9, 2011May 9, 2011 benign0 No Comments

Business operations is the running of a business. The whole point of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets owned by a business. Assets can be either physical or intangible. An example of value derived from a physical asset like a building is rent. An example of value derived from an intangible asset…

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