120% annual returns for Chinese domiciled internet companies set to grow even further
120% CAGR (compound annual growth rates) of Chinese internet companies for each of the past 10 years are set to reach even newer heights as the general population gains access to broadband and wireless technologies. Of China's 1,351 million people only 38% have internet access. The continued penetration of internet access into China will ensure that CAGRs of 120% or more will be maintained over the next few years at least. TIP: investors looking to capitalise on the growth in Asia should focus on Asian domiciled companies that are listed overseas.
Amanda Palmer: The art of asking
Like all TED speakers, Palmer had an interesting story, but for her that’s quite the understatement. She opens with a demonstration of how she made money before her music career took off: by standing on a green crate with a flower in one hand and a wedding veil in the other. Palmer would perform on the sidewalk as an eight-foot-tall bride as pedestrians dropped money into a hat. For every donation, she offered a flower.
Health & Wealth of Nations
It was the last 200 years that changed the world. In 1809 all countries of the world had a life expectancy under 40 years and an income per person less than 3000 dollar per year. Since then the world has changed but it was not until after the second world war that most countries started to improve. For the first time, Gapminder can now visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries. In this Gapminder video, Hans Rosling shows you how all the countries of the world have developed since 1809 – 200 years ago. The interactive animations and corresponding documentation are freely available at www.gapminder.org/world.
5 biggest challenges that businesses struggle with in China.
Kent Kedl, greater China and north Asia managing director for global risk consultancy Control Risks, stopped by Asia Society Studios in New York recently to discuss common problems related to doing business in China. In the video embedded above, Kedl breaks down the five biggest challenges he sees businesses struggle with in China: 1. Understanding why you're doing business in China in the first place. 2. Learning how to deal with a lack of information. 3. Figuring out the "story behind the story." 4. Being aware of the role of the government. 5. Avoiding generalizations and acknowledging China's regional complexities. Getting a handle on these issues is crucial for businesses, Kedl said, because "China is for the long haul." "It's not a nine-month mini project," he continued. "You're going to be there for a long time. It's going to go up and down, and you've got to have the staying power to really succeed there."
Future of Education: TED 2013 winning Talk by Sugata Mitra
Future of Education: TED 2013 winning Talk by Sugata Mitra. Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.