Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Mark Bao: Game Theory as a Business Model
Mark Bao is a young man who likes to takes on big challenges and understand human behaviour in order to solve complex problems.
While still...
Latin America: Emulating the Success of a Few
At this year’s gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Latin America is expected to claim centre stage.
With some of the region’s...
Strategy&: Gaining a Competitive Edge in Africa
Worldwide, companies have begun to make expansion across Africa a priority, recognising that – despite many problems – the continent is amongst the fastest-growing...
Coronavirus co-operation across sectors comes up with promising equipment
THE MERCEDES F1 team is an unlikely player in the medical field, but it has had a major role in the development of a...
Steeling the limelight in world of fashion
Daring design: a collaboration between a Swedish fashion designer and an innovative steel manufacturer creates steel thinner than silk
By Abi Grogan
CHOOSING the right outfit...
Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email
WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
Quad: Lasting Value
At the high-end, product quality and diversity do not go hand-in-hand. There are only so many ways to audiophile Nirvana. When no corners are...
Jan Koum: He Won’t Stop
“We want to know as little about our users as possible,” Jan Koum claims. Mr Koum is cofounder of instant messaging app WhatsApp. It...
‘Create a sense of crisis before diving into digital’ — Huawei
A SENSE of crisis should be encouraged and intensified to help drive digital transformation, Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping believes.
Ping was speaking at a...
