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Vietnam’s Emerging Role in the Semiconductor Value Chain
In this article, we’ll explore key insights from the VinVentures Vietnam Tech & Venture Capital Outlook 2025 report, highlighting several important points regarding the semiconductor industry. Additionally, we’ll reference other sources to provide a comprehensive overview. Be sure to check out the full report from VinVentures for more detailed information and in-depth analysis: https://xzztlrf6p7q.typeform.com/to/AG3l4BRd The global semiconductor industry is undergoing stru
Jan 163 min read


Vietnam Climate Tech 2025: Capital and the Next Growth Curve
Vietnam has entered a decisive transition phase where decarbonization is no longer an ESG ambition but a hard constraint on industrial growth. This shift is not accidental. The collision of external trade mechanisms, most notably the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with domestic regulatory unlocks such as the Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA) has fundamentally repriced carbon risk across manufacturing, logistics, and energy-intensive industries. Vietnam
Jan 114 min read


The Strategic Resurgence: The 2025 M&A Landscape and Implications for 2026
The global M&A market in 2025 has moved beyond recovery and entered a phase of structural realignment. Following two years marked by valuation adjustments, regulatory uncertainty, and constrained financing, dealmaking activity has reoriented toward more deliberate, strategy-led transactions. Rather than prioritizing volume, corporates are increasingly using M&A to reposition portfolios, access capabilities, and reinforce long-term competitive advantage. This evolution repres
Dec 21, 20254 min read


Decoding the Hollywood Takeover: Paramount’s $108 Billion Counteroffensive Against Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery
Hollywood is no stranger to major industry shifts, but few corporate disputes have moved as swiftly or drawn as much attention as the battle that unfolded in late 2025 over Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). What began as CEO David Zaslav’s effort to stabilize a weakened media company quickly escalated into a high stakes bidding contest involving Netflix, the reenergized Paramount Skydance, and scrutiny from U.S. regulators. By year’s end, WBD had become the single most contested
Dec 12, 20256 min read


Breaking Down Harvard’s $56.9B Endowment: A 400-Year Experiment in Long-Term Thinking
Nearly four centuries ago, a young Puritan minister named John Harvard donated half of his estate and his personal library to a fledgling college in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA. Just a few years later, donor Ann Radcliffe contributed 100 pounds to fund the institution’s earliest scholarships. These acts of generosity planted the seed for what would become the oldest continuous investment fund in the United States, and today, the world’s largest academic endowment, valued at
Dec 7, 20253 min read


Google Reclaims Ground in the AI Competition
For much of the past two years, the AI conversation has orbited around OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia. Google, the original pioneer of the transformer architecture, was cast as the sleeping giant: powerful, well-funded, but slow. In 2025, that narrative is reversing. Built on a decade of deep research investment, strengthened by rapid advances in foundation models, supported by massive infrastructure expansion, enabled by Google’s proprietary Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) plat
Nov 29, 20255 min read


Vietnam and the New Geometry of Global Manufacturing
Global trade is entering one of those uneasy phases when the old map no longer explains the world, but the new one has yet to fully form. For decades, the logic was simple enough: build where it’s cheapest, scale where it’s easiest, ship where demand is. That formula pulled much of the world’s manufacturing gravity toward traditional hubs, which rose from one workshop among many to the workshop of the world. Countries across the world are making their case. India leans on a l
Nov 23, 20255 min read


Decisions Under Uncertainty: The Venture Investor’s Framework
Decision-making remains one of a manager’s most critical, and difficult responsibilities. Every strategic choice reflects a judgment about the future, yet many leaders still view it as more art than science. As business environments grow more complex and data-rich, the challenge lies not in access to information but in the lack of structure to interpret it. This article explores how Decision Analysis provides that structure, connecting its theoretical foundations to practica
Nov 12, 20254 min read


The Architecture of AI: Mapping the Layers That Shape the Industry
AI is often viewed through the lens of applications, chatbots, image generators, and recommendation systems, but its true structure lies...
Oct 12, 20256 min read


From Product to Platform: How Stackable Business Models Define AI Success
The problem: Misconception in AI startups - strong models or viral tools alone guarantee success. There’s a common myth in the...
Sep 21, 20252 min read


The Hidden Calendar of VC Fundraising: How to Time Your Raise for Maximum Leverage
Fundraising is never simply a matter of having a great product or a bold vision. As Omri Drory, Ph.D., General Partner at NFX, observes,...
Sep 7, 20255 min read


Tensor's Personal Robocar and Vietnam's Emerging Role in Global Autonomy Manufacturing
Read the original Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2025/08/13/robocar-startup-tensor-unveils-luxury-self-d...
Aug 27, 20253 min read


How Data Centers Are Powering the Next Wave of The AI Boom
The global artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush is not just in algorithms and applications; it’s in data centers and the physical...
Aug 17, 20254 min read


Ramp’s $500M Raise and the Comeback of AI‑Native SaaS Introduction: A rebound in AI‑powered SaaS.
After a sharp contraction in 2023, enterprise software investment rebounded in 2024. Venture funding climbed 7 percent over the previous...
Aug 10, 20256 min read


Figma: A Decade of Revolution Leading to Tech’s Biggest Design IPO
When Figma first launched, the idea of designing in a browser sounded almost absurd. Design software had always lived on heavy desktop...
Aug 3, 20257 min read


Vietnam’s Data Center Leap: CMC’s $250M Project and Vietnam’s Rise as a Regional AI Powerhouse
In late June 2025, the Management Board of Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) officially approved CMC Technology Group’s investment in the CMC...
Jul 19, 20253 min read


CROWDE’s $50M Lending Controversy: What Indonesia’s Latest Fintech Fraud Reveals
What has happened? According to DealStreetAsia , CROWDE, an agri-focused P2P lending platform backed by Monk’s Hill Ventures and...
Jul 15, 20256 min read


How ScaleAI and Alexandr Wang Quietly Redefined the Future of Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
From Inspiration to Industry Influence In 2016, Alexandr Wang walked out of a movie theater after watching The Social Network . His...
Jul 3, 20253 min read


First Principles Thinking: The Mindset Behind Game-Changing Ideas
Why "Best Practices" Aren’t Enough in Startup Innovation In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, founders are often encouraged to...
Jul 3, 20253 min read


Can AI Learn from Books Without Breaking the Law?
Why the Anthropic Decision Is a Turning Point for AI Training Data As generative AI continues to disrupt industries, one question has...
Jul 3, 20252 min read
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