Innovation Projects and Proofs-of-Concept (PoCs):

Our Services.

We work as a “startup SWAT team” to help large companies explore new business models and digital experiences. Within a limited amount of time, we gather insights, build digital prototypes and run market tests.

Projects include:

  • Helping A Large Retailer Test A “Clothing Rental” Business Model in China

  • Bringing Best-Practices from China’s Ultra-Fast Supply Chain to Other Markets

  • Using Liveshopping to Sell Vehicles

  • Launching a Startup Accelerator in Shanghai

Market scans.

Our Services.

Should you expand to Asia? How is your business actually performing? How big is the market opportunity - actually?

We help you get to “ground truth” by talking to customers and industry experts, analyzing e-commerce data and scanning local social media platforms.

Conferences and Briefings.

Our Services.

We partner with media orgs and industry associations to host large-scale conferences on the tech-scene in Asia. We also organize “closed-door” briefings for business executives where we share learnings on a specific topic.

Examples include:

  • How SHEIN Made Fast-Fashion Even Faster (And Cheaper)

  • How Social Commerce Is Changing How Asian Consumers Shop

  • The Innovation Landscape of the Online Grocery Industry.

  • The Rise of China’s Electric Vehicle Brands

Podcasts.

Our Services.

Our editorial and corporate podcasts explore tech innovation in Asia through first-hand storytelling.

Together, they have over two millions streams.

We are working with Svenska Dagbladet to produce our well-known podcast Den Digitala Draken.

Founding
Partners

Who We Are.

Jacob Lovén

Tech writer and former Head of Innovation at OMD Sweden. Former Klarna, MTGx, Omnicom Media Group and Schibsted Media.

Tom Xiong

Serial entrepreneur. Head of China at Klarna. Executive advisor for multiple international companies in China.

Nick Young

Former Head of AI Innovation at JD.com. Former designer at IDEO. Stanford MBA.