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Danai Pathomvanich Oct 19, 2015 Many entrepreneurs often ask me what motivates “angel investors.” A recent Harvard Business Review article “What angel investors value most when choosing what to fund” by Nicole Torres provides some valuable insights. Angel investors vs venture capital Despite the media attention currently paid to venture capitalists and hedge funds, Torres…

Danai Pathomvanich Oct 7, 2015 Hatton Capital’s Danai Pathomvanich looks at how family businesses successfully transition into succeeding generations. Owners of traditional family businesses should consider institutionalizing their businesses well in advance of any business transitions. Numerous studies have shown that only few family businesses survive intergenerational transitions. Phrases such as shirtsleeve to shirtsleeves in…

Danai Pathomvanich Sep 24, 2015 ASEAN with its 600 million largely underserved cash-based economies offers a tremendous opportunity for payment technology entrepreneurs. In a recent interview, Matthew Driver, MasterCard’s group executive, global products and solutions, Asia–Pacific said the vast majority of the region’s transactions are in cash, and few people have bank accounts. “That presents…

Danai Pathomvanich Sep 8, 2015 Asia’s two-decades of warp-speed growth has been high-lighted by leapfrogging transformative technologies, especially in China. Recently I had the pleasure of reading McKinsey’s interview with Doug Gurr, Amazon’s recently appointed China president who is leading the company’s efforts in that fast-growing hyper-competitive market. “The technology in China is phenomenal. You…