Technology - Bernard Leong

When Software meets Hardware (or Physical Assets)

Software is eating the world and disrupting the business models of traditional industries. In this essay, we discuss why hardware (or physical assets) imposes constraints to the disruptive nature of software startups with the failure of sustainable unit economics.

Examining the Super App Strategy in Southeast Asia

In this article, we examine the super app strategy adopted by the ride hailing companies in Southeast Asia. In the same spirit, we want to validate the strategy that are adopted by both Grab and Gojek in comparison to US and China and explain the challenges which these companies has to overcome so that the strategy can succeed.

Why the Bitcoin Value is not Zero

The main thesis of the article is that we argue why the bitcoin value is not and can never be zero. The alternative title of this article should be how to price a bitcoin with a mathematical formula.

Bits to Atoms

Where will science and technology be heading in the next decade? One of my thinking frameworks to analyze and forecast what comes next is to leverage the basic concepts of physics to understand what is going on in the technology business world.

Future of Mobility in Innovfest Unbound 2018

During June 2018, I was invited to speak as a panelist on the topic “Future of Mobility” in the keynote stage in Innovfest Unbound conference. I contributed to the discussion on explaining how unmanned aerial vehicles aka drones can help to change the way how we think about transportation.