Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
7 reasons saying “yes” too early is the biggest founder trap
You tell yourself it is momentum. The customer wants a custom feature. An investor offers a small check with complicated terms. A potential partner promises “exposure.” In the early days, every opportunity feels like oxygen. So you say yes. Then three months later, your roadmap is bloated, your burn rate is creeping up, and you…
Read MoreMiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows
Published Mon, Feb 16, 2026 · 03:47 PM [HONG KONG] MiniMax Group shares surged in Hong Kong, buoyed by growing investor confidence in the technology offered by China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The stock gained as much as 30 per cent, before closing up 25 per cent in the city’s shortened trading session on…
Read MoreSIA Group’s passenger traffic up 0.7% in January
Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried 3.7 million passengers in January, 4.1% higher year on year [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) on Monday (Feb 16) posted a 0.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in January 2026 for the two carriers it operates. Passenger traffic, which measures the demand for an airline’s service, is determined…
Read MoreAlibaba leads tech slide after Pentagon briefly shows blacklist
The 1260H list now includes more than 130 entities accused of working with the Chinese military Published Mon, Feb 16, 2026 · 11:33 AM [HONG KONG] Alibaba Group Holding led a Chinese tech-share sell-off after the Pentagon added some of the country’s biggest names to a list of companies aiding the military, only to withdraw…
Read MoreUber targets US$1 billion boost with 2026 European expansion
The company expects the move to generate an additional US$1 billion in gross bookings over the next three years Published Mon, Feb 16, 2026 · 10:26 AM [BENGALURU] Uber plans to expand its food-delivery business into seven new European markets in 2026, launching services in markets including the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania, a company…
Read MorePositive reaction to market reforms opens door to broader enhancement of growth capital sector
The result could be a bigger pipeline of new listings, and some struggling listed companies going private [SINGAPORE] Back in November, this column said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) ought to slow-walk the allocation of billions of dollars to fund managers under the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP). With stock valuations becoming stretched, and…
Read MoreEUR/USD expected to continue uptrend after recent short-term correction
THE euro is the second most traded currency by volume globally and forms the most actively traded currency pair with the US dollar. It is also widely held as a global reserve currency, serving as the common legal tender across the eurozone. Rising geopolitical risks in the United States have fuelled discussions around de-dollarisation, positioning…
Read MoreHapag-Lloyd in talks to buy Israel’s Zim Integrated Shipping; sale price to exceed US$3.5 billion
Zim will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange once the necessary regulatory and government approvals come through Published Sun, Feb 15, 2026 · 08:50 PM HAPAG-LLOYD is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli competitor Zim Integrated Shipping Services, the German company said on Sunday (Feb 15). Discussions with Israeli financial investor FIMI Opportunity…
Read MorePreventive Health Isn’t Paranoia It’s Discipline
I lost my dad to colon cancer because he never got a colonoscopy. That loss changed how I see health. It made me decide to be proactive, not passive. My view is simple: prevention is a choice, and delay is a gamble. We live in a time where many people can track their health at…
Read MoreThe 6 emotional patterns that predict which founders survive the chaos
There is a moment in almost every founder’s journey when the chaos stops feeling exciting and starts feeling personal. Revenue dips. A key hire quits. A launch flops. Investors go quiet. Suddenly it is not just a business problem. It feels like a referendum on you. I have watched early-stage founders navigate pivots, missed payroll,…
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