·South Korea
10 key facts about South Korea e-commerce (updated Mar 2019)
I've compiled the latest data showing South Korea ranks 3rd globally for e-commerce penetration, with 2/3 of sales happening on mobile—all dominated by local players.
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·Greater China
China OTT subscription landscape: 8 key facts and trend
China's OTT market is exploding with 80M+ paid subscribers per platform spending just $26-35/year—a fraction of Netflix prices yet poised to overtake traditional TV.
·Greater China
China influencer marketing - 8 key facts you need to know
China's influencer market hit $17.16B in 2018, with consumers twice as receptive to KOL endorsements vs Western markets—here's what makes it unique.
·Greater China
China mobile games : 8 key facts and trends
China's mobile gaming market dwarfs the competition with 2x more players than the next four markets combined and Tencent controlling 45% of this $12B+ goldmine.
·Greater China
China e-commerce key facts and trends
China's retail e-commerce market isn't just big—it's larger than the rest of the world combined, with 600M+ mobile-first buyers reshaping global commerce.
·Greater China
8 Key facts about china advertising landscape
China's ad spend per person is just 1/10th of the US, but it's growing twice as fast—65% of it already digital and dominated by three tech giants.
·Greater China
9 key facts about China digital landscape
China's digital ecosystem dwarfs the rest of the world—with 855M internet users, e-commerce sales exceeding all other nations combined, and 4x more ride-sharing users than the US.
·Japan
Key facts about Japan Digital Landscape (updated Jan 2019)
Japan's digital market reveals surprising contrasts: TV still dominates media time while mobile internet lags peers, yet digital ad spend leads growth.
·Mobile
8 key facts about South Korea Internet Marketing Landscape (2019 update)
South Korea's 82% mobile penetration leads the world, yet local platforms like Kakao Talk and Naver TV dominate over global giants—here's what makes this market unique.
·book review
5 most influential books I read in 2018
From learning to think in hundred-thousand-year timescales to discovering data-driven optimism, these five books fundamentally shifted how I see the world and work.
·About Chandler Nguyen
Leadership book "Learn to Lead: no one is born a great people manager"
After helping 500+ professionals grow from individual contributors to managers, I distilled years of real-world lessons into a practical guide—no theory, just what actually works.
·book review
Learn to Lead: no one is born a great people manager
Being a brilliant individual contributor doesn't automatically make you a great manager—it's a specialty requiring years of practice and a burning desire to learn.