Eugene Lin

Director @IDEO. Interested in data, design, and piecing information together.

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Chief food scientist at a large food co told me that she's stopped eating food she makes. Job choice is one of morality, they're inseparable

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Sorry, if you don't have a good product, having an awesome brand team won't do you much good!

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My son's little chimera--a mix of ninja turtle, chima, and ninjago. This is why #Lego is awesome.

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3rd wave coffee hitting Shanghai hard. Everywhere you go now.

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That's probably true of most consumer facing businesses now.

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If ur a mall developer in China these days and don't have serious brand + xp design capabilities ur running a (soon-to-be) commodity biz.

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... I think the question is no longer what's the Shanghai market ready for, but what it isn't ready for.

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That would've been a crazy stat just a year ago...

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Siphon class at Seesaw in Shanghai. Manager says 100 cups / 600 cups of coffee sold per day = pour over or siphon.

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XJP's first tweet ... oh, the irony ...
https://t.co/YGraX7xr23

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Always on.

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I guess this sorta explains we do this kind of thing ;) ... The airpocalypse marathon, courtesy of Beijing.

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Huh. Humans the best distance running animals. An evolutionary advantage. Marathons almost a biological imperative. https://t.co/7sh7yZOTIx

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What happened to doing things because it’s the right thing to do? All you #PurposeFirst entrepreneurs, please stand up.

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Alibaba cracking down on counterfeits ... now that it is in its self-interest.
https://t.co/B9caEgwFj8

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Fosun, China Telecom, CNPC, PetroChina ... and counting.

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Especially in China. Billionaires Beware! https://t.co/cg2FxsRnsA

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Once a billionaire, not always a billionaire. Most can't stay that rich for long, UBS says https://t.co/QzlP6Uq9Br

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7 air purifiers in my 3-bedroom apartment in Shanghai. Crazy.

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Would love to see more #positiveimpact thinking from entrepreneurs and VC community in China.

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So are #healthcare, #food and #agriculture, and #education, sectors systemic to China. #positiveimpact a massive investment opp here.