Rory Bate-Williams

@rorybw

Founder of • MBA at • alumni • I like messaging apps, mobile payments and China

London
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Joined April 2012
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  1. Jun 5

    "Didi’s dominance is being challenged by an unlikely source: apps in Chinese cities for commuters to share bicycles."

  2. Jun 5

    Uber looses $708m on revenue of $3.4b in first quarter

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    Jun 1

    The UK tech bandwagon has created >160 accelerators + 205 incubators. Unfortunately it's quantity over quality.

    1 retweet 1 like
  4. Jun 1

    Mary Meeker's 2017 internet trends Bible:

  5. Retweeted
    May 27

    Sir Tom Hunter, one of our European Advisory Board members hosts Obama in Edinburgh:

    1 retweet
  6. May 21

    Money spent on restaurants, travel and carousing can leave you with the most inflation-proof of assets: memories.

    1 like
  7. May 21

    More than half of Britons now buy food to go from brand-name outlets, up 40% since 2007. Brands like are on a roll.

  8. May 21

    Ryan Weaver, fidget spinner tycoon, asked God for "just one idea." When it worked he said "it was really cool because we love Jesus" 😊❤️😇

  9. May 21

    Super-star firms have grown not by avoiding competitors but by defeating them.

  10. Retweeted
    May 18

    Great thread on the bland Warby-ification of the internet

    1/ Been thinking about this for a few days.
    6 retweets 20 likes
  11. Retweeted
    May 17

    WeChat now at 938M MAU, up 23% year over year.

    3 replies 50 retweets 80 likes
  12. May 15

    My dream. QR codes everywhere

  13. May 12

    Snapchat: net loss for the quarter was $2.2 billion 👻

    1 like
  14. Retweeted
    May 11

    Interesting how rarely tech narratives for ad-funded companies address the ad world's needs - reach, scale, brand, ROI, DR, metrics...

    12 replies 19 retweets 67 likes
  15. May 11

    Customer Value Optimization

  16. May 10

    Alipay has 450m+ active users compared to 12m for Apple Pay

    1 like
  17. May 10

    M-commerce accounts for 68% of all e-commerce in China, compared to 41% in the US.

    1 like
  18. May 10

    Beijing has more than 650,000 shared bicycles

  19. May 10

    “How are you profitable?” “Well, Dad, it’s easy. You just make sure your revenues are higher than your expenses.”

  20. May 10

    177,000 subscribers earns you £400 per month on 😐

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