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How BYJU'S went from $22B to $0 after spending $2.5B on acquisitions, taking $1.2B loan, and $533 million of the loan went missing...
How eFishery inflated its revenue 4.8x and went unnoticed for 6 years (until now)
How Propzy's collapse shocked the entire real estate market of Vietnam
How TaniHub went from farm-to-table to farm-to-failure (a $82.5M mistake)
How Kaodim collapsed from a successful startup story in Malaysia
And what I've learned...
From importing global TV content to buying Miss Universe — the rise and dramatic downfall of JKN Global Group after bond defaults, financial turmoil, and fraud investigations.
Hong Kong’s first dockless bike-sharing startup exploded to 16 cities and 34,000 bikes — before vandalism and broken unit economics destroyed the business.
How Indonesia’s $18M furniture startup scaled showrooms, locked up cash in inventory, and ended in bankruptcy after salaries depended on incoming VC transfers.
The Collapse of a 30-Branch Hong Kong Congee Chain
From military supplier to court-ordered collapse — the leverage and governance mistakes behind Sritex’s downfall.
How a fast-growing crypto exchange was left with less than 1% of customer funds
The real story of burnout, poor delegation, and wrong priorities before things finally worked.
The rise and fall of Twinkle, a Tier-1 supplier to global brands, undone by U.S. tariffs, a military coup, and market concentration risk.
How staying outside the core San Francisco ecosystem created a fundraising deadlock that simply could not be bootstrapped.
How running two businesses quietly pushed CXA to shut down just before break-even
How Cambodia’s first super-app proved the market — then got squeezed, absorbed, and erased by a regional giant.
55 stories. Legal threats. Still publishing.
