Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Athaporn served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 22 years, of which 19 were in research and 9 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006.

Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also performs financial advisory services for TKC Services and provides 11 other on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely:

1) Snippets (news-driven);
2) Sathorn Series (financial services);
3) Silicon Stories (technology); 
4) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin series);
5) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative);
6) Thai Media Spotlight;
7) Political Pit Stop; 
8) Telecom Review; 
9) Thai Macro Watch (read-through from foreign events);  
10) Small Cap Diary; and
11) Property Grid

There are also 3 limited-time series driven by specific events or locations, namely:
1) Thai Corona Crisis;
2) South Series; and
3) Mechanics and Details (deal forensics).

Silicon Stories #5: Microsoft's Mid-Life Crisis

Silicon Stories#6: How To Get Rich Breaking Every Rule in Business

Silicon Stories #7: Saving Private Optimus

Silicon Stories#2: The E-Power Revolution

Silicon Stories#1: Intelligent Shopping (The Rise of Amazon Go)

Equity Bottom-Up

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, has almost 100,000 employees and has created more millionaires(...and a few billionaires) than most companies we can think of. The Windows operating system, Xbox game console, Office Suite, Explorer browser, and Hotmail are all household names. Their acquisitions are so aggressive that the DOJ (Dept of Justice) once tried to bust them. Through talks with my brother (a decade-long Microsoft employee) and my own readings about this incredible firm over the year, MCorp Review offers a background of one of tech's most celebrated company...and most controversial. Some issues worth exploring:<ul><li>Does Microsoft foster or stifle innovation?</li><li>How did founders and later CEOs differ in their mindset and background? What can others learn from them and the CEO race of 2014?</li><li>Is Bill Gates the source of or solution to Microsoft's problems? (HINT: 'or' might be a typo)</li></ul>

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, has almost 100,000 employees and has created more millionaires(...and a few billionaires) than most companies we can think of. The Windows operating system, Xbox game console, Office Suite, Explorer browser, and Hotmail are all household names. Their acquisitions are so aggressive that the DOJ (Dept of Justice) once tried to bust them. Through talks with my brother (a decade-long Microsoft employee) and my own readings about this incredible firm over the year, MCorp Review offers a background of one of tech's most celebrated company...and most controversial. Some issues worth exploring:Does Microsoft foster or stifle innovation?How did founders and later CEOs differ in their mindset and background? What can others learn from them and the CEO race of 2014?Is Bill Gates the source of or solution to Microsoft's problems? (HINT: 'or' might be a typo)

Silicon Stories #4: The One About Microsoft

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Silicon Stories #4: The One About Microsoft