Asia Tech Podcast

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[04:00] How would you describe the tech ecosystem in Shenzhen? -- There is a total desire among people to collaborate, to help each other, and to share. If people believe in your vision, they will be drawn to you and you will be able to find the people you need to build your business.

[09:55] At Guwoo we wanted to develop a sophisticated user-experience that wasn\'t simply click a button to turn a page or say a keyword to wake up the robot. We wanted something that would provide the necessary outcome-based experience that could take students ahead to the next level in the classroom.

[33:08] Where do you see the opportunities in education moving forward? Where can technology really make a difference? -- In China there is plenty of technology but not enough solutions. In the US, it\'s the opposite problem, there are lots of solutions but a lack of good technologies. How do we take these platforms and scale them massively? These are the challenges going forward.

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Nishtha Mehta joins Graham Brown in the introductory episode of In the Making podcast to share her ideas about this new show, the topics she wants to talk about and the qualities she is looking for in her guests. She talks about the importance of stepping up to start up new opportunities, whether it is a new role, a new job or a new enterprise.

She believes that in our industry failure is an important part of \"In the making\" and people need to hear about it.

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[00:05] FIA5 - Founders in Asia with Jodie Collins

[00:50] Welcome Edward Tse - Founder & CEO of Gao Feng Advisory Company - to Founders in Asia

[02:35] Edward got recruited by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to run their China business in Shanghai in 1992 - pioneering the consulting business which was nascent then in China

[08:50] What were the things that Edward learned from working with Chinese entrepreneurs?

[13:55] Was it from BGC that Edward moved to start Gao Feng Advisory Company? Also, what was the motivating factor for Edward to decide to start his own consulting firm?

[20:25] At the core of it, what is the difference between the traditional way of thinking and the \"China way\" of thinking?

[28:55] How does Edward see this \"China way\" of thinking gain traction in other markets across Asia?

[31:10] Edward talks about his journey of starting his own consulting firm Gao Feng Advisory Company - what challenges have Edward faced and what are the lessons that he can share with other people?

[37:25] What sort of channels does Edward use to distribute that thought leadership and get their brand out there? Also, does Edward identify as the brand? Is Edward effectively Gao Feng?

[39:30] Edward offers tips for other founders on how they can continue to build their media presence

[43:10] Has Edward thought of something which his company wants to go into that\'s outside of the management consulting sphere?

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[00:05] ATP650 - Asia Matters with Graham D Brown

[02:42] Michael R. Bloomberg, American businessman and philanthropist, wants to create a rival to the Davos-based World Economic Forum that will focus on Asia and the Asian Century. The inaugural session will take place this November, 2018 in Beijing. -- This is certainly a way to acknowledge China's lead in the global ecosystem.

[07:50] Data from the #AsiaMatters Report published this year bolsters the case for Bloomberg's vision. Key takeaways include Asia is a US$27 trillion economy. This is 50% bigger than either the US or the EU. By 2030, the Asian middle classes are expected to grow to 3.2 billion people -- an enormous market potential!

[12:09] The Asia Matters Report talks about four steps that will bring about the Asian Century. 1) The demographic advantage that allowed for low-cost manufacturing production. 2) Capital reinvestment that helped build the Asian middle class and a skills, talent, wealth, and innovation boom, which is now allowing for 3) an increasing innovation advantage (AI, autonomous vehicles, etc). Asia is taking the lead in innovation. Finally, 4) Asia will eventually become the global hegemon and the "default option" for business.

[17:12] The Asia Matters Institute was created as a forum to help foster these connection. The goal was helping experts outside Asia find their counterparts in the region, and also to help people in Asia better find and communicate. If you are a speacalist with something to offer, get in touch!

[19:56] Exciting news from Singapore as Asia Tech Podcast opens its own studio! Special thanks to the team at Platform E for making this possible!

[22:18] Platform E is a co-working space, incubator, accelerator, and community. Shout-out to Rina Neoh and Abdul Malik! They get things done!

[26:06] Thunder and lightening shenanigans!

[26:25] On networking. There are two types of people: energy-takers and net energy-givers. Find the energy-givers and work with them!

[31:05] Why podcasting is the future of personal branding. Conferences and traditional networking events almost never give you information beyond what's available on someone's website. Nothing "wow's" us at those things. Podcasting, on the other hand, brings out the human element. That's what people want!

[38:08] Revealing your vulnerability and humanizing yourself to others is one of the most effective ways to get ahead. Show that you have the confidence to take the arrows of criticism. Blaze the trail! Give people the Oprah moment! People want to know about you!

[43:10] The vision for Asia Tech Podcast is to create the platform for those human conversations...to give that voice to the Asian tech ecosystem. The new studio will really help to make live radio shows...to make real conversations!

[52:28] For all the talk about the digital world being the future, you can't fake a real, human conversation. This is what makes podcasts. And this is what will make the Asian Century. There are countless stories waiting to be told! That's what we're going to do here on Asia Tech Podcast.

[55:15] If this sounds like your passion, apply to be our intern. Come be a part of the Asian Century!

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[09:36] Where do you find energy for your passions? -- Everyone needs something that can keep them awake at 2:00am. At the end of the day these communities are people in flesh and bone. Serving them is a wonderful thing.

[14:48] Why do so many women have a complicated relationship to money in business? -- This is ironic because so many women have experiences as homemakers. Some of the best business skills you could hope for emerge from this work; but for some reason, when women become product-makers or entrepreneurs they become \"too feminine\" about money and almost shy to talk about numbers.

[31:28] What is the future for workers who in a very short time may lose their jobs and livelihoods as a result of automation and technological change? -- Bots and robots are inevitable. The sorts of \"cookie-cutter\" jobs that were designed in the first place for machines and not humans will go back to the machines. These human workers are not yet ready to take on more specialized tasks. We need to change this.

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[00:05] KYL5 - Cross Border Kyle with Kyle Ellicott

[00:15] Graham and Kyle last saw each other in Hong Kong where they got to go on a tour

[03:05] Kyle spoke at the Startup Launchpad Conference by Global Sources. What did Kyle take away from having seen those Southeast Asian and Asian startups?

[06:10] Was there a lot of hardware startups there? Yomee - The World's First Automatic Yogurt Maker. Kyle says "Lessons are being learned, companies are educating themselves on what works and what doesn't, and are starting to see what the market needs are versus just building to build"

[09:35] How do Asian startups go on the "pitch" side of things? The Valley does very well on the story side. In Asia, there is an overemphasis on technology and not so much in the story but this has changed dramatically over the past year

[14:15] Did Kyle see anything interesting on the AI and deep tech startups side of things?

[17:05] Coming from "Motor City" Detroit, Michigan, Kyle touches on the innovations in the automotive industry of China - Shanghai Auto City

[23:40] Michigan and Chinese Automotive industries working together - was there a scenario where it's too regulated to test some kind of tech in the US that they go to China and test it right out of the factory gate?

[26:05] How did the guys in Michigan take it when people from China went there and talked about technology and China itself?

[28:45] According to John Waraniak, Detroit has been so crushed that all of the traditional infrastructure was gone - did this have an effect on the Michigan people being open in the conversation with people from China?

[31:45] An auto industry that's starting to grow and see the pathway for innovation and the need to work with startups and to work on a global scale like the case of Oakland County in Michigan taking 300 companies over to China

[33:10] The governor of Michigan has made 8 trips to China which is the most of any previous governor - which other cities out there are doing this?

[35:05] "Sometimes, something gets so broken that the only option is to start again" like the Michigan auto industry but you see this in Asia as well like Hong Kong and Vietnam

[39:35] Be open-minded as a business owner, as an innovator, as an executive, or as a consumer today and in the future and incredible things will come in the future because of that

[40:40] Check out crossborderkyle.com for podcast episodes and other unique content

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[00:05] Welcome Andrea Loubier to Asia Tech Podcast Stories, hosted by Graham D Brown

[00:37] Andrea talks about her current location of Canggu, Bali and the coworking scene in Bali

[03:42] Why did Andrea choose Indonesia as a base?

[06:47] Graham reminisces his experiences backpacking in Indonesia back in 1994

[10:11] All about Mailbird, an email management app created by Andrea

[14:24] The different roles played by the three creators of Mailbird and the story of how the co-founders met

[16:48] The turning point - when did Andrea know that it was time to pack her bags and move to Bali?

[18:22] Why did Andrea choose Bali instead of the Silicon Valley as a place to start her company?

[20:32] Graham shares an anecdote about a Google employee who commuted from Bend Oregon to San Franscisco to save costs

[22:56] Cultural fit when hiring - if you don\'t limit your hiring pool to

one location, you open up doors to amazing talent

[24:53] The lack of a pervasive start-up culture in Bali and how that impacts Andrea\'s experience of running a business

[26:16] Is the idyllic tropical island vibe dulling Andrea\'s aggressive entrepreneurial drive?

[28:44] Andrea\'s experience of time management as a digital nomad

[30:40] The scalability of a remote company and Andrea\'s transition plans to help with that

[33:16] The customer happiness team at Mailbird and how it works

[38:23] What kind of qualities does Andrea look for when recruiting new team members? From a cultural fit interview, skills test, final interview to a 3 month probationary period

[42:00] The challenges of hiring remotely and how Andrea deals with them

[44:35] If money is not a deciding factor, would Andrea still choose to have a remote and distributed team?

[47:08] Find out more about Andrea on Googleplus, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or email her [email protected]

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[12:00] Avijit talks about his startup Regular.li - a time management app in the mobile devices of employees

[30:25] In India, startup people are the new rockstars - people leaving safe jobs and becoming entrepreneurs now. The next step is the maturity of the market

[36:15] In terms of having startup accelerators, where is India now? Also, startup founders now come straight out of college, go to an accelerator, get funding - they never had to go out and hustle. Does Avijit think this is positive?

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[00:00] ASH12 - Ashley Talks with Ashley Galina Dudarenok and String Nguyen

[01:00] Starting out on Meerkat, how did String Nguyen build content and community around her video content and eventually get 20,000 followers on Linkedin?

[05:00] How do videos convert compared to other platforms? Before you get to conversion, you should build brand awareness? Is it okay to publish informal personal content on Linkedin or does it have to be slick and professional?

[08:45] In video content creation, it\'s tortoise vs the hare. Personal branding is a marathon not a sprint. It\'s a full time job that you have to commit to for the long term

[13:10] Growing your Linkedin followers to 20,000+ . There\'s a 30,000 limit on Linkedin followers, how do you get around it? How do you win a Linkedin \"top voice\" award? It\'s all about community and growth.

[14:10] An insight about String\'s entrepreneurship and her journey. Where did it come from?

[19:00] How do you become good at communication and ask great questions in videos and podcasts?

[21:00] String\'s thoughts on Blockchain and ICOs, including who she follows on Twitter

[30:00] How do education systems shape our thinking processes and entrepreneurship long term?

[31:40] What are String\'s thought on Asia, innovation and entrepreneurship?

[39:00] Why did String double down on video? What does it mean for SEO? What about sponsored video content?

[44:30] Why did String delete SnapChat? What\'s the problem with SnapChat for content creators? How does the ROI of SnapChat compare with Linkedin?

[52:00] Live Streaming and the future of Video. Ashley and String discuss Live Streaming in Asia, its impact on social media, micro influencers and new retail.

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[00:00] Welcome to Digital Lives Asia #4 with Graham D Brown and Simon Kemp. In this episode, Simon drops his latest data on global social media growth trends

[06:40] With all the recent focus on the \"delete facebook\" movement, what\'s actually happening to Facebook data? Facebook users are up but teenagers are down

[17:20] What\'s happening with Facebook advertising? Fan pages may be struggling to get attention but businesses have few alternatives to reach their consumers

[27:50] Who\'s actually clicking these ads on Facebook? Some insight into Facebook ad campaigns and click behavior of Indonesians

[35:00] What are the changes in the advertising landscape doing to shape traditional marketing demographics? We talk about Red Bull and why traditional social media demographics

[47:40] Advertising is no longer a moniker of trust, so how do brands build trust? We discuss why giving away content and creating value is key to building trust and winning attention

[53:20] What can we learn about 18 year olds and their motivations on Facebook? We discuss social listening and how brands are missing a trick learning what their audience really care about

[56:00] We discuss differences in empathy with Uber and Grab in Southeast Asia