Asia Tech Podcast

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[01:30] An introduction to RISE: The Thai Corporate Innovation Accelerator

[32:00] Can corporates or government in Asia use accelerators to foster innovation and startup culture?

[36:15] What\'s happening to locally grown Thai entrepreneurs? Are they coming through the ranks or is Thailand still dominated by expat entrepreneurs?

[43:25] Why should we stop thinking about building Silicon Valley in Thailand (or any other country)? What is the 3 things that Thailand should focus on in growing its startup ecosystem?

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[09:20] How will Alibaba\'s Jack Ma open up the floodgate for Chinese entrepreneurs to take the global stage?

[23:15] Key themes in the Asia Matters Report (parts 1-4) - The move from West to East

[37:15] How do Asian startup ecosystems compare in terms of capital, talent and access to markets?

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[00:05] Introduction to UPS1 - The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss UpSchool Book Reviews

[00:50] What did the 4 Hour Workweek change in the minds of a generation of would-be entrepreneurs?

[01:45] What\'s actually inside the 4 Hour Workweek?

[02:30] The D.E.A.L acronym

[02:55] Reality is Negotiable: Define success on your own terms

[04:40] E for Elimination

[07:05] We are the sum of the 5 people we hang around with on a daily basis (Jim Rohn)

[08:05] A for Automation

[10:00] Why should you focus on building pipelines rather than carrying buckets?

[13:20] L for Liberation

[14:05] The power of the \"What if?\" question

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[00:05] Introduction to ETC1 - How do you deal with Fear? Escape the Cubicle with Graham D Brown

[03:20] The story of the Asian elephant - how your entrepreneurial brain gets contained by fear

[05:40] Should entrepreneurs be fearful? How do you deal with it?

[06:45] How subtle everyday stories are the most powerful ways of reinforcing fear

[07:10] How do cultural narratives both encourage and dissuade female entrepreneurship?

[09:35] The breaking of the 4-minute mile and the power of narratives

[11:55] Fear comes down to who or what you listen to. If you want to overcome fear, change who or what you hang around with

[12:55] How do you start a business even when your friends and family say no?

[13:20] How can you change the people you hang around with you and the stories you are regularly exposed to?

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[08:45] Why does Thailand top the world in social media and online usage?

[33:30] WeChat trends: how has it evolved? How is WeChat changing behavior? Will WeChat be a hit outside China?

[45:00] Games, photos, dating - apart from social media and messenger, what else are people spending their time on the internet?

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[04:20] How the Asian tech ecosystem has evolved - my story coming to Japan in 1995 and where Japan is today in mobile use

[17:50] Did you know that within a 5 hour flight you can get to markets of 3.5 billion from Singapore? (the equivalent is 460 million from San Francisco)

[29:45] Do cities like San Francisco still have an advantage over Asia? What\'s changing? What\'s happening to the geographical arbitrage between startup ecosystems?

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We spoke to Jen Loong, the Founder of WanderSnap, which she humbly describes as an Airbnb of travel photography connecting travelers with local snappers to create selfie-free memories and purposeful jobs. For every booking, 5$ will be contributed towards photography training of underprivileged groups, as a way to inspire the next generation of visual storytellers. Jen is and has been innovator...whether for brands entering Asia / China or through her social impact activities. Jen is constantly looking for new ways to do things and new things to accomplish. Her energy is contagious and boundless.

Podcast Highlights:

[00:08] Welcome Jen Loong from Wandersnap

[00:51] Jen shares her background & why she started Wandersnap

[04:50] Defining "Wandersnap" and where it has reached today.

[08:45] How Wandersnap acts as a platform for content creators and customers

[11:21] Why visual contents are important for businesses & travelers and what role Wandersnap plays here.

[17:35] Rationale behind scaling up the business fast & covering major metropolitan areas

[19:23] Challenges faced & measures required to standardize customer experience across all the regions

[22:49] How can the creator of Wandersnap improve quality of work and what points they look after?

[26:00] Jen tells about an amazing experience of how wandersnap creators helped a client with his mother's reunion at Kinmen Island

[30:10] Why Wandersnap created a live photo android app to provide instant delivery of professional photographs

[35:28] The important role post-production plays in photography

[41:25] What are the future possibilities of photography market?

[46:03] How Wandersnap can actually use their reach to provide live photos

[53:00] How Wandersnap can make big difference by teaching photography and create more job opportunities.

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- Why and how Graham got his Linkedin account suspended not once, but twice this week

- How we got over 400 comments and 100,000 views on 1 Linkedin status update about the Asia Matters Report

- What's inside part 2 of the Asia Matters report?

- The Startup City Matrix and the 4 stages of market development in Asia

- What's happening to Startup Capital in Asia?

- Why is Risk Capital leaving China and heading into Southeast Asia?

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[00:05] Welcome Samir Cherro, Co-Founder and CEO of GoWabi to Asia Tech Podcast

[00:45] A little background history of Samir

[02:10] Life begins at the end of your comfort zone - an entrepreneur's journey from Sweden to Japan

[05:35] Moving from your homeland to another country is like moving to a new planet

[10:10] How Samir ended up in Deal.com.sg in Singapore

[11:55] A look at the cultural and business differences between the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

[13:00] Three months in LAZADA is like 6-12 months in a normal corporate life

[18:30] The main idea behind GoWabi was an online platform, so, you

can book appointments etc online instead of applying

[24:00] Why convenience isn't the biggest selling point in Asia

[31:30] The main problem now was customer retention

[37:15] Do you have plans to expand to other countries or do you feel like there'll be so much business here in Thailand so you don't have to worry about expanding to other countries?

[44:40] How did you find the optimal way to get more clients with spending the least amount of money?

[50:10] What are your growth statistics? How much money would you want to raise in your next funding round?

[52:35] What have you learned from your start-ups?

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- This week we're taking an early snapshot of The Asia Matters Report Part 2 which you can download for free from our website.

- Part 2 focuses on the Asian Tech Ecosystem and which Startup Cities are getting it right. We examine the results from the standout favorites like Singapore to powerhouses like Shanghai.

- Key insights include a look at which cities ranked highest in our aggregation of 14 metrics, plus a heads up on our market maturation index. We also discuss the 6 elements each Asian City needs to become a successful startup hub in 2018.