Asia Tech Podcast

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We had a great conversation with Zennon Kapron, the Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia\'s leading financial technology research and consulting firms. Prior to founding Kapronasia, Zennon was the Asia Pacific Financial Industry Manager and Global Banking Industry Manager for Intel. At Intel, he helped position and sell Intel-based architecture to financial services firms globally. Before Intel, Zennon worked at Citi at a number of different technology management roles culminating in his role at CIO for Citigroup Portugal. Zennon is a recognised thought leader on fintech in Asia and a regular speaker at financial conferences globally. He has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on matters of China Fintech and is regularly quoted in the press and television appearances including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Financial Times. Zennon is also the author of \'Chomping at the Bitcoin: The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in China\' published by Penguin as well as countless reports and commentaries on the state of financial technology in Asia.

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- If you want to understand the rise of Asia's Tech Ecosystem look to the Megacities covered in the new Asia Matters Report as the engines of growth, not the countries.

- Asia is big, but we didn't realise how "big" it really was until we got out there, boots on the ground and did out research for this report. No longer is Asia all about "markets of billions". The Asia of 2018 is a market of multiple wealth centers (the Megacities), a rapidly emerging middle class and a vision to connect all these dots together with huge infrastructure investment. Why build walls when you can build bridges?

- China could create 15-20 Silicon Valleys of its own in the near future.

- Asia is rapidly emerging from the shadows of "The West" to become the new world leader in everything from startup ecosystems to retail malls.

- 66% of the world's middle class will be in Asia within 10 years. Our "Asia Matters" presentation is the story of Asia's rise from being a world of cheap "knockoffs" dependent on The West to becoming its own self-sufficient engine of economic growth.

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Welcome back to 2018, where we're talking about the Asia Matters Report. We talk about all the key stats you need to know about Asia in 2018, and why Asia will be the most important startup ecosystem in coming years. Highlights include: the $1.3 trillion Greater Bay, Vietnam's 6.3% growth rate, how China leads the US in innovation patents, when Indonesia will surpass the GDP of the UK, what it means for Asia and its tech startups to be home to 750 million (or 60%) of the world's youth population. Listen to get insights into the latest trends and what it means for the Asian startup ecosystem in 2018.

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Ginny Eckblad was born in Singapore and has lived all over the world. Living outside her country of birth for almost 25 years has taught her many things including the power of language and history, perspective and adaptability. She understands how to make others feel like they belong and the power of building positive communities. Ginny and her business partner have deep corporate experience and this also informs their ability to build from scratch and serve their clients across the board. GorillaSpace has built a differentiated strategy by working with all co-working and flexible work spaces, which means that some of the biggest players in the market rely on the GorillaSpace platform for their connectivity, The leverage is in the platform and the story of its genesis was quite interesting.

Podcast Highlights:

[00:05] ATP Stories today with Ginny Eckblad

[00:35] On Eckblad's Singaporean origin and return to Singapore to

launch GorillaSpace.co in May 2017

[01:17] Why did Eckblad leave Singapore for Carolina 25 years ago?

[06:18] Eckblad's opinion on how Singapore has changed in the past 25 years

[07:48] Eckblad's experience living in France and Hong Kong for 10 years

[11:10] What is Eckblad's view of language and cultural adaptability?

[14:53] How has Eckblad's view of living in Singapore as a foreigner changed after living abroad for 25 years?

[17:26] On Eckblad's challenge adapting to different cultures and languages abroad - and reverse culture shock back home

[21:21] What is GorillaSpace.co? How did it start? What challenges did Eckblad face when building and realizing the idea from scratch?

[25:09] What is the main idea or theme behind GorillaSpace.co?

[28:52] Who were the first clients when GorillaSpace.co started?

[29:55] Does GorillaSpace.co own office or work space?

[36:22] Does GorillaSpace.co contemplate having a real estate division?

[42:30] What is the approach of GorillaSpace.co to pitching?

[47:57] How does GorillaSpace.co find clients? How does the platform market the business - at least from a supplier's point of view?

[50:01] Where does the platform source their clients?

[51:45] What is the competitive advantage of GorillaSpace.co?

[52:07] Does the platform consider diversifying its business - like renting spaces in the real estate market

[54:13] How to contact the platform - how to get in touch with GorillaSpace.co

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[00:06] Welcome Bianca Ho hosted by Graham D Brown

[01:00] Bianca's introduction to the world of AI

[04:18] What is the core offering at Clare.ai?

[05:58] Why are chatbots becoming popular? What problem are they solving?

[09:00] Is automation better than outsourcing?

[12:57] Can an AI powered chat bot do presale heavy lifting for a human operator?

[15:52] What is the future prospect of growth for a company building chatbots? Can you build on the relationship witha bank or insurance provider for example and introduce new AI-powered services

[20:37] How do Bianca's previous career choices complement clare.ai?

[23:47] What skills are there in Bianca's recipe to be a successful entrepreneur?

[26:25] How did clare.ai come into Bianca's trajectory?

[29:59] How did Bianca pitch her requirements to commence a new startup?

[32:46] How does Bianca see herself as the front-facing aspect of the startup?

[35:30] What one choice would Bianca make to sell a product or service?

[38:41] What does it take to step into the client's shoes and build relationships?

[40:57] Going out of comfort zone to find new insights

[46:09] How does Bianca scale herself to live up to the challenges of the business?

Bianca Ho is helping redefine the banking and insurance sector by building chatbot platforms. Clare.AI's artificial intelligence powered chatbot does the heavy lifting for clients when it comes to interacting with large numbers of customers. Chatbots can not only warm up and prequalify prospective leads but also implement best practises that deliver a better customer experience.

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[00:06] Welcome Azmul Haque Managing Director Collyer Law to Asia Tech Podcast.

[03:44] Getting started in the disruptive technology, challenging the existing norms

[13:56] A look at the use of distributed ledger technology. What will Blockhain mean for startups?

[17:19] What are the distinctions between a utility token and an actual security? What the views of the regulators versus from a legal standpoint?

[26:13] What needs to get done to allow all parties interested in purchasing utility tokens and securities to be able to participate from a legal perspective?

[32:09] The concept of democratization of financial assets means intermediaries aren't necessary. How will that framework look like without intermediaries?

[39:14] Building a transactional business - do you build your own coins and ICO?

[45:24] Perspective on the businesses that are starting to get built around token issuance like Simple Token.

[47:12] Renaissance of the market. How is the crypto currency market going to develop?

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In this week's Asia Tech Podcast, we're back from our travels. Michael comes back from Mumbai with a field report on cross-border investment and Graham D Brown returns to Japan from Thailand and Singapore. We talk about how India will create "100,000 startups" in the next 10 years (according to ex-Infosys CFO Pai) and how Mumbai is just one of the 30 potential startup cities in Asia. The scale and velocity of the startup ecosystem in 2018 could leave the rest of the world behind. Here's why...

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Holly Harrington is the General Manager at Taiwan Startup Stadium. Taiwan Startup Stadium, a program funded by Taiwan's National Development Council, is dedicated to bridging Taiwan startups with opportunities around world. Holly is passionate about mentoring startup founders, helping them get funded and is committed to helping them build globally relevant businesses. She is involved in every aspect of the programs that TSS develops and implements and is deeply focused on their outcomes. Holly is also the co-Founder of Everiii, a Taiwan-based firm founded in 2014 with a global mission to connect people and companies across cultures. We had an incredible discussion about Taiwan, startups and the challenges and thrills of helping teams go global!

Podcast highlights:

- Introduction to Holly Harrington and Startup Stadium Taiwan - Taiwan's unique startup accelerator program

- What makes Taiwan a unique proposition for startup founders?

- Why do startup ecosystems need to build relationships outside of their own cities/countries?

Podcast notes:

[00:40] Some background on Holly Harrington

[04:00] How did Holly end up in Taiwan?

[07:35] An experience of living in Taiwan as an American

[11:03] How technology has made our life easier

[15:05] How did Holly get into the startup world?

[19:40] An importance of diversity and bilingualism in a team

[25:26] The Taiwanese diaspora

[29:05] What Taiwan StartUp Stadium does

[35:47] How to participate in Taiwan StartUp Stadium program

[40:20] How did Holly's company manage to build relationships with

traditional companies that aren't innovative?

[43:20] Other investment partners in Japan. Conferences in Taiwan

[49:43] Promoting and building connections on conferences and trips

[58:55] Learning along the way with those you help. Communication and unity between startups

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We spoke to Shaun Rein about his new book, 'The War for China\'s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order'. A fascinating follow up to his other books...We covered many other topics as well, including the duopoly of TenCent and Alibaba, the massive internet market in China and why it is difficult for foreign firms to succeed and how China has become a hotbed of innovation across many verticals and sectors. Shaun has been in China for almost 20 years and has seen so much change and development that informs his ongoing analyses of China, business in China and the growth of some of the world's largest internet companies. It also gives him a unique perspective on China's changing place on the global stage and its impact on business and geo-politics.

Podcast Highlights:

[00:09] Asia Tech Podcast Stories with author, founder and managing director Shaun Rein

[00:56] Internet challenges in China

[01:25] Background about Shaun Rein

[02:40] A little bit about the previous books, The End of Cheap China and The End of Copycat China

[05:24] Innovations in China especially in payment methods

[10:05] 'Boots on the ground' approach

[11:57] Thesis around the book, 'The War for China's Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order'

[14:25] China\'s foray into Africa

[18:00] The TenCent and Alibaba duopoly

[24:00] What will be the impact of Chinese companies in South East Asia?

[27:05] What were the mistakes made by the Americans? How to avoid replicating them when the Chinese come in to South East Asia?

[33:41] Do you get your books translated? If you do, would you want them sold in China?

[37:37] Now that China has caught up, where does it go from here? What's in store for the next 5 years?

[40:18] What does 'one belt, one road' mean?

[43:22] What is happening in the Greater Bay region?

[48:00] The domesticity of the Chinese market

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In this week's Asia Tech Podcast broadcast from Bangkok and Singapore, we discuss the growing importance of Asia in the global tech startup ecosystem. We look at the latest research data from the Google Temasek study which shows just how robust the South East Asian online economy is, reasons why Nutonomy chose Singapore as testing ground for its autonomous vehicles, and the importance of the Chinese Unicorns Alibaba and Tencent in growing the Asian ecosystem. But to kick off, a quote from Michio Kaku (co-founder of String Theory) this week, "Silicon Valley no longer has a monopoly on innovation".