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Marta Dowejko, research assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University joins us today. She was the lead of the global entrepreneurship monitor of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Marta has published research articles on the ecosystems in Asia, Hong Kong and Greater China specifically. So for the next 30 minutes we're gonna learn about the Hong Kong tech ecosystem, more about the greater bay and Shenzhen, with data from her latest research and the investment rates in Shenzhen compared to the rest of the world.

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Prasad Paramajothi, known as StrykerX in Counter-Strike, was the captain of team TitaNs. They were considered to be the best team in Southeast Asia, and as one of the best in the whole of Asia. He is working with Zowie and constantly travels to the US and Taiwan when he's not busy fragging in-game.

Prasad joined our hosts Sabir and Andi on the Esports Show Asia to share his journey; on how he got in touch with esports, how he fell in love with the process and the grind of becoming the best, and he shared some details on a project he's working on. On this project, he is taking Singaporean Counter-Strike players to Poland to create a proper professional esports team.

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Bill Poorman & Nikolaj Groeneweg, hosts of We Don't Mean To Dwell podcast joins Graham in the Asia Tech Podcast studio. They share their journey on how they got into podcasting and share some interesting anecdotes through this journey giving us a peek on what goes on behind the scenes of their podcast.

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Starting out in 1999, Nikhil Hathiramani ventured into the competitive world of Counter-Strike from the earliest versions.

He is the founder and chief editor for CSGO2ASIA, the go-to platform for what's happening in the Counter-Strike scene in Asia. Together with a Counter-Strike legends, Harley ‘dsn' Örvall, he started the Asian Pro League for CSGO, where players can participate in a player league and have a chance at showing what they're made of.

He shared his story on how he started playing games, how he saw that playing Counter-Strike is what he wanted to do, and his account on witnessing the growth of the esports scene, specifically Counter-Strike in Asia.

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Every gamer wants to win. But improving on our own can get tricky, and a little help will go a long way.

Esports coaching, much like traditional sports coaching, has been around even before the industry is recognised. It could have been a friend teaching you what to buy in League of Legends, or how to fire a weapon properly in CS:GO. Are you ready for the next level?

We talked with Jesus Garbayo and Anik Islam, the co-founders of Josudo. They provide esports coaching services, and in this episode they shared how they came up with the idea, how they screen coaches, and what they think of what's happening in the esports industry.

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Jack Ma says he isn't about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession

Reports of Jack Ma's impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm.

Go-Jek said to be in talks to raise $2.7b in funding

The Jakarta-based company plans to close the funding round in several weeks, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The start-up's existing backers include Tencent Holdings, Temasek Holdings and Warburg Pincus.

Chinese Brands Rising: Strategic Imperatives in an Era of Increasing Consumer Confidence

This article reviews the findings of Prophet's 2018 Brand Relevance Index (BRI) survey, the only index designed to measure the importance of brands in consumers' lives. In several ways, conclusions point towards more sophisticated Chinese shoppers with more faith in Chinese brands.

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Edgar Seah, Regional Head of APAC, Hedera Hashgraph joins our hosts Gustavo and Michelle in this episode of The Blockchain Asia Show in the Asia Tech Podcast Studio. They discuss how Hashgraph has made giant strides in overcoming some of the shortcomings evident in current blockchain platforms. They also touch upon couple of interesting articles -

1. Saying Goodbye to the Blockchain Romantics - www.coindesk.com/saying-goodbye-t...kchain-romantics

2. The Crypto Winter Wasn't The Real Story of 2018, and It Won't Be for 2019 Either - www.coindesk.com/the-crypto-winte...-for-2019-either

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Its been a successful couple of years for the Founders of InsightzClub who join our host Neville McKenzie in the ATP studio to take us through their journey to setting up InsightzClub and the challenges they faced along the way. An interesting conversation about the feedback they receive and the manner they deal with them. They also talk about how they are using data & cutting edge technology to derive deep consumer insights for their clients. Listen to the entire episode here.

Padmanabhan Ramaswamy will be speaking at MRMW 2019. MRMW is designed and crafted for the consumer insight and market research professionals to stay up to date with the latest trends and innovations. The theme for MRMW 2019 is "Powering the Future of Insight Automation".

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"You do what you enjoy, what excites you and what you are passionate about and hopefully you will leave a mark." - simple yet a powerful belief that drives Edgar Seah, Head of APAC @Hedera Hashgraph, to take up projects that he has till now. He comes onto our Pitchdeck Asia show to share his story and tell us more about the work being done by Hedera Hashgraph.

Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain enabled company is solving some of the inherent issues associated with some of the currently available platforms by providing a lightning fast, fair & secure platform which doesn't require compute heavy proof-of-work.

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Frank Sliwka has been involved in the gaming and esports industry for more than 20 years. He has continued, to this day, to elevate the esports scene, and it's individuals such as himself that enabled the industry to flourish and become what it is today.

On this episode, Frank shared amazing stories on how he got people to acknowledge esports, and what it takes to attract outsiders to immerse themselves in the ultimate esports experience (one awesome story with his wife!).

Esports will continue to grow, but it is in our hands to ensure that it does.

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