Asia Tech Podcast

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The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.

Asia Tech Podcast episodes:

December 06, 2022EP 245 - Wally Wang - Founding Partner at Scale Asia Ventures - Entrepreneurship Is Such a Rare Character
Asia Tech Podcast recorded an interesting conversation with Wally Wang, Founding Partner at Scale Asia Ventures. Scale Asia Ventures is a Palo Alto-based American venture capital firm that aims to support startups at a global scale.
Some of the topics discussed by Wally:
The factors that influenced Wally into the startup world

What got Wally interested in artificial intelligence and machine learning

The significance of getting enough exposure to be able to instantly identify what’s missing from a startup

How a change of environment can instill traits of a founder

The advancements in technology that help machines evolve themselves

The similarities between the creations of a machine and a human

Wally’s sneak peek at what’s coming
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
Eating the Whole Internet and Coming Up With a More Intelligent and Better Internet

Think About Change

There’s So Many Things You Can Do
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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33min
November 29, 2022EP 244 - Fateh Ali - Co-founder & CEO of Kitcod - Just Go Out and Try
Asia Tech Podcast recorded an interesting conversation with Fateh Ali, Co-founder and CEO of Kitcod. Kitcod is social-as-a-service that enables an in-app social community for consumer apps across industries, globally.
Some of the topics Fateh discussed:
Fateh’s decision to leave school temporarily to support his family

Fateh’s first tech gig with Pizza Hut

Fateh’s first time exploring globally and first time working out of India with JP Morgan

The emphasis on having side gigs

The two factors that motivate Fateh to keep going

Building a social community collaboration within any app

Fateh’s learning takeaways from working with Antler

What Fateh is trying to achieve with Kitcod

Kitcod’s future wishes and what they want to achieve
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
If You Could Give Them Something Back in Return, It Might Really Be a Beautiful Thing

Early in the Game
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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46min
November 22, 2022EP 243 - Heikki Nousiainen - Field-CTO & Co-founder at Aiven - Unleash Innovation
Asia Tech Podcast recorded an insightful conversation with Heikki Nousiainen, Field-CTO & Co-founder at Aiven. Aiven makes setting up cloud databases so simple anyone can do it.
Some of the topics that Heikki discussed:
Finland’s environmental influence on developing great tech

How Aiven aims to help developers and organisations build on top of the current technology

The benefits of having a tendency of just wanting to know more

Aiven’s mission

Maximising existing data to create new services

Aiven’s drive to find new innovations to distill information and data

Aiven’s future plans to enter a very tempting market

Supporting other startups in a unique way
Some other titles we have considered for this episode:
Focus on Things That Make a Difference

It’s Very Hard to Build Something in Secret

Bringing Out a Great Product
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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39min
November 19, 2022EP 242 - Rajive Keshup - Investor at Cathay Innovation - Wake Me Up When the Sector Is Regulated
FTX and its aftermath is an ongoing conversation and we want to continue to be a part of it.
Asia Tech Podcast invited one of the region's most thoughtful investors, Rajive Keshup, to come to the show and give some of his insights into how we got here and where we are going.
Some of the topics that Rajive discussed:
In-depth detail of the FTX situation and what the potential outcomes are

The impact of the Federal Reserve on all financial markets

The implications of the changing macro environment

The Binance and FTX rivalry

Putting the economics of FTX into context

The necessity for and the inevitability of regulation

Just how small the circle of players is

The impact on the VC world
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
I Think Every Year Will Have Something

Everybody Knew Something Was Going On

The Circles Trading Against You Are a Lot Tighter

They Sponsored Stadiums

Season 4: The Run to Dubai
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44min
November 18, 2022EP 241 - Joel Lin - Contributor at CitaDAO - KYC Means Know Your Code
Asia Tech Podcast had Joel Lin, Contributor at CitaDAO, back on the show. We needed his expertise to further our discussion on the volatility in the crypto markets.
Some of the topics Joel covered:
Recent financial crises juxtaposed with FTX, Alameda Research, and Binance

Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao rivalry

How much regulators knew about FTX

The importance of code auditing

Do smart contracts solve this?

Web2 projects disguised as Web3 projects
Other titles we considered for this episode:
He Tried to Run an Exchange Like a Bank

People Trust the Community

Not a Failure of Regulations, But of Regulators

The Web3 World Can Not Be an Imaginary World

You Gotta Wonder Where All That Money Came From
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53min
November 15, 2022EP 240 - Mahnoor Farishta - Founder and CEO at Khair - Sometimes When You Are in It, You Don’t See
The Asia Tech Podcast recorded a substantial conversation with Mahnoor Farishta, Founder and CEO of Khair. Khair is a health-tech company that aims to digitalise healthcare for women from awareness to access.
Some topics discussed by Mahnoor:
The change of mindset regarding work output

The origin of Mahnoor’s ‘I want to have impact’ mindset

The importance of knowing and acknowledging your privilege

The impact of income status on the healthcare system in Pakistan

Hitting the right problems in Pakistan

How the Covid-19 lockdown triggered the big idea spark

Khair’s sustainable innovations to help Pakistan’s period poverty
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
Work With an Impact

Our Time Was Gonna Come

It’s About Time
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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55min
November 10, 2022EP 239 - Hayden Hughes - Alpha Impact - FTX, Alameda, and Binance : What Is Really Happening?
Asia Tech Podcast had to get on a quick call with Hayden Hughes, a co-Founder and CEO of Alpha Impact. Alpha Impact is a social trading platform designed to filter through the noise of crypto trading.
We recorded this episode on Tuesday, November 8...since then more news has emerged, but this is not settled yet.
Some of the topics we covered:
The ongoing situation at Alameda Research and FTX

Algorithmic stablecoins

Staking

The Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao conflict

The difference between Luna-Terra and FTX-Alameda
Other titles we considered for this episode:
Lessons Learned From Previous Events

Every Transaction Is Public

I Don’t See How There Can Be No Plan

It’s an Emerging Science

It’s Actually a Death Spiral
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30min
November 08, 2022EP 238 - Cathal Donnellan - Co-founder and CEO of SnapEx - If You Ever Stop Building, That’s When You Fail
The Asia Tech Podcast recorded an energetic conversation with Cathal Donnellan, Co-founder and CEO of SnapEx. SnapEx is an application that provides the best trading experience to beginners and professional traders.
Some topics discussed by Cathal:
The importance of going into the major Chinese developing economy

How does Cathal improve efficiency by hopping from country to country

Cathal’s fundamental steps of making things happen

The breakdown of the different licences and choosing the right one

The major issue with copy trading

Cathal’s take on the most important and key thing to look out for

SnapEx’s next very big thing in the near future
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
Going Out There

Make It Happen

The Best That We Can

Finding Your Place in the Market
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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36min
November 01, 2022EP 237 - Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau - Envoy at Techleap.nl - Don’t Get Into This Space if You Don’t Want to Change Things or Make Things Better
The Asia Tech Podcast recorded an insightful conversation with Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau, Envoy at Techleap.nl. Techleap.nl is a non-profit, publicly funded organisation that organises events and programmes to aid meaningful connections to help startups grow.
Some of the topics discussed by Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau:
Pulling together a digital leaders club and organising a startup fest

Top-down culture VS bottom-up culture

Do entrepreneurs want to run big companies

Cultural differences: Risk-averse VS Risk takers

Downside and upside of investing

You don’t always need to be in the country to bring the same type of competitiveness and innovation home
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
You Are Never the Only Change Maker

Making Change in Your Own Environment

If I Feel I Can Do Something About It, I Want to Step Into It

Getting Infected and Bringing That Kind of Innovation and Competitiveness Home
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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28min
October 25, 2022EP 236 - Joel Lin - Contributor at Citadao - Taking a Peak Under the Hood
The Asia Tech Podcast recorded an insightful conversation with Joel Lin, Contributor at Citadao. Citadao is a Decentralised Finance platform that aims to resolve problems like lack of liquidity, access limitation, and lack of composability in the real estate ecosystem.
Some topics Joel discussed:
The link between the Web3 space and the gig economy

A task-oriented model VS a typical business model

Does having a job titles limit one's capability

Benefits of using Blockchain treasury as a bank account

The impact of having good quality members anchored together by a common mission and vision

Problems linked to real estate equity

KYC VS AML

Benefits of Zero-knowledge proof

Newly introduced Soulbound Token

The importance of understanding the legal landscape of movable assets
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
Defining Yourself

Having a Say in How You Want to Live Your Life

The Consensus Mechanism Is the Best Mechanism
This episode was produced by Stephanie Ng.
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40min

FAQs about Asia Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Asia Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.