Asia Tech Podcast

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The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.

Asia Tech Podcast episodes:

July 15, 2022EP 216 - Wimintra J. Raj - Founder in Residence at NFQ Thailand - You Need to Find the Right People
The Asia Tech Podcast sat down in the studio at Seven Peaks Software with Wimintra J. Raj, the Founder in Residence at NFQ Thailand. I have been following Wimintra's career for years...she is not peaking, but she is surely accelerating!
Some of the topics Wimintra covered included:
Reinventing herself and accepting that one can not know everything

The challenges of running a software company

The importance of face-to-face meetings to truly connect to colleagues

Mentoring and being mentored

The difficulty of hiring great tech talent globally

Technology as an enabler for all companies regardless of industry
Some of the other titles we considered for this episode:
I Thought I Was a Big Shot

I Have to Go Somewhere Bigger Than Me

It Took Me All the Way to Germany

They’re Not Only Doing Their Job, They’re Teaching Me

It’s Sophistication
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46min
July 13, 2022EP 215 - Jacky Lai - CEO at Peeba - I Wanted to Do Something for My Country
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Jacky Lai, the CEO at Peeba, which is "Reinventing the supply chain for independent retailers in Asia".
Some of the topics that Jacky discussed:
Growing up in Canada

Starting an eCommerce company while studying at Emory University

Going back to Hong Kong to start a business there

How a lack of technology inhibits scale

Online-only stores being unsustainable

Building a wholesale market for retailers

What he learned from talking to potential customers

Dropshipping versus more traditional eCommerce

Raising capital

What growth looks like for Peeba
Other titles we considered for this episode:
I Stumbled Across One, and I Thought I Could Make It Better

It’s Too Much Work for Unclear Value

We Only Make Money When They Make Money

We Have to Grow Fast and Big

It’s Hard to Squeeze Efficiency and Value
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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44min
July 09, 2022EP 214 - Caroline Malcolm and Ulisse Dell'Orto - Chainalysis - How Does the Seemingly Impossible Become Inevitable?
The Asia Tech Podcast was invited to attend the Chainalysis Links event in Singapore. We were fortunate to be able to chat with Caroline Malcolm, the Head of International Public Policy and Research and Ulisse Dell'Orto, the Managing Director for APAC and Japan at Chainalysis.
Some of the topics that Caroline and Ulisse discussed:
The importance of building communities

The necessity of Public Private Partnerships for the mass adoption of crypto

Helping Society and Governments prepare for technological change

New ways of achieving policy objectives - keeping people safe

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology education and literacy

The significance of working with regulators globally

Access to data and sharing that data to make better policy decisions

The sheer speed with which the blockchain industry is moving
Other titles we considered for this episode:
Even When It’s Your Full-time Job, It’s Hard to Keep Up With

You Cannot Ban Cryptocurrencies

Value Will Be Exchanged Differently

Turning On the Lights Just a Bit

It's Very Novel to Have This Level of Transparency
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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53min
July 05, 2022EP 213 - Adrian Chng - Founder and Chairman of Fintonia Group - It's a Great Time to Be in Digital Assets
The Asia Tech Podcast traveled to the Fintonia offices in Singapore to have a chat with Adrian Chng, the Founder, and Chairman of Fintonia Group. We are starting to get used to these in-person recordings!
Some of the topics Adrian discussed included:
His background in the startup space and being involved in a large acquisition

Institutions getting more involved in bitcoin and cryptocurrency

The pathway to mass adoption of crypto

The necessity for more infrastructure to get built

Working together with regulators

Web 3.0 and the metaverse in the context of finance

Fintonia and where it fits in the big picture

Entry-level access to crypto products
Other titles we really considered for this episode:
You Can Reach People You Haven’t Reached Before

Back Then I Was Very Skeptical Too

If Everyone Thinks It’s Worth Something, It’s Worth Something

What Is It, and Is It Big Enough?

When It Bounced Back, We Bounced Back
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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43min
July 01, 2022EP 212 - Denise Sandquist - co-Founder and CEO of Fika - I'm Where I'm Supposed to Be
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Denise Sandquist, a co-Founder and the CEO of Fika. Fika is Vietnam's fastest-growing AI social & dating app...but when you listen to this episode, you will find it is much more than that.
Some of the topics that Denise and I discussed:
Being born in Vietnam and adopted by a family in Sweden

Inspired by the power of social media and how she found her birth parents

The idea of Fika is more than just a dating app

Connecting people through interests

Understanding one's self and the complexity of relationships

Building sustainable relationships

The happiness of seeing other people happy
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
Relationships Are Very Complicated

We Wanted to Solve Was Loneliness

A Lot of It Is About Communication

I Was Curious Why I Was the Way I Am

It’s Difficult to Be Disciplined

I Became a Spokesperson
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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41min
June 28, 2022EP 211 - Souliyo Vongdala - co-Founder and CEO of LOCA - Why Not Laos?
The Asia Tech Podcast was excited to do have a conversation with a co-Founder of a business in Laos. Souliyo Vongdala, the co-Founder and CEO of LOCA, was just that person...and we would love to have more Founders from Laos as well. LOCA is the only "Licensed" Laos-Based Ride-Hailing Service Application in Laos.
Some of the topics that Souliyo discussed:
Moving to the United States when he was 18 years old

Creating the Lao keyboard for the iPhone and getting inundated with eMail

Fibbing to his mother about going back to work in Laos

Founding Laos' first ride-hailing business even though people said they did not want it

The impact of COVID

Figuring out the right marketing model

Building an entire ecosystem around LOCA's driver partners and their families
Other titles we considered for this episode:
People Like to Think We Are Killing the Taxis

How Can I Make My Decision Right?

It Takes Time, Like a Mother Tongue

Sustainable Means Sustainable Income

I Registered Myself, and I Drive
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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44min
June 26, 2022EP 210 - David Case - Asia Pacific Advisory - Silicon Valley Before There Were Sidewalks
David Case knows about which he speaks. To say that David has a wealth of international, cross-border legal expertise would be an egregious understatement. As the Founding Attorney at Asia Pacific Advisory, David primarily advises and assists clients in Asia and the U.S. with their venture capital, intellectual property, and commercial transactions.
Some of the topics David discussed:
Growing up in Silicon Valley

The intersection of technology and the law

How the law is flexible enough to handle technological change

The experience of working as a lawyer in Japan for more than 2 decades

The power of fluency in written and spoken Japanese

NFTs as a legal framework and an economic paradigm

Creating a metaverse with laws
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
It's Hard to Find a Good Attorney

The Law Is Not Simple, It's Just Flexible

There Are Going to Be Two Worlds for Sure

Everything Was Just Beginning With the Computer Revolution
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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39min
June 21, 2022EP 209 - Paul Harapin - Head of Asia Pacific and Japan at Stripe - Having the Freedom to Make an Impact
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Paul Harapin, the Head of Asia Pacific and Japan at Stripe. Yes. That Stripe.
Some of the topics Paul covered:
The moment in his career when he discovered startups for the first time

Working with people with whom he has a deep level of trust

Hiring people willing to take the next risk

Being comfortable working with ambiguity

The challenges of product localization

Being in the early days of cryptocurrency in the creator space

Having the skillset to build something from 0 to 100
Some other titles we considered of this episode:
You Just Keep Pushing and Pushing

Working Everything Out as You Go

The Customer Is Extracted From All the Complexity

The Only Time You Think About It Is if It Breaks

It Wasn’t Scary for Me
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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36min
June 18, 2022EP 208 - Maaike Doyer and Hester Spiegel-vdSteenhoven - Founders of Epic Angels - We Attract Founders by What We Can Give Back
The Asia Tech Podcast was more than excited to have Maaike Doyer and Hester Spiegel-vdSteenhoven, the Founders of Epic Angels on the show. Epic Angels is a network of female executives and operators who have built and expanded companies in all parts of the world.
Some of the topics we discussed:
Starting their careers with corporate roles

What they learned and why they decided to start their own businesses

Female entrepreneurship, and being female in the corporate world

The importance of having female role models

Democratizing angel investing

Expanding the number and impact of female investors

Diversity and quality of EA's angels is a key strength
Other titles we considered for this episode:
I Like Complex Projects

The Concept of Hypergrowth Does Not Exist in Corporates

Building Diversity From the Start

Adding Value at an Early Stage

Creating a Community Where Angel Investors Can Learn
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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53min
June 14, 2022EP 207 - Faye Yang - Founder of Unschul - Everybody Can Be Involved in Art
The Asia Tech Podcast really enjoyed our conversation with Faye Yang, the Founder of Unschul, the movement to liberate art.
Some of the topics we discussed with Faye:
Born in China but raised in the United States

Attending three different high schools and two middle schools

Living around the University of Michigan and experiencing one of the biggest street-art fairs in the US

Falling in love with art and selling her first piece as a young teenager

The impetus to focus on engineering rather than art

The belief that art should not be so expensive that it becomes unattainable

Fractional art ownership and profitability for more artists

Attacking the proximity problem for artists

Being inspired
Other titles we considered for this episode:
Art Is Part of Every Culture

Art Belongs to All of Us

Our Art Tends to Be Undervalued

I Want to Create a Free Market for Artists

Art Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.
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45min

FAQs about Asia Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Asia Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.