Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia.
Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency.
[00:05] Welcome Horace Dediu to Asia Tech Podcast Stories, hosted by Graham D Brown
[01:16] Horace\'s journey from being a data analyst at Nokia to creating Asymco, his own data analysis website
[06:15] How did Horace earn the moniker \'King of the Apple Analyst\'? Horace\'s journey to success
[10:40] Did Horace experience the \'imposter syndrome\' when he achieved sudden success and fame in the business world?
[13:39] Horace\'s strategy to produce site content worth sharing - he explores both emotional and analytical angles when analysing data
[16:28] Horace shares how he was criticised for oversimplifying when he published an article explaining Apple\'s cash situation on his website
[19:02] Graham shares experiences of his Mobile Youth business in 2000 and how big companies like Nokia reacted to the idea of focusing on the younger generation
[21:42] The paradox of focusing on where the money is- the profits are there but the innovation is absent
[23:51] How Youtube trumps Netflix as the big player in the online video industry as short videos are more appealing to children
[28:45] Horace frames the story of Asia in the context of innovation and growth, with comparisons to the American and European Industrial Revolution in the mid 19th century
[35:03] The Wild West atmosphere of the transportation industry in Asia, with micromobility vehicles, new energy vehicles and shared vehicles (bike sharing) in China
[37:31] The role of media in influencing the way the West reacts to China and its innovations
[42:11] Germany was lagging behind in the automotive industry before World War Two because it lacked a production system
[45:15] Does history repeat? The parallels between Germany\'s autooative industry lapse in the past and Asia\'s struggles in the present
[48:44] The connotations of the brand \'Made in China\' and how it might one day suggest high quality products
[52:20] The 20th century was the US Century but now, the 21st Century today is the Asian Century
[53:25] Everything has a precedent, nothing comes out of nowhere and \'amateurs copy, but real artists steal\'
[54:28] Find out more about Horace by following him on Twitter, visit his website asymco.com, and listen to his podcasts The Critical Path on 5by5.tv/criticalpath