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TikTok is the No.1 non-game downloaded app. It's currently available in 150 countries and 75 languages. How did TikTok outranked Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and dominated Asia and the United States? What TikTok did to enter the local markets? In this episode, Richard and Lucy will discuss the important things TikTok has done in Asia and touch on the End War: Youtube vs TikTok.

Follow us and request a topic: https://bit.ly/techchats-request-topics. The total esports viewership is set to rise to 646 million by 2023. Techchats on how the gaming industry thrived in Korea and China, how big of a deal League of Legends is and how much money is thrown into the industry. Richard is a big gamer and he's super excited about this topic. Check out his gaming channel: bit.ly/itsumango

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By 2040, Asia will account for fifty percent of GDP growth. Starting from a hypothetical question "What are the Interesting facts about entering into Asia", Techchats share lessons learned from Netflix, IKEA, Microsoft, Apple, Marvel.

What has made Duolingo a growing language app?  1:27 Duolingo: Just hit the tech unicorn status in 2019 2:07 Duolingo had 500% increase in new users after COVID hits 2:24 Richard tried to use Duolingo for Japanese and French 2:58 Duolingo monetises on ads and ads-free subscription 3:32: Duolingo 30 million monthly user, 38 languages with crowd-sourced content 4:56 Static conversations vs cultured conversations  5:35 Duolingo's grown to a mid-size company with focus on designs and gamification 7:18 Duolingo's pros and cons and the reasons for dropping the languages 10:02 Does Duolingo have a lanuage community? 11:16 Will Duolingo do well in Asia 12:00 Education Tech is big in Asia 14:00 Is Duolingo ticking the right boxes for Asia

Looking to work in Asia? Look before you leap.

2:08 Richard's experience working in India, Singapore, and the United States 

4:16 Lucy's experience working in a China-based Australian startup 

6:00 Culture values' impact on working cultures, mentorship and leadership 

9:39 Family culture in Asia carries to workplace vs Comradeship in the United States 

13:00 The story of working in Byte Dance Huawei and 996 in China 

16:00 The Ideal tech lead type  - Exploring different views 

18:14 Is age an issue for leading a team

What has made these old and new Asian startups unicorns?  

0:33 What is considered a unicorn? 

1:48 Canva - Australia 

7:50 Grab - Singapore 

14:22 DJI - China 

18:52 Airwallex - Australia  

In this episode, Richard and Lucy will share their views on how these startups became unicorns.

Are you looking to work in Google, Amazon, Microsoft offices in Asia? Perhaps Hong Kong, Singapore or Sydney?

0:30 Working in Asia Pacific regions for US Tech companies 

0:48 Culture diversity in Google, Amazon, Microsoft 

2:20 Typical Organisation structure in smaller tech companies 

4:28 How enterprise tech companies are more sales and channel focused 

5:13 Asia Pacific team structures for US Tech companies 

6:00 What about Marketing and Sales Operation roles? 

9:00 Types of roles available for engineers, not just development 

9:30 The rising importance of product support engineers 

11:12 Amazon, Google and Microsoft's playbook in Asia 

15:33 Amazon, Google and Microsoft dominance in Australia  

In this episode, Richard and Lucy will give you an insider look at their organisation structure and how these tech giants operate in Asia Pacific regions.

A casual discussion between Richard and Lucy on the most popular social media platforms in Asia. See the podcast breakdowns below:  

1:04 Interesting fact: Twitter users in Asia 

1:56 The social media giants: Wechat and Weibo in China 

3:02: Which team - Whatsapp vs Wechat vs Line 

4:04 Who uses Line 

7:20 Social media penetration and usage 

12:00 Mums are social media savvy 

There are so many social media platforms in Asia. This episode is a fluid conversation between Richard and Lucy on how these social media channels are used, covering Twitter, Wechat, Weibo, Line, Whatsapp and so on.

Techchats on the most popular food delivery apps in Asia vs the US. See the podcast breakdowns below: 

1:00 Introduction to food delivery apps 

1:20 How long has food delivery been around 

3:06 Popular food delivery app in South East Asia - Grab 

5:40 The challenges of starting a food delivery app 

6:50 User behaviours change over time 

8:27: Who orders food deliveries

8:51 Ubereats - restaurant reviews and user behaviours 

11:20 Commissions charged by food delivery apps

14:46 Food delivery app market in the US 

15:36 Food delivery market in Australia 

17:01 The most profitable food delivery app - China  

In this episode, Richard and Lucy will look into who are the top dogs in the food delivery app market, who's winning the game and provide their point of view on the challenges faced by food delivery apps who keep entering new markets for growth.

Techchats on the common applications of AI in China vs the US. See the podcast breakdowns below:  

In this episode, Richard and Lucy will look into the AI examples in China and the United States and provide their point of views on types of AI and its use cases in both B2B and B2C.