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Inside CVC by u-pathEpisode 3: An Inside Look at Inside CVC - Innovation, Ecosystems, and the Road AheadWelcome to Episode 3 of Inside CVC! In this special behind-the-scenes edition, co-hosts Steve Schmith and Philipp Willigmann sit down—finally together on the mic—to talk about the "why" behind Inside CVC.If you’re just tuning in, this is your chance to meet the minds behind the podcast. Steve and Philipp share the story of how the show came to life, reflect on their shared background in corporate innovation, and offer a candid look at what’s shaping today’s global venture and open innovation landscape.You’ll hear:What sparked...2025-04-2231 minInside CVC by u-pathEpisode 2: Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Cross-Border Strategy with Benjamin QiuIn this timely and globally focused episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Benjamin Qiu, an American lawyer and cross-border investment expert, to unpack the escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China—and what they mean for corporate venture capital, startups, and innovation worldwide.Benjamin brings a unique perspective shaped by decades of experience in Silicon Valley and China, and currently joins us from Tokyo. We explore the ripple effects of rising tariffs, the future of globalization, and how companies should be rethinking supply chains, data access, and international deal flow....2025-04-1431 min
Perspectives with Wenchi YuEp. 3 China's Tech Entrepreneurs 101 with Benjamin QiuHost Wenchi Yu speaks to Benjamin Qiu, a partner of a New York-based law firm and co-chair of Asian Affairs at the New York City Bar Association, who has been advising technology clients on cross-border transactions for over two decades. This episode dives into the forces driving China’s tech sector and the challenges facing them today.00:00 Introduction02:45 Guest: Benjamin Qiu 裘伯纯03:30 China’s WTO Membership & Intellectual Property Laws05:45 2000s: China’s Tech Innovation Boom07:37 Government’s Role in Tech Industry Growth and Crackdown14:27 Chinese Entrepreneurs’ Resilience and Challenges2025-02-1334 min
Liv'in the book[Mensuelle] Octobre - NovembreHolà ! Dans ce nouvel épisode, nous faisons un retour sur les livres que j'ai lu durant le mois d'Octobre et de Novembren parce que je suis en retard. N'hésitez pas à me donner votre avis sur les livres ou le podcast ! On peut se retrouver sur Booknode : @little_livni Bonne écoute ! Timecode : Chroniques In Tenebris de Maxime Chattam : 1min117 lettres d’Olivia Harvard : 7min02If he had been with me de Naura Nowlin : 13min34Le crime d’Halloween d’Agatha Christie...2025-01-191h 05
Welt.Macht.ChinaChinas "saubere" Luft: Ist der Smog wirklich verschwunden?Die Smogbilder haben viele im Kopf, wenn es um China geht: dichte, schmutzig-gelbe Dunstglocken, die sich über ganze Landstriche und durch die chinesischen Metropolen ziehen. Menschen mit Masken, Einschränkungen im Alltag, Gefahren für die Gesundheit. Aber die Luftqualität in China hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark verbessert. Wie ist das gelungen? Welche politischen und wirtschaftlichen Maßnahmen haben dazu beigetragen? Und warum ist es trotzdem noch nicht so, wie es sein sollte? Dazu befragt Host Joyce Lee die ehemaligen und aktuellen ARD-Korrespondenten in Beijing, Axel Dorloff und Benjamin Eyssel. Außerdem analysieren Ma Jun vom Beijin...2024-10-2228 min
Dust'er MudAllulose Uncovered | Breakthrough for Keto & Diabetes?️ In this episode, we explore the benefits and science behind allulose, a promising new sweetener for keto and diabetes. We discuss Dr. Benjamin Bikman's recent study on allulose's effects on obesity and type 2 diabetes, and share insights on how this rare sugar could be a game-changer for those managing their health. Plus, updates from Air2Ground Farms!
Studies Referenced: 1) Dr. Bikman's Recent Study: Title: "The Metabolic and Endocrine Effects of a 12-Week Allulose-Rich Diet" Authors: Benjamin Bikman et al. Journal: Nutrients Year: 2024 Volume: 16, Issue 12 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/12/1821
2) Title: "Research Advances of d-allulose: An Ov...2024-06-1323 min
China UnscriptedChina Investors Are Running Scared | Benjamin QiuChina's rocket-fueled economic rise has not only slowed significantly in the past few years, but if you strip away all the government propaganda that makes the economy look better than it is, China's economy could even be shrinking. This has investors short-selling or bailing faster than the passengers on the Titanic. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss the effect that the Hong Kong national security law had on Hong Kong, how that's affecting the economy, and what the Hong Kong security law 2.0 might look like. Joining us in this episode is Benjamin Qiu, an attorney at Elliott...2024-02-051h 03
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Science SocietyNaturally Emerging Neural Codes: Artificial Intelligence and Sensory Perception with Dr. BenjaminIn this intriguing episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Ari Benjamin, focusing on the parallels between human sensory systems and artificial neural networks in terms of their sensitivity to common features in the environment. Human sensory systems are notably more sensitive to common environmental features, and Dr. Benjamin's research reveals that artificial neural networks trained in object recognition demonstrate similar sensitivity patterns aligned with the statistics of image features. Dr. Benjamin explains a mathematical interpretation of these findings, showing that learning with gradient descent in neural networks preferentially forms representations that are more sensitive...2023-01-231h 36
Ben Yeoh ChatsKanjun Qiu: AI, metascience, institutional knowledge, trauma models, structure of knowledge, creativity and danceKanjun is co-founder and CEO of Generally Intelligent, an AI research company. She works on metascience ideas often with Michael Nielsen, a previous podcast guest. She’s a VC investor and co-hosts her own podcast for Generally Intelligent. She is part of building the Neighborhood, which is intergenerational campus in a square mile of central San Francisco. Generally Intelligent (as of podcast date ) are looking for great talent looking to work on AI.
We get a little nerdy on the podcast but we cover AI thinking, fears on rogue AI, and the breakthroughs of Chat AI. We di...2023-01-171h 39
Ben Yeoh ChatsMichael Nielsen: metascience, how to improve science, open science, and decentralisationMichael Nielsen is a scientist at the Astera Institute. He helped pioneer quantum computing and the modern open science movement. He is a leading thinker on the topic of meta science and how to improve science, in particular, the social processes of science. His latest co-authored work is ‘A Vision of metascience: An engine of improvement for the social processes of Science’ co-authored with Kanjun Qiu . His website notebook is here, with further links to his books including on quantum, memory systems, deep learning, open science and the future of matter.
I ask: What is the most impor...2022-11-151h 36
The CEEHRC PodS01 EP1: Interview with Dr. Martin HirstDr. Martin Hirst is Head of Epigenomics at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Director of the Michael Smith Laboratory and Professor at the University of British Columbia.
This interview, co-hosted by Alvin Qiu and Benjamin Lebeau, focuses on Dr. Hirst’s career and future perspectives on epigenetic approaches for cancer therapy.
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Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 317December Solicits Comic Reviews: Rorschach 12 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batman The World GN by Brian Azzarello, Benjamin Von Eckartsberg, Kirill Kutuzov, Egor Prutov, Mathieu Gabella, Alessandro Bilotta, Stepan Kopriva, Ertan Ergil, Tomasz Kolodziejczak, Alberto Chimal, Carlos Estefan, Inpyo Jeon, Xu Xiaodong, Lu Xiaotong, Okadaya Yuichi, Paco Roca, Piotr Kowalski, Nicola Mari, Pedra Maura, Junggi Kim, Qiu Kim, Lee Bermejo, Thomas Von Kummant, Natalia Zaidova, Thierry Martin, Michael Suchanek, Ethem Onur Bilgic, Rulo Valdes, Jaekwang Park, Brad Simpson, Giovanna Niro, Fabi Marques, Yi Nan Batman Urban Legends 7 I Am Batman 1 by John Ridley, Olivier...2021-09-203h 22
BJKS Podcast31. Stuart Ritchie: Science Fictions, fraud, and open science Stuart Ritchie is Lecturer at King's College London, where he studies behavioural genetics in relation to personality and cognitive ability. In this conversation, we don't talk about any of that though but instead focus on his book Science Fictions, a book about how science goes wrong, and the topics covered therein.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. New conversations every other Friday. You can find the podcast on all podcasting platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple/Google Podcasts, etc.).Timestamps0:00:41: Trying to replicate Bem (2011...2021-08-201h 33
Asia Startup Pulse八分之约活动实录 3/3：创业增长思维如何养成Today we’re bringing you the final episode of our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Global Speakers Series where we invite some of the most accomplished members of the global startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. Our first speaker is Yara Paoli. Yara is the former VP of Growth at Skyscanner (acquired by Ctrip) and is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Scientist of Growth OS, a growth enabler company. Having contributed to growing Skyscanner from a 32-employees small startup to a GBP 1.4 Billion valued company with over 1,000 talented people wor...2020-12-3031 min
Asia Startup PulseBuilding a Growth Mindset; Storytelling 101 for Startups; and Lessons from the Pandemic: 8x8 Global Speaker Series (3/3) with Yara Paoli, Adam Najberg, and Shamik TalukderToday we’re bringing you the final episode of our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Global Speakers Series where we invite some of the most accomplished members of the global startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Show Notes:02:18 - Yara Paoli11:30 - Adam Najberg19:27 - Shamik TalukderOur first speaker is Yara Paoli. Yara is the former VP of Growth at Skyscanner (acquired by Ctrip) and is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Scientist of Growth OS, a growth enabler company. Having contributed to growing Sk...2020-12-2731 minAsia Startup PulseThe Making of Airbnb’s China Dream with Sean Pan, Former Head of China Operations at AirbnbAirbnb, undeniably the world’s most popular vacation rental online marketplace, just went public recently. In just days, Airbnb’s valuation has exceeded $100 billion and now eclipses even some of the world’s largest hotel chains such as Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.This episode is a blast from the past, where we revisit our conversation with Sean Pan, the former Head of China Operations at Airbnb, who had overseen the transformation of Airbnb’s strategy, management system, and branding in China since 2015 when the company only had 6 employees!Today, China has become one of the most imp...2020-12-2030 minAsia Startup PulseThe Making of Airbnb’s China Dream with Sean Pan, Former Head of China Operations at AirbnbAirbnb, undeniably the world’s most popular vacation rental online marketplace, just went public recently. In just days, Airbnb’s valuation has exceeded $100 billion and now eclipses even some of the world’s largest hotel chains such as Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.This episode is a blast from the past, where we revisit our conversation with Sean Pan, the former Head of China Operations at Airbnb, who had overseen the transformation of Airbnb’s strategy, management system, and branding in China since 2015 when the company only had 6 employees!Today, China has become one of the most imp...2020-12-1930 minAsia Startup PulseThriving Despite Constraints; Managing Risks Holistically; and Building a Successful Tech Startup Without Technical Background: 8x8 Global Speaker Series (2/3) with Mikaal Abdulla, Lily Liu and Vu VanThis is the second episode from our Chinaccelerator 8X8 Global Speakers Series, where we bring 8 influential speakers to share their insights and experiences in 8 minutes. We have some great speakers lined up for this episode.In today’s episode, we bring 3 exceptional speakers with their insights.Show Notes:02:25: Mikaal Adbulla08:04: Lily Liu19:57: Vu VanFirst up, we have Mikaal Adbulla, co-founder and CEO of 8 Securities, Asia’s first mobile-only investing service and robo-advisor, that was recently acquired by SoFi. For entrepreneurs, constraints are everywhere: from finding capital to fi...2020-12-1631 minAsia Startup PulseLessons to Avoid Failure in M&As & Marriages; and Framework to Invest in Lifestyle Startups: 8x8 Global Speaker Series (1/3) with Shannon Kalayanamitr and Per WelinderWelcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Global Speaker Series with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In today’s episode, we bring not one but two incredible investors to share their insights in building and investing in global businesses, bringing different perspectives drawn from their own careers. Stay tuned for insights from Shannon Kalayanamitr and Per Welinder.Show Notes:02:30: Shannon Kalayanamitr12:05: Per Welinder2020-12-0819 min
Asia Startup PulseOpen Innovation in Healthcare from Academia to Corporates to Startups: She Loves Tech Series with Dr. Yongqin Zeng, Senior Director Innovation Lead at Philips VentureDr. Yongqin Zeng a Senior Director & Innovation Lead in Philips Venture. Her long and rich career has seen her do over a decade of research in academia before joining the private sector where she has done it all. She led multiple research departments in different industries, drove several venture projects that led to the creation of two new business units, and also facilitated over 10 Open Innovation projects involving universities, hospitals, and of course startups. Dr. Zeng’s work on Open Innovation is also featured in the book “Innovation in China” published by MIT in 2016.In this episode, Dr. Zen...2020-11-2834 min
Asia Startup Pulse对话Loeb & Loeb合伙人Benjamin Qiu：中国资本市场的后疫情复兴时代The pandemic has changed the way how we meet, do business and plan for the future, but has it slowed down the pace of Chinese technology companies going public in overseas markets? Absolutely not! Chinese companies are coming out as winners, as now they are looking into overseas markets to secure more financing. In today’s episode, we asked the hard questions. How has the pandemic impacted on global financial markets? What has changed in 2020 when it comes to Chinese technology companies and the relationship between China and other markets? And what do these changes mean fro...2020-11-1626 min
Asia Startup PulseRapid Accession of China’s Capital Market Post COVID with Benjamin Qiu, Legal Expert on Cross-border InvestmentToday, we will invite one of our old friends Benjamin Qiu, Partner of Loeb & Loeb, an international law firm based in the US and Asia. He has over 15-year experience in working with high growth companies in China and big VC firms such as GGV and Sequoia Capital. He is the perfect person to answer our questions and expand on the future outlook of the post-covid startup world. We will also talk about the relationship between China and other Asian markets including Southeast Asia and India, and how the recent events will change the way that China invests in...2020-11-1625 min
ArtsNW, The PodcastARTSNW MUSIC BY THE RIVER EDITION: Jason QiuJason Qiu performs “Ghost”----------This episode was produced at “The Gallery at Queens Park” in New Westminster. The Arts Council of New Westminster acknowledges that we are located on the unceded and traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples; specifically the Qayqayt Nation. In past years, we have gathered on Thursday evenings, enjoying live music, arts activities, and meeting our neighbours on the festival lawn. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for physical distancing during this past Summer, the 2020 Music by the River Festival has been reimagined and presented through this medi...2020-11-1206 min
Driving with DunneBenjamin Qiu, Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP: The End of Hong Kong?In early July, the People's Republic of China announced a sweeping National Security Law that effectively puts the clamps on free speech and democracy in Hong Kong. Apple, Facebook, and TikTok are adjusting to the new realities. What does the National Security Law tell us about China's regional and global ambitions for the future? #WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/2020-07-1555 min
The NegotiationBenjamin Qiu | China's First RMB Accelerator Fund, The Development of China's Legal Landscape, & Exit Options For Startups in ChinaToday on The Negotiation, we speak with Benjamin Qiu, Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP. Benjamin is an “attorney focused on the capital market, venture financing, corporate governance, IP asset development, and technology protection & licensing.” He discusses the legal side of startup financing in China, of which he first developed expertise during his time at Innovation Works (China’s answer to Y Combinator), where he served as both fund director and a key member of its legal team.Benjamin had the opportunity to join Innovation Works in 2009, an interesting time in the startup world. With his background in intern...2020-07-0742 min
China Business Law PodcastS1E7 - Startup Fundraising in Difficult Times - Ben QiuBenjamin Qiu, partner at Loeb & Loeb, and I talk about what kind of legal issues arise when startups run into difficult economic times and funding is harder to get. 1:45 – What kind of funding environment are we in now?4:08 – Will and how would VC funds try to back out of deals?7:05 – Why VCs may be reluctant to put in more capital to existing portfolio companies.12:15 – Alternatives to VC funding14:48 – Investor veto rights – fundraising, change in business models, redemption threats22:45 – Legal issues for startups trying to reduce costs2...2020-04-1532 min
Botanical Biohacking60. Drew Pierson: The Benjamin Franklin of BiohackingDrew Pierson of 40 years of Zen discussed consciousness, timelessness, and herbal chocolate. 2018-03-221h 40
Asia Startup PulseChina's Legal Landscape for Startups, with Benjamin Qiu, Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLPThis week we dive into the legal landscape of starting up in China with the man who helped Kai Fu Lee put together the $500 million U.S. dollar fund, incubator and accelerator, Innovation Works. Benjamin left California to become an IP lawyer in Beijing in 2006, then post Innovation Works Benjamin joined Cooley LLP in China before recently joining Loeb & Loeb, so he has an incredible amount of experience and knowledge that he brings to the podcast.
We discuss the state of IP protection in China given the concerns over getting 'copied' when entering China, and what are...2016-04-0556 min