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Asia Startup PulseASP精选VC对谈：Wei Hopeman深度颇析中国金融科技发展趋势Final call for signing up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 on Eventbrite. We will soon be back with the brand-new season. Until then, stay tuned.Fintech has come a long way in China, from barely being recognized to one of the fastest growing markets in the region. As the world’s leader in Fintech technology, China is a breeding ground for Internet finance companies, and accordingly, investment in the industry. With millions of users and an ever-growing number of fintech unicorns, the future of Internet finance looks exceedingly bright in China.Today, ASP se...2021-11-2231 min
Asia Startup PulseASP Selection | Inside the VC Mind: The rise of Fintech in China, with Wei Hopeman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Arbor VenturesFinal call for signing up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 on Eventbrite. We will soon be back with the brand-new season. Today, ASP selected the special episode that Oscar Ramos sat down with venture capitalist and fintech investor Wei Hopeman. After beginning her career in financial services and investment banking, Wei co-founded Arbor Ventures in 2013, the first VC fund specialized in fintech in the Asian ecosystem. She talks to us about the growth of fintech, the benefits of corporate VCs, and how founders and corporate VCs can improve their interactions with each other.Show notes:2021-11-2231 minAsia Startup PulseASP精选VC对谈—Peng T. Ong分析东南亚地区科技技术化崛起Sign up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcastAs we're gearing up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day, we will be back with brand-new season. Until then, stay tuned.In this episode, we talk about Peng’s journey as an investor and how he perceives the great potential in Southeast Asia. More importantly, he summarizes a very important trend in SEA’s startup ecosystem, "Technification". We also talk about the impact that China's Internet giants have on SEA through investments and M&A.2021-11-1834 minAsia Startup PulseInside the VC Mind: The Rise of Technification in Southeast Asia, with Peng T. Ong, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Monk's Hill Ventures (rebroadcast)Sign up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcastIn this episode, we talk about Peng’s journey as an investor and how he perceives the great potential in Southeast Asia. More importantly, he summarizes a very important trend in SEA’s startup ecosystem, "Technification". We also talk about the impact that China's Internet giants have on SEA through investments and M&A.Show Notes:2:26 Peng’s journey as an investor3:54 Main differences btw seed round and Series A9:47 More capital investment in SEA...2021-11-1834 minAsia Startup PulseInside the VC Mind: Technification in South Asia: Internationalisation of Indian SaaS Startups, with Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures (rebroadcast)In today’s episode, we talk with Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds. Sanjay also represents Blume on the boards of Arka Venture Labs and the Draper Venture Network. Blume focuses on Seed to Pre-Series A stages of funding and has made over 100 investments across its 10-year history across multiple funds. Sanjay has invested in and advises a wide portfolio of startups including GreyOrange Robotics, Dataweave, Locus, Tricog, LBB, Lulu, Lambdatest, TapChief (acquired by Unacademy), Nektar.ai, and Obviously.ai amongst others.What is the trajectory for...2021-11-1248 minAsia Startup PulseASP精选VC对谈—Sanjay Nath看印度SaaS企业如何走向国际市场Sign up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcastWe will come back with the brand-new season soon. Until then, stay tuned.ASP Selection: Inside the VC Mind (II)In today’s rebroadcast, Inside the VC Mind Part II, we invite Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds. Sanjay also represents Blume on the boards of Arka Venture Labs and the Draper Venture Network. Blume focuses on Seed to Pre-Series A st...2021-11-1148 minAsia Startup PulseInside the VC Mind: Technification in SEA - Examining the Fundamentals of the Marketplace Business Model with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures (rebroadcast)In this episode, we go deep into marketplaces with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China. Sign up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcastShow notes:2:43 - Introduction to James Tan4:21 - Transition from startup founder to venture capitalist6:06 - Introduction to Quest Ventures7:20 - Most rewarding achievements of running a marketplace9:37 - Why James is excited about...2021-11-0442 minAsia Startup PulseASP精选：对话James Tan：理解Marketplace商业模式的基本要素Asia Startup Pulse Selection: Examining the Fundamentals of the Marketplace Business Model with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. As we're gearing up for our Demo Day, we will soon be back with a brand-new season next month. Sign up for Demo Day Nov 24 to meet the 10 startups chosen for our latest cohort.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcastToday, we are going to dig deeper into marketplaces again with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan...2021-11-0442 minAsia Startup Pulse八分之约活动实录2/2：提升消费者信任度 & 什么是非市场战略思维Welcome to another episode of the Asia Startup Pulse! This week, we will continue with our 8x8 Global Speaker Series and bringing talks from two exceptional speakers from diverse backgrounds to share some interesting brain food for founders. First up, we have Victoria Hoang, Data Partner at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she counsels teams on data privacy and cybersecurity law. In her 20+ years of experience in life sciences and management consulting, she has served on several innovation programs working closely with startups. In today’s talk, she covers one of the most important pre-requisite for startups, which is building tr...2021-04-3021 minAsia Startup Pulse对话Carro创始人Aaron Tan：打造东南亚最大的二手车平台This is a special episode which we recorded live on Clubhouse with our guest Aaron Tan, Founder of Carro, one of the biggest used-car marketplaces in Southeast Asia. A programmer by training and a Venture Capitalist by profession, Aaron founded his first startup at 13 and had already sold two companies before turning 21. Carro, one of the companies he founded, is an automotive marketplace that offers a full-stack service for all aspects of car ownership and is currently present in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. In this episode, we will mainly discuss about how to bu...2021-04-1642 minAsia Startup PulseWhy Experimentation is Imperative to a Startup's Success with Mukesh Bansal, Co-founder of Phable, and Riaz Mehta, Founder of allritesIn this episode, we invite Mukesh Bansal, Founder and CEO of Phable, a healthcare startup from India that recently raised a $12 million Series A; and Riaz Mehta, Founder and CEO, of allrites, Asia’s leading B2B marketplace for film and TV content. Our guests bring with them a cumulative 40+ years of building, and running businesses across Asia. We dive deep into what makes experimentation a pre-requisite to running a successful startup and how small changes can have a colossal impact on the business.Show Notes:2:26 - Introduction to Mukesh Bansal and Riaz Mehta...2021-04-0149 min
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 minAsia 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 Pulse八分之约活动实录2/3：非技术背景创始人的人工智能之旅This 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.First 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 finding the right team. But only if you have experienced those constraints, are you a...2020-12-1731 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 Pulse八分之约活动实录1/3：如何避开企业并购雷区 & 如何投资生活方式类项目Welcome 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 Wel...2020-12-0919 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 minAsia Startup Pulse那些投资人们错失的亿级投资机会（分布式资本，远毅资本，SOSV）Welcome to the second episode of our new series “Inside the VC Mind” where we bring you the professionals from the venture capital world, who will deliver their observations, thoughts, and opinions.Today we are going to talk about those startups that investors missed but would have loved to invest in, with Remington Ong, Partner at Fenbushi Capital, Ray Yang, Partner at Marathon Venture Partners, and William Bao Bean, General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director at Chinaccelerator and MOX.Our guests:Remington OngRemington is Partner at Fenb...2020-11-0221 min
Asia Startup PulseInside the VC Mind Ep2: Billion-dollar Opportunities That Investors Missed (Remington Ong, Ray Yang, William Bao Bean)Our guests:Remington OngRemington is Partner at Fenbushi Capital, one of the earliest and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firms, where he has managed investments into over 40 leading startups around the world leveraging blockchain technology to disrupt a wide range of industries, such as finance, healthcare, supply chain, and consumer goods.Ray YangRay is Partner at Marathon Venture Partners, a China-based early to growth stage fund focusing on digital healthcare transformation. Prior to Marathon Venture Partners, Ray was MD at Northern Light Venture Capital and Investment Director at Orchid Asia...2020-11-0221 min
Asia Startup PulseDesign’s Strategic Value for Business with Yiying Lu, “Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business”During this week’s episode, we will discuss the value of design in early technology startups with Yiying Lu, the award-winning artist behind the Twitter Fail Whale and Dumpling emoji, named as “Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business” and Microsoft's “Top 10 Emerging Leader in Innovation”.Show notes:02:08 Introducing Yiying Lu03:00 How design helps with product experience05:30 The role of emotional needs in design10:50 Design as a strategic tool for tech companies14:40 How early stage founders should pay attention to design19:50 Own a cross-cultural mindset27:33...2020-09-1939 min
Asia Startup PulseManaging a $1 billion pre-IPO fund, with Sophie Yao, China General Manager of Pegasus Tech VenturesOur guest today is Sophie Yao, the China General Manager of Pegasus Tech Ventures, which some people may know for their notable investments like SpaceX and Airbnb. Sophie currently manages a $1 billion fund that predominantly focuses on pre-IPO deals. Show Notes:1:48 Introduction to Sophie Yao2:59 The CVC 4.0 Model4:33 Rationale behind corporate partnering with single LP funds6:58 The $1 billion pre-IPO fund, what it is and why Pegasus invests in pre-IPO deals8:04 Risks associated with pre-IPO deals9:46 Pre-requisites in a pre-IPO deal. How do you measure returns?...2020-09-0340 minAsia Startup Pulse活动实录｜对话宜家中国、ZTP等：跨国企业如何实现数字化转型Data and digitalization are hot topics not only in the startup ecosystem but also in the corporate world. We often hear about legacy businesses looking to transform themselves by using data to improve their business but what is the actual reality of data for businesses today? How are companies building brands based around data? Are the companies ready and are they really aware of how much value they can derive from data? What obstacles stand in their way? To answer these questions and more, we are bringing you today a very special episode that is part o...2020-08-1748 minAsia Startup PulseDigital Transformation: Converting Consumer Data into Gold; with Kevin Lee (IKEA), Alexis Richez (ZTP), German Torrado (Genetsis) and Abel Zhao (Travelflan)In today’s episode we are joined by Kevin Lee, CDO at IKEA China; German Torrado, Managing Director at Genetsis E-commerce; Alexis RICHEZ, Venture Development and Partnerships at ZTP (The innovation arm behind one the largest retails groups in Europe including companies like Decathlon, Leroy Merlin our Auchan); and Abel Zhao, Co-founder and CEO at TravelFlan.Our guests come with a particular angle on data and digitalization. With their wealth of experiences, you will gain insightful learnings on how to use data to innovate within your organization especially in a post-Covid19 world.Show Notes...2020-08-1448 min
Asia Startup PulseHow Citybox Finds Own Position Among Fierce Unmanned Retail Competitions, with Co-founder & COO Neo LvOur guest today, Neo Lv, is one of the company’s co-founders and today’s COO.Show Notes:02:11 Introduction to Neo Lv and Citybox04:47 Unmanned retail hype in 2017 & what makes Citybox unique08:54 Monetize data12:51 How Citybox sustainably gets profitable among the strong competitions18:27 Competitions bring new growth opportunities24:47 How Citybox built their first generation of the smart vending machines29:08 The future of unmanned retail33:45 Compare China with other markets globallyMany thanks to our guest Neo Lv; host Oscar Ramos...2020-08-0739 min
Asia Startup PulseDemystifying the World of DeFi, with Cao Yin, Founding Partner of Digital Renaissance FoundationIn this episode, we have with us Cao Yin, Founding Partner of Digital Renaissance Foundation, a Shanghai-based company that is helping to accelerate the future of digital governance by consulting, incubating and financing projects in the blockchain ecosystem and investor in the first DeFi project launched in China.Show Notes[1:55] Introduction to Cao Yin[8:46] What makes crypto and blockchain so different? Hype vs Reality?[13:15] DeFi use cases[17:10] Winners and Losers from DeFi[21:26] How DeFi affects the government[25:04] Risks of DeFi. What can go wrong?2020-07-3038 min
Asia Startup PulseChina's Changing Regulations on Gaming, with Greg Pilarowski, Legal Expert & Founder of Pillar LegalToday, we have Greg Pilarowski, Founder of Pillar Legal, a boutique law firm with offices in Shanghai and San Francisco that provides legal support for technology and entertainment companies with an interest in China and the US. Before founding Pillar Legal, Greg was General Counsel at Shanda Interactive Entertainment, at that time China’s leading interactive entertainment company.Show Notes:02:20 Introduction to Greg Pilarowski04:40 Working in Shanda Interactive Entertainment07:20 The birth of the free-to-play model10:10 Gaming regulations in China12:22 Two key regulations that you must know...2020-07-2334 min
Asia Startup PulseBuilding the world's leading mobile analytics platform from China, with Bertrand Schmitt, Co-founder and Chairman of App AnnieToday, we have with us Bertrand Schmitt, Co-Founder & Chairman at App Annie, a leading mobile market data and analytics platform with data on over 8 million apps and thousands of websites. App Annie is one of the most trusted names in mobile data analytics.Show Notes:1:53 Introduction to Bertrand Schmitt4:55 Early days of the mobile ecosystem and the problems within6:28 Evolution of mobile operators' role in the industry8:57 Centralization of content distribution in the mobile space9:59 Apple vs Android ecosystem10:59 Getting into the world of analytics...2020-07-1439 min
Asia Startup PulseUnraveling Digital Ads: The Cash Cow for Alibaba, with Donna Li, Digital Advertising VeteranToday we talk with Donna Li, a digital marketing veteran, who was part of the team that launched Alimama, the digital advertisement division of Alibaba, which is also the largest player by revenue in the digital advertising space in China. Show Notes:02:06 Introducing Donna Li03:25 How did you get started in digital marketing in China06:06 Digital marketing in China at around 201010:15 Transition from Yahoo to Alibaba13:12 Advertising: Taobao’s monetization model18:26 Alimama: Cash Cow for Alibaba22:15 Is Amazon following a similar playbook?2...2020-07-0738 min
Asia Startup PulseFrom Bootstrapping to Being Acquired by SoFi and Learning From Constraints, with Mikaal Abdulla, Co-founder and CEO of 8 SecuritiesOur guest today is Mikaal Abdulla, Co-founder and CEO of 8 Securities, a zero-commission mobile-only securities platform that was recently acquired by SoFi. From bootstrapping the business to raising an impressive 1st round of $8 million followed by successive rounds to finally being acquired by SoFi in April, Mikaal and 8 Securities have turned a full-circle.Show Notes:1:41 Introduction to Mikaal Abdulla2:31 Motivation to Start 8 Securities4:12 Raising the first round of $8 million7:50 How to measure traction8:52 The importance of understanding customer needs17:33 Finding the balance between consumers' needs...2020-06-2641 min
Asia Startup PulseScaling WeChat to One Billion Users Globally, with Stephen Wang, Former User Growth & Engagement Director at WeChatOur guest today is Stephen Wang, who co-founded Rotten Tomatoes, a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news, and most recently led the user growth and engagement at WeChat in the past 6 years until 2019. At WeChat, he managed a team of product managers and engineers to help scale WeChat from 300M to 1B users in China and around the world. Show Notes:2:15 Welcome Stephen Wang2:50 How different WeChat is as a product from the western perspective5:37 What makes WeChat instrumental for people’s life12:42 Innovation inspired by Ten...2020-06-1052 min
Asia Startup PulseEvolution of Internet in China (1990s-2000s) and Staying Ahead of the Competition with Fritz Demopoulos, Co-founder of Qunar.comOur guest for today, Fritz Demopoulos is the Founder of Queen's Road Capital. He has been an entrepreneur and investor within the media and internet industries for over 15 years. He co-founded Qunar.com, China’s largest travel internet company; and Shawei.com, China’s largest sports internet company. Fritz also had senior positions at Netease and The News Corporation. As an expat witnessing the exponential growth of China since the late 1990s, he brings a very unique and interesting perspective of internet in China and the determinants of success for early internet founders. Episode Notes:0...2020-06-0243 minAsia Startup PulseBuilding from Zero, and Lessons from Storeroom to Super App; 8x8 (3/3)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 China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. Our theme for this episode is entrepreneurship insights. Our two speakers today bring with them a plethora of experience to share with our listeners. Stay tuned for the insights from Yaw Yeo, General Manager for International Product and Business for Alibaba Cloud, and Cheryl Goh, Founding CMO at Grab.[01:51] Yaw Yeo[17:30] Cher...2020-05-2529 minAsia Startup PulseBuilding from Zero for Government, Venture Capital and Tech Startups; and Lessons from Storeroom to Super App: 8x8 Global Speaker Series (3/3) with Yaw Yeo and Cheryl GohToday 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 China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. Our theme for this episode is entrepreneurship insights. Our two speakers today bring with them a plethora of experience to share with our listeners. Stay tuned for the insights from Yaw Yeo and Cheryl Goh.[01:51] Yaw Yeo[17:30] Cheryl GohYaw Yeo is the General Manager for International Product and Business for Ali...2020-05-2329 minAsia Startup PulseBeing Focused, The Inspiration for Business, Founders' Mental Health; 8x8(2/3)This 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.[02:50] Patrick Lee[11:48] Fritz Demopoulos[21:54] Patrick RileyPatrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur best known for being a co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes.com), a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news. He is an advisor to a number of startups including Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Instaread, Kiwibot, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss T...2020-05-1833 minAsia Startup PulseBeing Focused, The Inspiration for Business Ideas, Why Mental Health Matters for Founders; 8x8 Global Speakers Series (2/3) with Patrick Lee, Fritz Demopoulos, and Patrick RileyThis 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.[02:50] Patrick Lee[11:48] Fritz Demopoulos[21:54] Patrick RileyPatrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur best known for being a co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes.com), a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news. He is an advisor to a number of startups including Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Instaread, Kiwibot, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss Technologies; and a...2020-05-1633 minAsia Startup PulseFundraising during COVID-19: Dos and Don’ts, Transforming Crisis into Opportunity with Design, and How to Survive COVID-19 as a Travel Company; 8x8 Global Speakers Series (1/3) with Edith Yeung, Yiying Lu and Abel ZhaoWelcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47] Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel ZhaoEdith Yeu...2020-05-0827 minAsia Startup PulseFundraising during COVID19 & Surviving as a Travel company; 8x8 (1/3)Welcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47] Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel Zhao2020-05-0827 min
Asia Startup PulseChina’s Ambition on Electric Cars and The Brutal Competition, with Tu Le, Founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto InsightsOur guest for today, Tu Le is the founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights, a Beijing-based business intelligence and advisory firm that specializes in helping mobility companies develop tech-focused and innovative products and services. With over 20 years of experience in the industry from pure automotive to pure tech and finally combine both experiences together in China, he has very interesting insider perspectives to share with us.Episode notes:02:03 Introduce Tu Le03:04 Define Mobility03:45 How mobility impacts other industries05:20 How China becomes one of the largest markets...2020-05-0239 min
Asia Startup PulseHow China Regulates Internet Economy and New Technologies with Sam Cai, Internet Legal and Policy ExpertToday’s guest Sam Cai is a legal and policy expert in Internet-related legislation, intellectual property rights and WTO rules, involved in different Chinese and international institutions. Currently he acts as Deputy Director and Chief Researcher of Cyberlaw Center at one of the largest tech companies in China.Episodes Notes:02:00 Introduce Sam Cai02:45 What is Prism Think Tank03:20 How China Internet regulations have evolved04:53 Three approaches to regulate new technologies08:02 Why China takes a relatively open approach for new things09:47 What is “Internet +”12:00 Are re...2020-04-2436 min
Asia Startup PulseUnveil Impact Investing Under COVID-19, with Paul Meyers, Asian Digital Veteran and Investor01:50 Impact investing in emerging markets04:20 How COVID-19 impacts the impact investing09:48 How COVID-19 impact entrepreneurs to adjust their business12:30 How startups can get the attention from impact investors15:48 SE Asian startups tend to solve their local Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) problems first16:53 Impact investing from China to Southeast Asia18:31 What startups deliver social impact20:51 Asian organizations with a global vision of gender equality23:00 What encourages the changes for female entrepreneurs26:25 How to contact Paul Meyers*About Sustainable Development Goals...2020-04-1728 min
Asia Startup PulseInvesting in Risks with Peter Mao, Co-founder of Panda Capital01:46 Introduce Peter Mao03:11 Introduce Panda Capital05:35 The geographic focus for investment06:17 How to react to the current downturn07:49 Is it now a bad timing for deep technology companies?11:07 The industries that can thrive from the COVID-19 crisis12:51 The risky companies to invest14:22 Three types of companies that are risky but full of opportunities19:17 Are Chinese VCs looking for more obvious winners?22:21 How to evaluate risks25:30 How Peter evaluates founders and teams27:20 The business metrics Peter care about2020-04-0741 min
Asia Startup PulseHow Snapask Started with a Facebook Page, with Founder Timothy YuYou don’t need to code to launch a unicorn startup. Through a non-code or low-code MVP (Minimum Viable Product), entrepreneurs can easily validate the assumptions, understand customers’ real pain points and test whether the business model will work or not. That simple lesson is ignored by many founders and is behind the failure of countless business initatives. Today’s guest Timothy Yu, founder and CEO of Snapask, an on-demand tutoring platform labeled as “Uber for Tutors” which just raised $35M in Series B, did not know about low fidelity prototyping. But he used the concept bef...2020-03-3036 min
Asia Startup PulseHow Snapask Started with a Facebook Page, with Founder Timothy Yu02:26 Welcome Tim03:08 What is Snapask06:08 The tutorial market and how Snapask got started06:27 Snapaks operates in 8 markets07:00 How the COVID-19 impacts the remote education08:10 The vision and the first version of Snapask11:28 Finding the profiles of users12:30 The stereotypes of asking questions in Asian culture14:00 Targeting at parents or students?20:00 The tutors on Snapask25:00 Investors care about the supply-demand balance29:00 What is the next for Snapask31:30 How will COVID-19 impact the future of education2020-03-3036 min
Asia Startup PulseEnabling Smart Cities: The Tech in the Driver's Seat with Bruce Bateman, Chief Technical Advisor at Lite-On Technology02:13 Who is Bruce Bateman09:54 Starting up in Asia is different from that in Silicon Valley12:00 Design for manufacture and its challenges14:30 The coronavirus outbreak is pushing forward the technologies15:20 What will smart cities look like in the future19:50 The cars industry is working on their intelligent innovation for smart cities23:06 Transportation is one of the easiest problems to solve today23:44 The education demands of different people28:00 “The technology we are developing today will develop the smart city in the future”29:34 The over...2020-03-1841 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to Recruit and Manage A Strong Startup Team with Lucas Englehardt, Serial Entrepreneur with Successful Exits02:00 How Lucas got into food delivery in the early days06:30 Customer acquisition for online service08:50 Offline flyers was a weapon for Waimaichaorenn11:20 How to increase the conversion rate of online and offline campaigns18:40 Leading the team in China as a foreigner22:10 How to attract the best talents27:03 Motivate employees to work from offline to online during the virus outbreak31:10 Lessons learnt after hiring someone who did not fit the team culture36:04 What keeps Lucas busy now and what is xixilabMany t...2020-03-1038 min
Asia Startup PulseGamification is Not Copying Games with Monte Singman, iDreamSky Technology01:47 Welcome Monte to the podcast02:13 How Monte got into gaming04:01 Transition to business06:30 What drove Monte to the US09:30 Adoption of games in Asia11:57 Drivers behind creating new games16:15 Asian games focus more on functions19:50 Playing video games is an easy way to fill in boredom23:31 Challenges to implement gamification25:03 “The core asset of gamification is fun”27:15 Why kids like playing games rather than study28:30 “Most gamification activities are superficial”34:29 How to make the process pleasurab...2020-02-2844 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Go-to-Market Playbook by NIU: a NASDAQ-listed Chinese Smart E-Scooter Company02:12 Introduce Joseph Constanty03:08 Introduce NIU Technologies03:37 How Joseph ended up working in mobility04:40 Urban transportation problems in emerging markets07:38 The position of China in the global electric vehicles industry10:45 NIU was firstly launched and sold through online crowdfunding campaigns13:04 The e-scooter customers15:08 NIU’s history18:38 The best practices of bike sharing21: 23 The “technology” gene of NIU22:43 How NIU uses data to improve the user experience25:53 NIU’s playbook of internalization30:24 Different data policies in different countries...2020-02-0448 min
Asia Startup PulseLocalizing in the Mobile-Only China Market, with David Chen, CEO & Co-founder of Strikingly02:07 Introduction of David Chen03:45 Strikingly's experience in Y Combinator05:00 What is Strikingly05:30 Why Strikingly went to China and their advantages08:40 Build a local presence in the Mobile-Only China market16:31 It took 3 years to launch a local product17:24 How the name 'Strikingly' was born21:10 How Strikingly localized in China26:31 Products’ differences for Chinese and global users30:30 Special needs from Chinese users - WeChat mini program35:39 Regulations of building websites and WeChat mini programs in China36:46 How to hire in...2019-12-2439 min
Asia Startup PulseB2B Sales Strategies and Tactics with Jonathan Wu, VP of Sales and Co-founder of GrowingIO01:59 Introduce Jonathan Wu02:41 About GrowingIO05:23 Why Jonathan started the company08:25 How Jonathan decided to take the sales role09:50 How GrowingIO got the first client, Liepin.com 猎聘12:50 How to train the sales team16:13 It takes 12 months for a new sales person to be mature17:20 How to onboard the clients and understand pain points of adoption21:05 How to select clients23:27 Mature Internet companies build their own data platform26:35 It’s necessary to add services on top of the software29:26 Classi...2019-12-2039 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to Prevent PR Crisis in China, with Alex Duncan, co-founder of KAWO01:53 About Alex and KAWO02:37 What brought Alex to China03:45 How Alex started working for a technology company05:26 What has KAWO achieved06:28 What makes dynamic social media ecosystem in China11:06 Challenges that western brands have in China14:56 Social media is way more influential than it was19:28 Localization: trust the local team and listen to users20:01 Brands are also facing risks from publicity25:40 Startups being impacted by the PR crisis27:20 The reason why there were more PR crises29:24 KAWO’s...2019-12-1334 min
Asia Startup PulseApplying Design Thinking to Launch an IoT Product with Alvin ChiangDesign thinking. Lean startup methodology. Validation. Market Research. These concepts are familiar to every founder, and they are vital to any company’s success, but so few startups are able to do them well. Today’s guest, Alvin Chiang, is an exception. A veteran of internet giants NetEase, Alibaba, and Renren, Alvin founded Gululu in 2014. Gululu enhances children’s wellness through smart IoT technologies, and their first creation is a smart water bottle designed to help children cultivate healthy habits. In this episode, we discuss the extensive market research that went into the birt...2019-12-0339 min
Asia Startup PulseApplying Design Thinking to Launch an IoT Product with Alvin Chiang, Founder of Gululu[2:08] Introducing Alvin Chiang[3:13] About Gululu[4:22] How Gululu chose which problem to solve[9:40] Design thinking in Chinese internet companies[10:38] Lean startup methodology and iteration[12:03] Technology infusion theory and acquiring users[14:05] How Gululu uses IoT to keep users engaged[17:00] Gaming vs. gamification[19:18] Cooperating with parents[21:43] Bringing Gululu to life and building a team[23:50] How Gululu acquired their first users[26:37] What Alvin learned at Alibaba[28:13] Expat vs. local Chinese users[29:41] Market education[32:33] Gululu stickiness[34:00] What opportunities are out there for entrepreneurs?[38:01] How to find Alvin and...2019-12-0339 min
Asia Startup PulseWhat’s Next for Ctrip (Trip.com Group) with Margaret Feng, Head of Innovation01:16 Innovation in the US and China04:39 The landscape of the travel Industry in China06:54 Chinese innovation with global potential07:49 Exciting travel innovation practices10:20 Hype around new technology11:30 China as the early adopter market13:40 Exploring offline activities14:07 Acquiring customers in lower tier cities18:13 From “Ctrip” to “Trip.com Group”19:30 Ctrip expanding to emerging markets20:25 The collaboration models with startups23:12 Running pilots26:03 Pilots in B2B space27:24 User experience29:40 Early stage investmentMany th...2019-11-2133 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to Understand Venture Capital in China with Victor Chao, Partner at SAIFWhat factors are RMB investors considering that USD investors are not? What can the difference between Chinese VC firms and American VC firms tell us about the innovation and entrepreneurship lanscape in these countries? As venture capital funding slows down in China, how is this affecting entrepreneurs?Today we are lucky to have the perfect person to answer these questions: Victor Chao, Partner of the RMB fund at SAIF, a leading private equity firm in China. Victor has lived and worked all over the world, and so he has a great perspective on how understanding VCs...2019-11-1141 min
Asia Startup PulseBuilding Communities & How to Choose a Co-Founder; 8x8 Speakers Series (3/3)This is the third and final episode from our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series. Twice a year, we invite some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Our theme for this episode is partnerships and relationships in the startup world. We have three fantastic speakers who will talk about this theme from different angles: Jill Tang, Shameen Prashantham, and Catherine Kang.Show Notes:[1:55] Jill Tang, Building Community-Based Startups[9:55] Shameen Prashantham, "Dancing With Gorillas": How Startups...2019-10-2833 minAsia Startup PulseBuilding Community-Based Startups, "Dancing with Gorillas", How to Choose a Co-Founder; 8x8 Speakers Series (3/3) with Jill Tang, Shameen Prashantham, and Catherine KangThis is the third and final episode from our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series. Twice a year, we invite some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Our theme for this episode is partnerships and relationships in the startup world. We have three fantastic speakers who will talk about this theme from different angles: Jill Tang, Shameen Prashantham, and Catherine Kang.[1:55] Jill Tang, Building Community-Based Startups[9:55] Shameen Prashantham, "Dancing With Gorillas": How Startups and Large Companies Work Together[18:29...2019-10-2333 min
Asia Startup PulseFinding Opportunities in India, Fundraising; 8x8 Speakers Series (2/3)Today we’re bringing you the second episode from our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series. Twice a year, we invite some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Our theme for this episode is investor insights. We have three people with very different perspectives on Asia investment: Shirley Mao, Paul Meyers, and Katherine Lui.[2:18] Shirley Mao, Finding Opportunities Overseas[10:10] Paul Meyers, Doing Well By Doing Good (Impact Investing)[21:35] Katherine Lui, How to Ruin Your Fundraising2019-10-2131 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to Hire Better, Growth Simplified; 8x8 Speakers Series (1/3)We have a special episode today, it’s the Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series! Twice a year, we invite eight speakers to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. This time, our speakers include serial entrepreneurs, investors, professors, and more. They are some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem, so we are thrilled to bring you their insights.This week, the theme is entrepreneurship lessons. We have three talks from successful founders who have experience building companies from the ground up. Stay tuned for insights from T.R...2019-10-1728 minAsia Startup PulseFinding Opportunities in India, Doing Well By Doing Good (Impact Investing), How to Ruin Your Fundraising; 8x8 Speakers Series (2/3) with Shirley Mao, Paul Meyers, and Katherine LuiToday we’re bringing you the second episode from our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series. Twice a year, we invite some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Our theme for this episode is investor insights. Our theme for this episode is investor insights. We have three people with very different perspectives on Asia investment: Shirley Mao, Paul Meyers, and Katherine Lui. [2:18] Shirley Mao, Finding Opportunities Overseas[10:10] Paul Meyers, Doing Well By Doing Good (Impact Investing)[21:35] Katherine Lui, Ho...2019-10-1631 minAsia Startup Pulse8 Entrepreneurship Lessons, How to Hire Better, Growth Simplified; 8x8 Speakers Series (1/3) with T.R. Harrington, Sarah Keenlyside, and Guy SivanWe have a special episode today, it’s the Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series! Twice a year, we invite eight speakers to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. This time, our speakers include serial entrepreneurs, investors, professors, and more. They are some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem, so we are thrilled to bring you their insights. This week, the theme is entrepreneurship lessons. We have three talks from successful founders who have experience building companies from the ground up. Stay tuned for insights from T.R. Harrington, Sa...2019-10-0828 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to Succeed in China B2B with Olivier d'ArrosNavigating the world of B2B in China is tough business, especially when you are dealing with giant state-owned enterprises. It can be even more difficult when you are a foreigner. As a result, most foreign entrepreneurs focus on the B2C space, yet a few have found the key to creating successful B2B companies.One of these business people is today's guest, Olivier d'Arros. Olivier started his career in venture capital, and then co-founded 4 technology companies, all in B2B applications. He is now Managing Partner at MAVIE Technologies, an investment banking boutique with...2019-09-2329 min
Asia Startup PulseInvestigating Live Streaming with Hao Wu, Award-Winning Documentary FilmmakerEvery technology has a human impact. Live streaming is certainly no exception. In China, live streaming platforms have connected millions of viewers with a small number of idols who receive massive amounts of donations—but at what personal cost?Hao Wu, knows more about the societal impact of live streaming than anyone else on the planet. In his award-winning documentary, People’s Republic of Desire, he explores why live streaming has been so successful in China and examines the effect that these platforms have on both viewers and creators.In this episode, Hao Wu and...2019-08-2333 minAsia Startup PulseInvestigating Live Streaming's Social Impact with Hao Wu, Director of "People's Republic of Desire"Every technology has a human impact. Live streaming is certainly no exception. In China, live streaming platforms have connected millions of viewers with a small number of idols who receive massive amounts of donations—but at what personal cost?
Hao Wu, knows more about the societal impact of live streaming than anyone else on the planet. In his award-winning documentary, People’s Republic of Desire, he explores why live streaming has been so successful in China and examines the effect that these platforms have on both viewers and creators.
In this episode, Hao Wu and Chin...2019-08-2333 min
Asia Startup PulseUnderstanding Influencer Marketing in China with Hillary HanUnderstanding Influencer Marketing in China with Hillary Han, Director of iResearch Training AcademyKey Opinion Leaders (KOLs)—or "influencers" as they are often called—are a vital part of online marketing today. And their reach is only getting bigger: According to an iResearch report, last year the number of KOLs in China with a fanbase of over 100k was increased by 51%, of which 23% have over 1 million fans. According to Weibo big data, the KOL market is valued at over 100 billion RMB. The KOL industry in China is more advanced than anywhere else i...2019-08-0926 min
Asia Startup PulseGrowth Hacking an Audio Sharing Platform with Tian SunGetting your app off the ground in China is tough. No matter what industry, internet companies not only need to have a great product, but they also must use data, analytics, and growth hacking to gain an advantage on the competition. In this area, there are plenty of lessons to learn from Ximalaya App, the biggest audio sharing platform in China with 530 million users and 73% market share. This podcast platform and content marketplace has dominated the Chinese “pay-for-knowledge” industry, which last year was valued at seven billion USD. A crucial reason for Ximalaya’s success is their s...2019-08-0229 min
Asia Startup PulseBurning Your Money; Pitching to the Media; Art of X-thinking DesignWelcome back to the FINAL episode of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series 2019 Spring with Maggie Tan, Former Co-head of Strategy & Planning, Uber China, Russell Flannery, Chief Editor of Forbes China, and Michael Lai, Partner & Dean of X Academy TANG.Now, stop for a second. Hold your breath and imagine yourself burning 20 million RMB per hour. Unbelievable? That’s what Uber and Didi actually did. Ultimately, burning money is a choice and Maggie advised that one should do the math before venturing into it. How do you actually pitch your company to the media in an impactful manner? Fo...2019-04-2534 min
Asia Startup PulseBurning Your Money; Pitching to the Media; Art of X-thinking Design; 8X8 Speakers Series (4/4) with Maggie Tan, Russell Flannery and Michael LaiWelcome back to the FINAL episode of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series 2019 Spring with Maggie Tan, Former Co-head of Strategy & Planning, Uber China, Russell Flannery, Chief Editor of Forbes China, and Michael Lai, Partner & Dean of X Academy TANG.
Now, stop for a second. Hold your breath and imagine yourself burning 20 million RMB per hour. Unbelievable? That’s what Uber and Didi actually did. Ultimately, burning money is a choice and Maggie advised that one should do the math before venturing into it. How do you actually pitch your company to the media in an impactful manner? For th...2019-04-2534 min
Asia Startup Pulse8Ps of Entrepreneurship, Your Customer Experience Sucks and Simple is GoodWelcome back! We are heading to the 3rd episode of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series with Alvin Graylin, China President of HTC, Neil Liang, Chief Product Officer & Co-founder of The Carevoice, and Lucas Englehardt, CEO of xixilab.Price, Product, Place, Promotion. Sounds familiar? Wait till you see how Alvin raised the bar for this business strategy by doubling it to 8Ps. The path of entrepreneurship, in all its variation, still holds some key principles for those who wish to embark on it. “The simpler u made your customer journey, the more likely your customers will actually repeat th...2019-04-1826 min
Asia Startup PulseBraving the Winter, Conquering the Fear, Managing the RealityThis week, we shall continue with the second part of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series with Lu Guo, Founder and CEO, USHOPAL, Jane Lin-Baden, Managing Partner of APAC, Publicis Group and Yintao Feng, Founder of MIXPACE.What does it take to be a capable CEO? Lu recalled how she had to raise a few hundred million RMB within a period of 12 months during her coldest winter. Despite all those setbacks, she managed to get the results done and keep the company afloat. Fear of pressure, fear of being unnoticed and fear of falling. Aside from the fear...2019-04-1828 min
Asia Startup Pulse8Ps of Entrepreneurship, Your Customer Experience Sucks and Simple is Good; 8X8 Speakers Series (3/4) with Alvin Graylin, Neil Liang and Lucas EnglehardtWelcome back! We are heading to the 3rd episode of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series with Alvin Graylin, China President of HTC, Neil Liang, Chief Product Officer & Co-founder of The Carevoice, and Lucas Englehardt, CEO of xixilab.
Price, Product, Place, Promotion. Sounds familiar? Wait till you see how Alvin raised the bar for this business strategy by doubling it to 8Ps. The path of entrepreneurship, in all its variation, still holds some key principles for those who wish to embark on it. “The simpler u made your customer journey, the more likely your customers will actually repeat that jo...2019-04-1826 min
Asia Startup PulseBraving the Winter, Conquering the Fear, Managing the Reality; 8X8 Speakers Series (2/4) with Lu Guo, Jane Lin-Baden and Yintao FengThis week, we shall continue with the second part of Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series with Lu Guo, Founder and CEO, USHOPAL, Jane Lin-Baden, Managing Partner of APAC, Publicis Group and Yintao Feng, Founder of MIXPACE.
What does it take to be a capable CEO? Lu recalled how she had to raise a few hundred million RMB within a period of 12 months during her coldest winter. Despite all those setbacks, she managed to get the results done and keep the company afloat. Fear of pressure, fear of being unnoticed and fear of falling. Aside from the fear, Jane...2019-04-1128 min
Asia Startup PulseKnow Your Customers, Be Your Own Salesperson, Follow Your PassionLast month, we just hosted Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series where we invited 8 of our mentors - serial entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors - to share their personal stories about entrepreneurship in Beijing and Shanghai, from where we selected several talks for our podcast listeners who couldn’t join us in person. Today we would like to present the first 3 talks delivered by Dirk Eschenbacher, Co-founder of Zanadu Travel & Media, Rhea See, Co-founder & COO of She Loves Tech and Jaeson Ma, Co-founder of 88rising.What comes first into Dirk’s mind when he looked back on his star...2019-04-0431 min
Asia Startup PulseKnow Your Customers, Be Your Own Salesperson, Follow Your Passion; 2019 Spring 8x8 Speaker Series (1/4) with Dirk Eschenbacher, Rhea See and Jaeson MaLast month, we just hosted Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series where we invited 8 of our mentors - serial entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors - to share their personal stories about entrepreneurship in Beijing and Shanghai, from where we selected several talks for our podcast listeners who couldn’t join us in person. Today we would like to present the first 3 talks delivered by Dirk Eschenbacher, Co-founder of Zanadu Travel & Media, Rhea See, Co-founder & COO of She Loves Tech and Jaeson Ma, Co-founder of 88rising.
What comes first into Dirk’s mind when he looked back on his startup jour...2019-04-0431 min
Asia Startup PulseMWC 2019: China, Copycat, Creator with Yossi Vardi, Israel’s Hi-tech Godfather本期播客我们非常荣幸在世界移动大会巴塞罗那2019与以色列科技教父和创新创业活动4YFN的主席Yossi Vardi展开了一次深入的对话。Yossi Vardi是以色列最早进入科技领域的创业者和投资人之一，他也是全球首个即时通信公司ICQ的创造者。ICQ是QQ和微信诞生的启发来源。在此次访谈中，我们的主播Oscar Ramos邀请Yossi分享了其对Copycat、创新、知识产权保护、以色列科技生态系统以及中国创业环境的见解。正如他所说，“就Copycat本身而言没有好坏之分，我们应该考虑整个图景和计划”。世界移动大会20194FYN上海开放1000张免费门票给China Startup Pulse播客的听众们，填写问卷预留门票：www.wjx.top/jq/35116917.aspxWith his five-decade experience co-founding and investing in over 90 IT companies, Yossi is unofficially titled with “Israeli hi-tech godfather” and twice received the Prime Minister Award for life achievements in the high tech area. He is also the creator of ICQ, the world’s first instant messaging company, which inspired many messaging products including QQ in China.We are honored to have Yossi to be on China Startup Pulse Podcast today where he shared his thoughts about the copycat, innovation, IP protection, Israeli tech ecosystem, and Chinese startups. As he mentioned, “We have to evaluate the whole picture...not just good or bad to be a copycat".MWC Shanghai 2019 4YFN Startup Event now is opening 1000 free tickets to Chinaccelerator and China Startup Pulse fans! Fill in this form to reserve your seats in advance: www.2019-03-0132 min
Asia Startup PulseLive recorded from MWC 2019: China, Copycat, Creator with Yossi Vardi, Israel’s Hi-tech Godfather and Chairman of 4YFNWith his five-decade experience co-founding and investing in over 90 IT companies, Yossi is unofficially titled with “Israeli hi-tech godfather” and twice received the Prime Minister Award for life achievements in the high tech area. He is also the creator of ICQ, the world’s first instant messaging company, which inspired many messaging products including QQ in China.
We are honored to have Yossi to be on China Startup Pulse Podcast today where he shared his thoughts about the copycat, innovation, IP protection, Israeli tech ecosystem, and Chinese startups. As he mentioned, “We have to evaluate the whole picture...2019-03-0132 min
Asia Startup PulseReinventing entertainment through social commerce247是中国领先的娱乐活动票务平台，最近刚融资200万美金Pre-A轮，由Artesian Venture Partners领投，SOSV和海涛资本跟投。2018年一年247全年收入达到490万美金。这期播客我们邀请了247的CEO Greig Charlton以分享公司的成长故事。247早期也参加过中国加速的加速器项目。247tickets is a leading social commerce platform for entertainment in China, which just secured $2M in Series Pre-A led by Artesian Venture Partners with the participation from SOSV and Haitao Capital, and the company’s annual revenue in 2018 reached $4.9M. Greig Charlton, CEO at 247tickets and alumni of Chinaccelerator, joined us to share 247’s growth story today. After listening to this episode, you will understand how the new idea was born, how to deal with your competitors, the biggest challenge to run a business in China, and also how difficult it is to fundraise in China. In the future, 247tickets plan to utilize AI technology for personalizing the user experience.Show notes:[1:15] Int...2019-02-2141 min
Asia Startup PulseReinventing entertainment through social commerce with Greig Charlton, CEO at 247tickets247tickets is a leading social commerce platform for entertainment in China, which just secured $2M in Series Pre-A led by Artesian Venture Partners with the participation from SOSV and Haitao Capital, and the company’s annual revenue in 2018 reached $4.9M. Greig Charlton, CEO at 247tickets and alumni of Chinaccelerator, joined us to share 247’s growth story today. After listening to this episode, you will understand how the new idea was born, how to deal with your competitors, the biggest challenge to run a business in China, and also how difficult it is to fundraise in China. In the future, 247tick...2019-02-2141 min
Asia Startup PulseHow Can Failure Make You Strong; 8X8 Speakers Series (2/2)中国加速八分之约演讲系列的第二期由一位投资人、一位成功创业者和一个科技行业专家分享创业者应当避免的错误和失败。他们分别是Fenox Venture Capital的中国区总经理Sophie Yao，曾经负责Firefox亚洲区用户社群的Gen Kanai以及成功将自己的创业公司卖给腾讯的Hike Messenger的印度创业者PK。在这期播客中，他们将个人经历，以及从中习得的经验教训，与各位创业者分享。中国加速每年在上海举办两次公益性质的创业者分享峰会，邀请8位成功创业家在8分钟内和观众分享心路历程，新一期创业团队也将进行第一次公开的电梯路演，致力于帮助和鼓励更多在中国乃至全球的造梦者。The second episode of the 8X8 Speakers Series is about lessons learnt from failures from the perspective of an investor, a successful entrepreneur and a tech expert. The first talk in this episode is delivered by Sophie Yao, China Regional General Manager of Fenox Venture Capital, who shared 3 most “effective” ways to screw up a startup based on her experience working with startups. Problems include no market needs, wrong timing, management issues and also the way you spent the money, etc. We also have Gen Kanai who used to grow communities of tens of thousands of Firefox users across Asia, to share the lessons he got from Firefox’s failures. Currently, he works as the Director Of Strategic Partnerships at Animoca Brands.Prakhar Khandui (PK) is a serial entrepreneur who sold his company Pulse to Tencent-backed Hike Messenger in India. He also delivered 2 mistakes and 3 failures he learnt in this episode, for example, sell...2019-01-1731 min
Asia Startup PulseHow Can Failure Make You Strong; 8X8 Speakers Series (2/2) with Sophie Yao, Gen Kanai, and Prakhar Khanduj (PK)The second episode of the 8X8 Speakers Series is about lessons learnt from failures from the perspective of an investor, a successful entrepreneur and a tech expert.
The first talk in this episode is delivered by Sophie Yao, China Regional General Manager of Fenox Venture Capital, who shared 3 most “effective” ways to screw up a startup based on her experience working with startups. Problems include no market needs, wrong timing, management issues and also the way you spent the money, etc.
We also have Gen Kanai who used to grow communities of tens of thousands of F...2019-01-1731 minAsia Startup PulseKnow Yourself and Be Yourself; 8X8 Speakers Series (1/2)中国加速八分之约演讲活动回来啦！今天，我们从2018年秋季2场八分之约活动中精心挑选了其中3个演讲与您分享。这3个演讲都围绕着理解自我和实现自我如何影响创业为主题展开，演讲者包括Inner Circles创始人（女性创始人）Em Robin ，Beijing Mindfulness Centre北京冥想中心创始人Dalida Turkovic以及Grata创始人Andrew Schorr。中国加速每年在上海举办两次公益性质的创业者分享峰会，邀请8位成功创业家在8分钟内和观众分享心路历程，新一期创业团队也将进行第一次公开的电梯路演，致力于帮助和鼓励更多在中国乃至全球的造梦者。8X8 Speakers Series is back! Today, we are happy to present you the first 3 talks selected from Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series events in Autumn 2018 about how knowing yourself matters while running your business. Em Robin, Founder of Inner Circles, is a female entrepreneur for 8 years who shared “Entrepreneurship is about sharing what you created”. Founder of Beijing Mindfulness Centre Dalida Turkovic shared her personal journey including how she experienced the depression and financial crisis. Andrew Schorr, Founder of Grata, delivered his insights about how crucial it is to be honest with yourself, have passion and experiment.Chinaccelerator’s 8X8 Speakers Series invite 8 of Chinaccelerator mentors - serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors - to share their personal stories about entrepreneurship twice a year in Beijing and Shanghai.Show Notes:01:44 Em Roblin’s Talk10:57 Dalida Turkovic2019-01-0930 min
Asia Startup PulseKnow Yourself and Be Yourself; 8X8 Speakers Series (1/2) with Dalida Turkovic, Em Roblin and Andrew Schorr8X8 Speakers Series is back! Today, we are happy to present you the first 3 talks selected from Chinaccelerator 8X8 Speakers Series events in Autumn 2018 about how knowing yourself matters while running your business. Em Robin, Founder of Inner Circles, is a female entrepreneur for 8 years who shared “Entrepreneurship is about sharing what you created”. Founder of Beijing Mindfulness Centre Dalida Turkovic shared her personal journey including how she experienced the depression and financial crisis. Andrew Schorr, Founder of Grata, delivered his insights about how crucial it is to be honest with yourself, have passion and experiment.
Chinaccelerator’s 8X8...2019-01-0930 min
Asia Startup PulseChina’s Role in 4 Investment Areas with Sean O’Sullivan, Managing General Partner of SOSVHappy New Year everyone! Today we invited Sean O’Sullivan, Founder and Managing General Partner of SOSV, the fund behind Chinaccelerator, to start the Year 2019 for China Startup Pulse and our listeners. In this episode, Sean shared his experience in China and provided his analysis of the investment trends in biotech, food tech, hardware, and software areas. Also, he pointed out the role of China in the global technology ecosystem and the impact that US-China trade war will have on startups and investors.
Sean’s entrepreneur life started in 1985 as a founder of MapInfo, bringing street mapping tech...2019-01-0332 min
Asia Startup PulseChina’s Role in 4 Investment Areas with Sean O’Sullivan新年快乐！Happy New Year everyone! Today we invited Sean O’Sullivan, Founder and Managing General Partner of SOSV, the fund behind Chinaccelerator, to start the Year 2019 for China Startup Pulse and our listeners. In this episode, Sean shared his experience in China and provided his analysis of the investment trends in biotech, food tech, hardware, and software areas. Also, he pointed out the role of China in the global technology ecosystem and the impact that US-China trade war will have on startups and investors.Sean’s entrepreneur life started in 1985 as a founder of MapInfo, bringing street mapping...2019-01-0332 min
Asia Startup PulseHow VCs do due diligence: blockchain and priorities在投资人尽职调查系列播客的第2期，我们邀请了Blockchain Founders Fund的合伙人Aly Madhavji和Mansoor Madhavji分享其如何在尽职调查的过程中评估区块链创业公司。他们分享了其尽职调查过程、策略和偏好，以及他们与部分项目合作的案例和细节，这些建议同样对非区块链的创业公司有帮助。他们特别提及了：信任、产品、市场表现、财务等。In the second episode of our series on due diligence, we learn from Blockchain Founders Fund about how they evaluate blockchain startups and what they specifically look for in the due diligence process.Recording from Money 20/20 China in Hangzhou, our host Oscar Ramos had an in-depth discussion with Aly Madhavji and Mansoor Madhavji, partners of the Blockchain Founders Fund, who shared their insights about their due diligence process, strategy and preferences when evaluating blockchain projects, and the examples how they work with early-stage projects, which is also illuminating for other startups. Here are some keywords they mentioned: Trust, product, traction, finance, etc.Show Notes:01:32 Introducing Aly and Mansoor 03:00 Portfolio and their Investment Strategy & Philosophy06:10 How do the...2018-12-1234 min
Asia Startup PulseBridging the gap between China-India startup ecosystems with PKPK 是一位在内容、社交媒体和直播领域的印度创业者和天使投资人，他的创业公司InstaLively和Pulse曾被腾讯的Hike Messenger收购。之后，他前往中国走出自己的舒适圈，探索新的机会和挑战。目前他为Various Startups担任咨询师，帮助中国和印度企业和风投理解印度和印度尼西亚市场，同时担任中国第一家加速器中国加速的导师。在本期播客中，PK分享了他将创业公司卖给腾讯的过程，以及其对中国和印度市场的分析和理解，例如中国企业如何在印度市场本土化以及中国的数据驱动模式是否在印度仍然行得通等。PK is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor in social network, content and live-stream space who built, grew and finally sold his startups InstaLively and Pulse to Tencent-owned company Hike Messenger. After selling them, PK came to China for new opportunities and challenges where he started being a consultant for Various Startups which helps China-India Startups and VCs in building the next billion Internet users in Indonesia and India, as well as mentoring founders for Chinaccelerator.In this episode, PK shared his journey about selling startups to Tencent and also delivered insights about the China-India startup and investment ecosystem, including the challenges to localize Chinese companies in India and how the Chinese data drive model works in India, etc.Show Notes: 1:00 Introducing PK 1:37 Introducing InstaLively 2:51 Process of Tencent Buy-Out 6:57 Experience with Mergers2018-11-1433 min
Asia Startup PulseBridging the gap between China-India startup ecosystems with PK, co-founder of InstaLively and Pulse (Acquired by Hike Messenger)PK is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor in social network, content and live-stream space who built, grew and finally sold his startups InstaLively and Pulse to Tencent-owned company Hike Messenger. After selling them, PK came to China for new opportunities and challenges where he started being a consultant for Various Startups which helps China-India Startups and VCs in building the next billion Internet users in Indonesia and India, as well as mentoring founders for Chinaccelerator.
In this episode, PK shared his journey about selling startups to Tencent and also delivered insights about the China-India startup and...2018-11-1433 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Breakthroughs of Voice AI with Sogou Voice Interaction Technology Centre与搜狗语音交互中心技术总监陈伟探讨语音人工智能技术的突破和前景 人的感知系统是多方位的，声音是目前在人工智能领域应用较为广泛的主题之一。搜狗在2012年成立语音识别团队，探索智能语音、机器翻译等科技，是中国语音技术的领先者。这一期播客，我们邀请到搜狗语音交互中心的技术总监陈伟，介绍搜狗翻译产品背后的技术突破，包括语音识别、机器翻译和语音合成等。陈伟及其所在的团队还开发了知音os系统，践行着”语音交互+知识计算”战略。这一技术的边缘还延伸到了硬件设施、视觉识别等领域。收听这期播客，还能获得免费票参加NewCo上海创新嘉年华2018，参观商汤科技、哔哩哔哩、IDEO、新车间、唐硕创新体验咨询等公司，与公司高管见面交流。票数有限，先到先得。https://chinaccelerator.com/newco-shanghai-2018/The system of human perceptions is multi-faceted and voice is one of the perceptions that people pay the most attention to in Artificial Intelligence areas. Sogou established a speech recognition team in 2012 to explore technologies such as intelligent voice and machine translation. Now it is obviously a leader in the Chinese voice technology field. In this episode, we’ve invited Chen Wei, the Chief Scientist of Sogou Voice Interaction Technology Centre, to introduce the technological breakthroughs in speech recognition, machine translation and speech synthesis behind Sogou translation products.Chen Wei and his team also developed the Zhiyin OS system which is a system with multi-modal perception capabilities including speech recognition, handwriting recognition and lip reading ability. The edge of this technology also extends to areas such as hardware and visual identification.Perks for our listeners: You can find a promotion code to get free tickets for NewCo Shanghai in this episode. Limited tickets and first come, first serve.https://chinaccelerator.com/newco-shanghai-2018/2018-10-1827 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Breakthroughs of Voice AI Technologies with Chen Wei, Senior Director and Chief Scientist of Sogou Voice Interaction Technology CentreThe system of human perceptions is multi-faceted and voice is one of the perceptions that people pay the most attention to in Artificial Intelligence areas. Sogou established a speech recognition team in 2012 to explore technologies such as intelligent voice and machine translation. Now it is obviously a leader in the Chinese voice technology field.
In this episode, we’ve invited Chen Wei, the Chief Scientist of Sogou Voice Interaction Technology Centre, to introduce the technological breakthroughs in speech recognition, machine translation and speech synthesis behind Sogou translation products.
Chen Wei and his team also developed th...2018-10-1827 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Growth of An Emerging E-Commerce Startup with Lu Guo, Founder of Shopal本期播客我们邀请中国加速第7期校友创业团队Shopal 创始人郭璐分享Shopal的成长故事以及其早期在加速器的经历。2018年9月，国际新奢品牌集团Shopal获近2亿元B+轮融资。As an early pioneer in cross-border commerce, Lu Guo chose to leave a multinational company and jump into the jungles of entrepreneurship. She shared her belief behind building her startup Shopal which aims to help global brands to build a strong presence in China through a data-driven process. She also shared her early stage business life in an accelerator - Chinaccelerator. Here is a quote from her: “The scary piece is that you only believe in system”.Shopal is a solution provider for online and offline retailers in China which has secured RMB200 million (US$29.17 million) in a series B+ round in September 2018. Chinaccelerator SOSV i...2018-09-2632 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Growth Story of An Emerging E-Commerce Startup with Lu Guo, Founder of ShopalAs an early pioneer in cross-border commerce, Lu Guo chose to leave a multinational company and jump into the jungles of entrepreneurship. She shared her belief behind building her startup Shopal which aims to help global brands to build a strong presence in China through a data-driven process. She also shared her early stage business life in an accelerator - Chinaccelerator. Here is a quote from her: “The scary piece is that you only believe in system”.
Shopal is a solution provider for online and offline retailers in China which has secured RMB200 million (US$29.17 million) in a se...2018-09-2632 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Myth of An Early Exit with Bruno Bensaid, Co-Founder of Shanghaivest很多创始人认为IPO是退出的唯一选择。今天，我们邀请了Shanghaivest的联合创始人Bruno Bensaid，他也是中国加速的导师，活跃于中国创业生态圈内很多年。在这期播客中，他分享了他对于提前退出以及被企业风投收购的见解。他认为，“All options should be on the table from very early on”。Shanghaivest 帮助很多海内外公司制定和实施投资、扩张、融资以及退出策略。感谢主播Oscar Ramos，嘉宾Bruno Bensaid，主办方中国加速以及赞助方P2联合创业办公社。Many founders believe an IPO is the only option for an exit. Today, we sit down with Bruno Bensaid, co-founder of Shanghaivest, mentor at Chinaccelerator, and long-term player in China’s startup ecosystem to share his insights on early exits and acquisitions by corporate bodies. Here’s a short quote: “All options should be on the table from very early on”.Shanghaivest helps build and execute investment, expansion, fundraising and exit strategies for companies in China and Overseas.Show Notes:01:10 Introduce Bruno01:52 How Bruno made transitions from engineering to business03:48 Is go public the only ultimate goal?8:19 All options should be on the table...2018-08-2238 min
Asia Startup PulseThe Myth of An Early Exit with Bruno Bensaid, Investor and Co-Founder of ShanghaivestMany founders believe an IPO is the only option for an exit. Today, we sit down with Bruno Bensaid, co-founder of Shanghaivest, mentor at Chinaccelerator, and long-term player in China’s startup ecosystem to share his insights on early exits and acquisitions by corporate bodies. Here’s a short quote: “All options should be on the table from very early on”.
Shanghaivest helps build and execute investment, expansion, fundraising and exit strategies for companies in China and Overseas.
Show Notes:
01:10 Introduce Bruno
01:52 How Bruno made transitions from engineering to business
03:48...2018-08-2238 minAsia Startup PulsePrinciples of Investment with Jörn Helms, Senior Advisor at Bank of TaizhouWhat do investors look for in startups? This week, we have invited Jörn Helms, Senior Advisor at the Bank of Taizhou and Country Director for China with Portier Technologies. Portier is a smartphone platform for luxury hotels allowing guests to access the internet as well as order hotel services thereby increasing hotel revenues. With an extensive background in small business landing (as the former VP of Bank of Taizhou) and angel investing, Jörn is experienced with both large companies and small startups entering China.From his first days in Taizhou, when he had to re-learn Ch...2018-07-3126 minAsia Startup PulseThe Golden Rule of WeChat Marketing with Kenneth CheungChina is obsessed with data. But how can you access it, and leverage it to your benefit? Kenneth Cheung shines a light on how you should be using data to market yourself or your company, and shares with us the “golden rule of WeChat marketing”. From initially acquiring data to actually learning how to use it properly, Kenneth walks this integral process while talking about his work in consulting on brand management and KOL influencer marketing in China. He also talks about the power of mini-apps, the first principals of market, and much, much more! If you want to mark...2018-07-3130 min
Asia Startup PulseWhat is Blockchain and What Does its Future Hold? With Darren Camas, Senior Advisor at EmurgoThis episode’s guest is a pioneer and innovator in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency: Emurgo senior advisor and Chinaccelerator alumnus Darren Camas! He talks about his career and experiences in crypto, an industry for which he has been at the forefront since the beginning. He stresses the importance of having responsible business practices, the inability to plan for luck, and other lessons learned. Also interesting is his discussion of Cardano, the revolutionary generation 3 blockchain technology, which pushes improved scalability, interoperability, and sustainability. This podcast is sure to be thought-provoking and informational to both blockchain enthusiasts and those less accustomed wi...2018-06-2034 min
Harbinger AsiaHow China's Internet Economy Evolved - with Chinaccelerator MD William Bao BeanWilliam Bao Bean is General Partner at SOSV, a $300m venture capital fund known as “the Accelerator VC” with a >30% net realized IRR. He is also the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, SOSV’s global Internet accelerator and the first accelerator in China, as well as MOX, the mobile only accelerator platform with 130m smartphone users in SE Asia. William has spent the past two decades in Asia \and has a breadth of experience that covers not only the rise of China's original tech giants (BAT), but also core movements including: O2O, entertainment, sharing economy, social commerce and more. We'll cover...2017-10-1532 min
Hutong (Ad)VenturesHutong (Ad)Ventures #2: William Bao Bean - Partner @ SOSV, MD Chinaccelerator & MOXWilliam Bao Bean is a General Partner at SOSV, a US$300m venture capital fund that invests in startups in its accelerators across the world. William is also the Managing Director of SOSV’s Chinaccelerator, China first startup accelerator based in Shanghai and MOX, SOSV’s mobile only accelerator platform SE Asia. Prior to joining SOSV, William was the Managing Director at SingTel Innov8, where he led investments in Yodo1 and Gmobi, among many others. Previously, William was a Partner at Softbank China & India Holdings. William began his career as an equity research analyst, most recently with Deutsche Bank, where he w...2017-07-1600 min
Asia Startup PulseHow to enter China – Everything about China’s startup ecosystem and VC scene with William Bao Bean of SOSV & ChinacceleratorCheck out our latest episode with William Bao Bean, a Partner at SOSV and the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, the first startup accelerator in the East and sponsor of China Startup Pulse.
William shared his insights on the startup and investment scene in China and what it takes for foreign or global startups to succeed in China. We also discussed WeChat being a useful tool to engage customers or users with very low acquisition cost. This is a must-listen episode for those of you who are trying to understand what’s really going on here and how it is different fr...2015-11-1947 min
Tech in ShanghaiEP5: Michael Young (w/Todd Embley of Chinaccelerator) of Trans Pacific Medicine Michael Young is the Founder and CEO of Trans Pacific Medicine. Trans Pacific Medicine is dedicated to helping Chinese patients find trusted, quality health care options in America. Check them out at www.chuantaiyi.com Chinaccelerator (a member of the Global Accelerator Network) is the first mentorship-driven seed-funding program in China. Learn more at www.chinaccelerator.com www.techinshanghai.com TWITTER: twitter.com/techinshanghai 2014-11-091h 02
China Business CastEp. 16: Entrepreneurship and Startups in China with Chinaccelerator
Today’s guest is Todd Embley, program director at Chinaccelerator, China’s first mentorship-driven seed stage accelerator program. The Shanghai-based, 90-day accelerator program is driven by the mission of helping entrepreneurs who are innovating at the cutting-edge of information technology to create successful start-ups. It also claims to be China's only pure & authentic accelerator program. Today, we’re here to discuss the tech accelerator and tech start-ups scene in China.P.S. Chinaccelerator is accepting applications to Batch 6 of their program (deadline Friday July 18th, 2014 midnight). To apply, visit http://www.chinaccelerator.com/apply
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