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e2w: East to WestMarried to the hustleA story about hustle, heritage, and the battles we fight before we finally learn who we are. From Hong Kong’s New Territories to London’s startup grind, this essay cuts through family legacy, cultural pressure, and the loneliness of ambition. It is about growing up too fast, burning out too early, and realizing too late that most of your battles were with yourself. A vivid, restless, sharp-edged reflection on work, identity, and learning when to surrender.
2025-11-2508 min
e2w: East to WestI have great genesThis story is about inheritance — the kind that runs deeper than blood — and the courage passed down through generations. From a farm in Henan to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London, it traces the threads of love, guilt, and resilience that tie mothers and daughters together, even when they spend years trying to find their own way.
2025-11-0508 min
Low to GrowBorn into HongKong's Oldest Lineage Family to Bridge East and WestEver feel like you're stuck between cultures or like you're constantly proving yourself just to be seen?Meet Yunsu Tang, an entrepreneur, writer, and advocate for mental health whose journey from Hong Kong to the UK led her to explore the intersections of cultural identity, mental well-being, and career growth.In this episode, Annie and Yunsu unpack the emotional layers of being an Asian woman in professional spaces, the pressures of imposter syndrome, and how understanding your story can become your superpower. From founding Senie at the LSE, a mental health platform, to launching From...
2025-10-2337 min
e2w: East to WestFounder Scars: The new literature of the woundedThis episode dives into the unspoken side of entrepreneurship: the emotional debt, the identity crises, the scars you earn when your work becomes who you are. From China’s Scar Literature to modern startup culture, this is a story about founders, failure, and the courage to keep building even when it hurts.
2025-10-1905 min
e2w: East to WestThe wings that don't flySitting by her hospital bed, I realized the wings that once sheltered me were never meant to fly, only to keep me safe enough to one day soar.
2025-10-1205 min
e2w: East to WestI'm just a cute Asian girlThis is a story about softness, survival, and strength — about the girls who were taught to behave, to blend in, to never disappoint. From family inheritance to startup failure, from the tennis court to the boardroom, this episode unpacks what it means to stay gentle in a world that keeps testing your strength.
2025-10-0509 min
e2w: East to WestI've wasted my prettiest yearsA reflection on the years we spend chasing love, validation, and fleeting comfort—when we could have been building something lasting. From the false promises of the curriculum to the illusions of dating ROI, this episode explores what it means to bloom, to be chosen, and to find steady ground in a world that keeps shifting.
2025-09-2803 min
e2w: East to WestNo one is coming to save youWe grew up believing in Prince Charming, in the white horse that would pull us out of our mess and into happily ever after. But reality is far harsher. Beauty can feel like a safety net, yet it comes with its own price tag. In this episode, I explore the downside of pretty privilege, the expectations around money and love, and what it means to embrace femininity on our own terms. Maybe “happily ever after” was never the goal. Maybe the real power is in finding strength within.
2025-09-2107 min
e2w: East to WestYour trauma can get you hiredStartups may pretend to run on logic, but founders, investors, and even hiring decisions are often driven by emotion — especially pain. From PhDs to working-class grit, from Barbara Corcoran to Marc Andreessen, I explore why scars, guilt, and lived struggles are seen as fuel for drive. Maybe what sets us apart isn’t how well we hide our pain, but how deeply we feel it.
2025-09-1407 min
e2w: East to WestI don’t have it all together.Moving isn’t just about boxes and leases — it’s about switching costs, sunk costs, and the weight of memories we carry. Between London, Paris, and Shanghai, between grit and rebellion, I found myself negotiating not just cities but identity, family, and the lessons passed down from my grandmother.
2025-09-0707 min
e2w: East to WestThe life of an Instagram girlWhat does it really mean to be called a “content creator”? Behind the filters and follower counts lies a messy mix of self-worth, monetization struggles, blurred boundaries, and the paradox of choice. In this piece, I explore how Instagram shapes not only our stories but also our relationships, anxieties, and even investor appetites — and why, at the end of the day, being a creator might look a lot like being an entrepreneur.
2025-08-3108 min
Tea Time TipsWhy Your Story Is Your Superpower | Yunsu TangWhat if your personal story was the key to unlocking your biggest career opportunities? Join Tea Time Tips as we sit down with Yunsu Tang - 2x TEDx Speaker, 2x Founder of Syncro & Senie, and London School of Economics (LSE) graduate - to explore how embracing your unique background can set you apart and fuel authentic connections. From navigating cultural traditions in Hong Kong to launching startups in the UK, Yunsu shares how authentic storytelling can transform the way you stand out in marketing, business, and beyond.🍵 Listen & subscribe for the latest tea: https://lin...
2025-08-2223 min
e2w: East to WestWu Tang Clan without the Wu!What does it mean to inherit a thousand years of history — a name that’s both a gift and a cage? In this essay, I explore the weight of the Tang clan legacy in Hong Kong, from land rights battles to family expectations, and how reputation can both open doors and script lives we never chose.
2025-07-2707 min
e2w: East to WestBecoming an Airbnb SuperhostBehind every 5-star Airbnb review is more than good design or a clean apartment — it’s communication, trust, and the feeling of being welcomed into someone’s life. In this essay, I share what hosting taught me about risk-taking, product thinking, and, ultimately, what it means to build a home.
2025-07-2009 min
The Innovation ConversationResilience, Culture & Startups: Yunsu Tang on Navigating EntrepreneurshipIn this episode of The Innovation Conversation, Yunsu Tang shares her entrepreneurial journey, influenced by her family and cultural expectations. She discusses the challenges of launching her first startup, the importance of resilience, and how her cultural identity shaped key business decisions. Yunsu also compares hustle culture in China with Western approaches and reflects on rapid technological shifts in the Chinese market. The conversation wraps up with her future aspirations and the valuable lessons she’s learned.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Yunsu Tang and Her Journey 02:37 The Path to Entrepreneurship: Influences and Ch...
2025-07-1732 min
e2w: East to WestI'm a leftover womanWhat does it mean to be labeled a leftover woman? From Shanghai’s marriage markets to Chinese dramas and family expectations, I explore how culture, tradition, and modern feminism collide in shaping women’s choices — and why turning 30 didn’t feel like the expiry date it’s made out to be.
2025-07-1309 min
e2w: East to WestBe cringe!From feather-duster punishments to “better to have birthed pork than you,” Hong Kong culture drilled into us that standing out is dangerous. No wonder we call things cringe — it’s the easiest way to shut ourselves (and others) down before we even start. But what if cringe isn’t the enemy? What if it’s the price of progress, the receipt that proves you cared enough to try?
2025-07-0604 min
e2w: East to WestWho’s REALLY self-made?Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, Bill Gates — we love to believe in self-made myths. But look closer, and most “overnight successes” had hidden safety nets: family wealth, connections, access. I grew up in a Hong Kong village with none of that, carrying only books, curiosity, and a guitar. For years, I believed talent and hard work alone would be enough. And maybe they weren’t — but hope was. This is a story about inheritance, grit, guilt, and what it really means to make yourself.
2025-06-2910 min
e2w: East to WestIs the agency model dead?In tech, scale is everything — scalable products, scalable users, scalable even down to genes (just ask Telegram’s Pavel Durov). But not everything has to grow endlessly to be meaningful. Agencies, consultancies, one-person businesses — they may never be unicorns, but they offer something rarer: boundaries, control, peace of mind. Before Mailchimp and Fyxer AI became massive, they started as agencies. Sometimes, not scaling is the smartest scale of all.
2025-06-2205 min
e2w: East to WestYour startup is NOT your babyFounders love to say their startup is their “baby.” But babies aren’t meant to be shut down. Startups are. They’re designed to grow fast, pivot hard, and sometimes die quickly. Impact is important, but without growth, there’s no sustainability. This piece unpacks why women founders often face harsher scrutiny, what survival capitalism looks like for Gen Z entrepreneurs, and why we need fewer “perfect” leaders and more imperfect builders who know when to let go.
2025-06-1508 min
Tech Startup StoriesBusiness IS PersonalFor Syncro founder Yunsu Tang, building a company was never about following a standard playbook. It was about starting with the right partner, creating flexibility around how and where the team worked, and staying open to change. In this episode, Yunsu talks about the mindset behind her journey — from founder dating to global remote work, and how each pivot has helped shape a more thoughtful, human company.
2025-06-1033 min
e2w: East to WestImmigrants, we get the job done.Behind more than half of US unicorns and most top AI companies stand immigrants. Yet as the UK and US tighten visa rules, they risk choking off the very talent they depend on. This piece explores why immigration is not just a political talking point, but the ultimate competitive edge in the global AI race — and why platforms, not pity, will determine who wins.
2025-06-0805 min
e2w: East to WestMarry the problemWhat do startups, systems, and relationships have in common? They all demand commitment — not to perfection, but to persistence. This essay explores what it really means to “marry the problem,” why debugging a system feels a lot like repairing a relationship, and how self-knowledge is the foundation for building anything that lasts.
2025-06-0108 min
e2w: East to WestWhy I wrote "Am I just a cute Asian girl?"Behind every viral post is a choice: delete it to play safe, or let it live and risk the fallout. This piece unpacks why I kept my most vulnerable essay online despite pressure to take it down, the three “clocks” that are driving my urgency, and why truth — no matter how uncomfortable — is the best data we have.
2025-05-2508 min
e2w: East to WestAm I just a cute Asian girl?What does it mean to be seen through a stereotype? This essay traces how Asian femininity is racialized and leveraged across borders — from Guam’s “white American dream” to beauty standards that flip between East and West, to the startup world where even race becomes capital. It’s about desire, hierarchy, and the small ways we reclaim agency in a system that too often defines us before we define ourselves.
2025-05-1806 min
e2w: East to WestBest of time for “passport bro”What does a passport really buy you — freedom, leverage, or just another label? From Shanghai nightclubs to London visa lines, this essay unpacks how mobility acts as social currency. A Hong Kong passport once gave me an “unfair advantage” in China, but now I see how passports quietly uphold global hierarchies, shaping who gets to move, who gets to stay, and who gets left behind.
2025-05-1108 min
e2w: East to WestHow much is your time worth?What if you mapped your entire life into 900 boxes — one for each month of a 75-year lifespan? Suddenly, 6 months of heartbreak, or 18 months of startup grind, looks a lot smaller. This essay explores how careers, relationships, and startups each put a different price tag on our hours — and why time, not money, is the real currency we’re all trading.
2025-05-0406 min
e2w: East to WestWhy Asians work so hardFrom rice paddies to 996 tech culture, from immigrant takeaways to global boardrooms — Asian hustle didn’t appear out of nowhere. It’s part survival strategy, part cultural inheritance, part trauma bond. This essay traces the roots of “work hard” as an identity, and asks: is it ambition, discipline, or something we still haven’t healed?
2025-04-2710 min
e2w: East to WestWhat Chinese philosophy can teach us about entrepreneurshipWhat makes a venture succeed — luck, market, or people? Ancient Chinese philosophy offers a timeless answer: the right time, the right place, and the right team. From Shanghai’s boom years to family-run empires across Asia, this essay connects Mencius’ wisdom with modern entrepreneurship, and the lessons I’ve learned from both history and my own mother.
2025-04-2008 min
e2w: East to WestWhat if dating apps are nothing but a recommendation system?Dating apps promise love, but most function like algorithms optimizing for clicks. From Elo scores borrowed from chess to stable marriage math, attraction gets treated as performance data. In this essay, I explore what happens when dating turns into a marketplace — and why swiping might be the biggest distraction from the real work of connection.
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2022-05-0900 min