
Asia Tech Podcast
All Things Asia, All Things Tech
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Aug 12, 2022 • 50min
Special Edition - Is This the On-Ramp to the Metaverse for the Masses? - Andy Tian, CEO Asia Innovations Group and Alvin Wang Graylin, China President at HTC
We wanted to have a discussion about "The Metaverse for the Masses" and we could not have asked for two better guests.
Andy Tian, the CEO of Asia Innovations Group, and Alvin Wang Graylin, the China President at HTC, have not only known each other since their days at MIT but are also long-time experts in this field.
Some of the topics we covered:
What is the metaverse and how would we define it?
The necessity of technological on-ramps, awareness, and literacy
Emerging market users and what they really want from the metaverse
Asia Innovations Group's metaverse white paper
Is blockchain technology necessary for the widespread use of the metaverse?
Do we sometimes forget how immersive real-life already is?
This episode was produced, directed, and hosted by UnderCover Media.

Aug 10, 2022 • 45min
EP 223 - Gabriel Lopez - co-Founder and CTO at MedHyve - We Were Eventually Able to Let the Platform Speak for Itself
The Asia Tech Podcast welcomed Gabriel Henry Lopez, a co-Founder, and the Chief Technology Officer at MedHyve. MedHyve is an online medical marketplace that connects healthcare buyers directly with the biggest brands and medical suppliers.
Some of the topics that Gabriel discussed:
Dropping out of a prestigious computer science program to build MedHyve
Relentlessly convincing his parents that he simply had to do this
How his co-Founder's previous experience in the healthcare field was helpful
Getting comfortable with risk-taking and the inherent difficulties of entrepreneurship
The impact of the pandemic on the growth of MedHyve
Does his family really understand what he is doing and building?
Other titles we considered for this episode:
It Came to a Point Where I Had to Make a Choice
I Was Running a Thesis
We Had to Hire More Older-Looking People
It Was an Uphill Battle but We Were Able to Do It
I’m Making Real Jobs!
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Aug 5, 2022 • 34min
EP 222 - Lindsay Davis - co-Founder, FemTech Association of Asia - There Was This Whole World Out There to Explore
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Lindsay Davis, a co-founder of the FemTech Association of Asia, the gateway to the FemTech industry within Asia, driving advancement in available, accessible, and affordable healthcare for every woman at each stage of life, through knowledge, solutions, and funding.
Some of the topics Lindsay discussed included:
Going to Texas for university and finding herself
Living in Europe and moving to Singapore
Why she co-founded the FemTech Association of Asia
Getting the market ready for funding more FemTech investment
Thought leadership and understanding the changing needs of women
Creating the opportunity to demand more in the FemTech space
The economic importance and opportunity for women's health
Other titles we considered for this episode:
I Love Being a Part of a Team
Finding Comfort With Discomfort
I Wouldn’t Work on Something That I Thought Didn’t Have Infinite Potential
We Invest in What We Relate To
Women’s Health Is Not Just for Women
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Aug 3, 2022 • 33min
EP 221 - Dr. Krystine Kua - co-Founder and Head at KSK City Labs - I Just Want to Be a Problem Solver
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Dr. Krystine Kua, a co-Founder and the Head at KSK City Labs. KSK City Labs aims to revolutionize the real estate industry by building technology that contributes to a better quality of life for the communities and cities in which it operates.
Some of the topics that Krystine discussed:
Studying medicine and working as a doctor
Teamwork in the emergency room to teamwork in the boardroom
Switching career paths and ultimately deciding to join the family real estate business
Building technology to improve the lifestyle of tenants
The role of eCommerce
Optimizing for sustainability
The fun and challenge of working in a dynamic family business
Learning important leadership lessons from her father
Other titles we considered for this episode:
It’s Almost Easier to Disrupt Ourselves
We Didn’t Just Want to Build It and Walk Away
The App Can Host Their Lives
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Jul 30, 2022 • 51min
EP 220 - Daan van Rossum - CEO of FlexOS and Dreamplex - Letting Work Come to the People
The Asia Tech Podcast had an interesting conversation with Daan van Rossum, the CEO of FlexOS and Dreamplex.
Some of the topics Daan covered:
Wanting to be an entrepreneur from an early age
Leaving a good job in marketing strategy because he was not growing professionally
The complexity of building businesses in Southeast Asia
The entrepreneurial drive of Vietnam's younger generation
The extent to which work and workplaces are evolving
Dreamplex and FlexOS
Other titles we considered for this episode:
What Employees Want Need to Be Front and Center
Building Workspaces Where People Live
Now Anyone Can Work From Anywhere
I’ve Somehow Made It to 7 Years in One City, One Country
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Jul 26, 2022 • 44min
EP 219 - Triveni Rajagopal - Unilever - Brands Have a Big Role in Shaping Culture
The Asia Tech Podcast really enjoyed having Triveni Rajagopal, Senior Director, Personal Care Digital Transformation Lead at Unilever, on the show. She humorously noted at the beginning of our conversation that she was "born into advertising, married into advertising, went into advertising, and is now in marketing."
Some of the important topics that Triveni covered:
How technology plays a role in the way communication evolves
The impact of authenticity on imagination
Message construction as a science
The role that data plays in marketing
Democratizing access to technology and working with brands that do so
The oncoming metaverse and the potential impact on brands
Being attuned to popular culture and how it keeps her young
Other titles we considered for this episode:
How the Shape of Communication Is Changing
Every Day the Narrative Changes
The Power to Change Ideas and People’s Minds
We Make It Into a Science
I Make All the Brands Young
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Jul 23, 2022 • 36min
EP 218 - Hayden Hughes - co-Founder and CEO at Alpha Impact - All It Takes Is One Crazy Market Cycle
With all of the recent activity in the cryptocurrency markets, I wanted to have a conversation with one of its most rational and informed participants. I naturally invited a previous guest of the Asia Tech Podcast, Hayden Hughes, a co-Founder and the CEO of Alpha Impact.
Hayden has been posting, blogging, and not-sure-what-to-call-it over the past few weeks and I wanted to cover some of the topics he was addressing:
Algorithmic stablecoins
The logistics around the crypto lending markets
Terra and Luna's watershed event
The implications of Celsius, Zipmex, and others halting withdrawals.
What regaining trust looks like for firms in the crypto space
The inevitability of the future of finance is digital
What regulation could look like going forward
Other titles we considered for this episode:
The Market Has Run Out of Things to Be Scared Of
Crypto Is Pretty Forgiving
We Were in Several Months of Down Only
It Has Been a Crazy Couple of Months!
This Isn’t the First Time Crazy Finance Bros Have Taken Such Risks
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Jul 19, 2022 • 44min
EP - 217 - Matas Danielevicius - CEO at Gaorai - Build Something That Affects People Forever
Matas Danielevicius is a friend, so the conversation was easy...he is also a very talented guy. And not just his marketing skills, his leadership skills and his company building skills. Matas is also an accomplished actor. He is also a co-Founder and the CEO and of Gaorai.
Gaorai is an agri-tech platform that connects farmers to freelance agri-drone pilots. Gaorai is improving precision application and sustainability of crop protection products in Thailand and the region.
Some of the topics that Matas and I discussed:
Spending most of his professional career in Thailand
The struggle to maintain a good work-life balance
Filming and acting in a feature-length motion picture
Building Gaorai
Scaling drone technology and working with corporates
Helping small-holder farmers
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
I’m Here to Improve My Skill, Not to Be Famous
I Can Make More Daring Choices
I Never Understood What I Was Eating
If They See It They See It, but if Not It’s Gone Forever
The Future in Drones Is So Massive
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.

Jul 15, 2022 • 46min
EP 216 - Wimintra J. Raj - Founder in Residence at NFQ Thailand - You Need to Find the Right People
The Asia Tech Podcast sat down in the studio at Seven Peaks Software with Wimintra J. Raj, the Founder in Residence at NFQ Thailand. I have been following Wimintra's career for years...she is not peaking, but she is surely accelerating!
Some of the topics Wimintra covered included:
Reinventing herself and accepting that one can not know everything
The challenges of running a software company
The importance of face-to-face meetings to truly connect to colleagues
Mentoring and being mentored
The difficulty of hiring great tech talent globally
Technology as an enabler for all companies regardless of industry
Some of the other titles we considered for this episode:
I Thought I Was a Big Shot
I Have to Go Somewhere Bigger Than Me
It Took Me All the Way to Germany
They’re Not Only Doing Their Job, They’re Teaching Me
It’s Sophistication

Jul 13, 2022 • 43min
EP 215 - Jacky Lai - CEO at Peeba - I Wanted to Do Something for My Country
The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Jacky Lai, the CEO at Peeba, which is "Reinventing the supply chain for independent retailers in Asia".
Some of the topics that Jacky discussed:
Growing up in Canada
Starting an eCommerce company while studying at Emory University
Going back to Hong Kong to start a business there
How a lack of technology inhibits scale
Online-only stores being unsustainable
Building a wholesale market for retailers
What he learned from talking to potential customers
Dropshipping versus more traditional eCommerce
Raising capital
What growth looks like for Peeba
Other titles we considered for this episode:
I Stumbled Across One, and I Thought I Could Make It Better
It’s Too Much Work for Unclear Value
We Only Make Money When They Make Money
We Have to Grow Fast and Big
It’s Hard to Squeeze Efficiency and Value
This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.