
Splice Pink
Splice celebrates the transformation of media in Asia. This podcast features conversations with people across the global media ecosystem: media startup founders, tech, data and design folks, investors, journalists, media development funders and donors, product managers, and academics.
Hosted and produced by Rishad Patel and Alan Soon.
Latest episodes

May 11, 2023 • 30min
PumaPodcast's Carl Javier on listening to your audience… and what do you when you realize that what you create isn’t what they come to you for
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. Hear from PumaPodcast's Carl Javier, who spoke about the importance of listening to your audience... but more importantly, what to do when you realize that what you create isn’t what they come to you for. This is an important lesson on how to create true value for your users.Connect with Carl on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carljoe-javier/Learn more about PumaPodcast and their showshttps://www.pumapodcast.com/Read our audience report for PumaPodcasthttps://www.splicemedia.com/our-work/pumapodcast-audience-study-and-recommendations-reportFind out more about Splice Betahttp://splicebeta.com/

May 8, 2023 • 38min
MDIF's Koreel Lahiri on how to model out your business plan for investors… and make it your North Star
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. In this pod, meet Koreel Lahiri, the Investment Director for Asia at the Media Development Investment Fund. He talks about how to build a business plan for potential investment, and how to operationalize it.Connect with Koreel on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/koreel/Learn more about MDIF and their workhttps://www.mdif.org/

May 2, 2023 • 41min
Splice's Rishad Patel on how to build a better About page that actually explains your work
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. In this pod, Splice's co-founder Rishad Patel talks about the importance of getting your About page right, and how to use that to actually explain what your business does. This is how you put your mission front and center.Read Rishad's articlehttps://www.splicemedia.com/stories/is-your-about-page-even-about-youConnect with Rishad on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rishadpatel/More about Splice Betahttp://splicebeta.com/

Apr 25, 2023 • 41min
Woody World's Woody Milintachinda on how to build your video strategy around Reels
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. In this episode, Woody Milintachinda, the creator and founder of the hit Woody World talks about his strategy around short videos -- what works and what doesn't. He also spoke about team organization and logistics behind the scenes. Woody was joined on stage by Pacharapun Petch Tinnabal and Sorradithep Champ Supachanya of Meta, the sponsor of this session at Beta.Follow Woody on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/woodytalk/Connect with Petch on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pacharapun-t-99184516a/Connect with Champ on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sorradithep/

Apr 21, 2023 • 39min
Frontier Myanmar's Sonny Swe on moving his newsroom out of Myanmar after the coup and rebuilding it in Thailand
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Sonny Swe, the founder of Frontier Myanmar. After the coup in his country, Sonny pulled his newsroom out of Myanmar and rebuilt the business in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This is how he did it.Connect with Sonny on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnyswe/Read and support the work of Frontierhttps://www.frontiermyanmar.net/More on Splice Beta, our annual celebration of media startupshttp://splicebeta.com/

Apr 17, 2023 • 39min
Jakub Parusinski of The Kyiv Independent on how a team of journalists was fired, reunited, and went on to build the most important media startup covering Ukrainian war
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Jakub Parusinski, the co-founder of The Kyiv Independent. He joined us at Beta to speak about how his team of journalists was fired from the Kyiv Post, reunited, and went on to build the most important media startup covering Ukrainian war.Connect with Jakub on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubparusinski/Read and support the work of the Kyiv Independenthttps://kyivindependent.com/More on Splice Beta, our annual celebration of media startupshttp://splicebeta.com/

Apr 10, 2023 • 30min
Kirsten Han and Nithin Coca with tips on how to make freelancing work for you
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Asia-based freelance journalists Kirsten Han and Nithin Coca talking about the freelancing industry and how to build your personal brand and work. This session is especially useful if you're looking for ways to improve your pitches and credibility in freelance work.Connect with Kirsten on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-han-3466a8230/Connect with Nithin on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nithincoca/

Apr 4, 2023 • 54min
Styli Charalambous from Daily Maverick on how they turned their mission statement into an action plan
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Styli Charalambous, the co-founder and CEO, of Daily Maverick. He spoke about how the newsroom distilled their mission and turned that into an operational plan to deliver news to their supporters. If you're struggling with getting your organization around a purpose, this session could be useful for you.Connect with Styli on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stylicharalambous/Support Daily Maverickhttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/More on Splice Betahttps://www.splicemedia.com/beta-2022

Mar 16, 2023 • 46min
Nishant Lalwani from the International Fund for Public Interest Media on where media funding is going
We're putting together some of the best sessions from Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Nishant Lalwani, the CEO of the International Fund for Public Interest Media, which exists to enable media to work for democracy. Nishant spoke to why the fund was necessary now, and discussed the gaps between the funding that journalism needs — and what has so far been available.Connect with Nishant on LinkedInSee the IFPIM websiteMore on Splice Beta

Feb 21, 2023 • 44min
The Daily Aus's Zara Seidler on how they built a modern news business for young people on Instagram
We're rounding up some of the best sessions we've had at Splice Beta 2022. This episode features Zara Seidler, the co-founder of The Daily Aus, which is a media startup based in Sydney. Zara talks about how TDA has built a modern news business for young people on Instagram, where they have more than 430,000 followers.The Daily Aus began as a passion project created by two 20-year-olds with no resources. It was meant to provide a starting point for Aussies who wanted to get into the habit of reading the news, acting as an entree to the news diet. TDA started on Instagram and has since launched other verticals.Follow The Daily Aus on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thedailyaus/Connect with Zara on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/zara-seidler/More about Splice Beta 2022:https://www.splicemedia.com/beta-2022
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