Asia Business Podcast

How can early-stage startups raise funds successfully? We talk with Davide Calì, the founder of CrossFund, on their venture platform to help startups win angel investment, and the importance of "follow up" to achieve more success with smart money.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Chris DeAngelis, Partner at Alliance Development Group (ADG) on how Western software companies, particularly SaaS businesses, can enter the China market. We discuss some of the unique local license and data compliance issues, corporate structure options, and real-life lessons on how teams are best setup for internal alignment and operational success as a software business in China.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Gabor Holch, long-time intercultural leadership consultant, coach, author, and speaker based in China since 2002. On how best to foster cross-border, cross-cultural management skills within a multi-national organization doing business in China. Gabor takes us through some of the key points in his new book, Dragon Suit, just recently released.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

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Mark and Bryce join to discuss how the digital ecosystem has developed differently and how western brands adapt. We also discuss consumer preferences for local vs foreign brands in sports and other product categories, and how foreign brands find local partners to work with in joint marketing campaigns.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

Ker Gibbs and Kenneth Yu bring decades of experience to discuss the challenges of retaining talent, responding to local competition, listening to customers, and the two potential divergent paths for US-China trade and investment going forward. Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Paul Triolo, Senior VP for China and Technology Policy Lead at Albright Stonebridge, member of the Council of Foreign Relations, and one of the leading authorities in the US on the Chinese semiconductor industry. Prior to Albright Stonebridge, Paul setup the Technology practice at Eurasia Group. This episodes focuses on the ability for China and Chinese companies to develop their own large language models like ChatGPT, whether US export controls on computing technology will affect that development, and how Chinese companies will be forced to navigate a unique regulatory environment on content creation in China.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

Join us as we discuss the market for medical devices in China and some of the major demographic trends driving growth, and how foreign and Chinese firms compete in China and globally. Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

Started from a bike trip in Shangri-la and ended on the 12-hour train journey, Michael and Loic mapped out their idea to “help unlock the fossil fuel-less civilization”. We talk with the Qnetic founders, who are building a low-cost, long-life, long-discharge grid-scale energy storage with a mission for the better world.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Alex Li, CEO of KAWO – an enterprise SaaS social media management platform backed by Sequoia China – about how a company originally focusing on foreign brands in China can broaden to help domestic brands. Alex discusses the challenges of raising funding in the current environment, and the never-ending quest to hire and retain talented people that fit the company’s DNA.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts