Asia Startup Pulse
The Asia Startup Pulse Podcast, previously known as China Startup Pulse Podcast, is an original weekly podcast for anyone interested in understanding the innovation, business, and tech landscape in Asia. We bring the best of the Asian startup ecosystem, showcasing entrepreneurial stories, insights from thought leaders, and dissecting the strategies employed by tech giants.
Backed by SOSV, Chinaccelerator, and Mobile Only Accelerator (MOX), we understand firsthand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in Asia. Over the last decade, we have helped over 170 startups cross borders and make their mark in Asia. With that in mind, the podcast offers real, practical, and unique insights.
The Asia Startup Pulse is hosted by Oscar Ramos, Ryan Shuken, and William Bao Bean, hackers, and hustlers with years of experience in Asia and China’s startup scene.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 179
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2021
China's Changing Regulations on Gaming, with Greg Pilarowski, Legal Expert & Founder of Pillar Legal
Today, 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 …
Building the world's leading mobile analytics platform from China, with Bertrand Schmitt, Co-founder and Chairman of App Annie
Today, 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 …
Unraveling Digital Ads: The Cash Cow for Alibaba, with Donna Li, Digital Advertising Veteran
Today 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…
From Bootstrapping to Being Acquired by SoFi and Learning From Constraints, with Mikaal Abdulla, Co-founder and CEO of 8 Securities
Our 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…
Scaling WeChat to One Billion Users Globally, with Stephen Wang, Former User Growth & Engagement Director at WeChat
Our 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 t…
Evolution of Internet in China (1990s-2000s) and Staying Ahead of the Competition with Fritz Demopoulos, Co-founder of Qunar.com
Our 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.…
Building 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 Goh
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 …
Being 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 Riley
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…
Fundraising 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 Zhao
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 al…
China’s Ambition on Electric Cars and The Brutal Competition, with Tu Le, Founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights
Our 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 t…
How China Regulates Internet Economy and New Technologies with Sam Cai, Internet Legal and Policy Expert
Today’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…
Unveil Impact Investing Under COVID-19, with Paul Meyers, Asian Digital Veteran and Investor
01:50 Impact investing in emerging markets
04:20 How COVID-19 impacts the impact investing
09:48 How COVID-19 impact entrepreneurs to adjust their business
12:30 How startups can get the attention from …
Investing in Risks with Peter Mao, Co-founder of Panda Capital
01:46 Introduce Peter Mao
03:11 Introduce Panda Capital
05:35 The geographic focus for investment
06:17 How to react to the current downturn
07:49 Is it now a bad timing for deep technology companies?
11:…
How Snapask Started with a Facebook Page, with Founder Timothy Yu
02:26 Welcome Tim
03:08 What is Snapask
06:08 The tutorial market and how Snapask got started
06:27 Snapaks operates in 8 markets
07:00 How the COVID-19 impacts the remote education
08:10 The vision and t…
Enabling Smart Cities: The Tech in the Driver's Seat with Bruce Bateman, Chief Technical Advisor at Lite-On Technology
02:13 Who is Bruce Bateman
09:54 Starting up in Asia is different from that in Silicon Valley
12:00 Design for manufacture and its challenges
14:30 The coronavirus outbreak is pushing forward the techno…
How to Recruit and Manage A Strong Startup Team with Lucas Englehardt, Serial Entrepreneur with Successful Exits
02:00 How Lucas got into food delivery in the early days
06:30 Customer acquisition for online service
08:50 Offline flyers was a weapon for Waimaichaorenn
11:20 How to increase the conversion rate of …
Gamification is Not Copying Games with Monte Singman, iDreamSky Technology
01:47 Welcome Monte to the podcast
02:13 How Monte got into gaming
04:01 Transition to business
06:30 What drove Monte to the US
09:30 Adoption of games in Asia
11:57 Drivers behind creating new games
16:…
The Go-to-Market Playbook by NIU: a NASDAQ-listed Chinese Smart E-Scooter Company
02:12 Introduce Joseph Constanty
03:08 Introduce NIU Technologies
03:37 How Joseph ended up working in mobility
04:40 Urban transportation problems in emerging markets
07:38 The position of China in the …
Localizing in the Mobile-Only China Market, with David Chen, CEO & Co-founder of Strikingly
02:07 Introduction of David Chen
03:45 Strikingly's experience in Y Combinator
05:00 What is Strikingly
05:30 Why Strikingly went to China and their advantages
08:40 Build a local presence in the Mobile-…
B2B Sales Strategies and Tactics with Jonathan Wu, VP of Sales and Co-founder of GrowingIO
01:59 Introduce Jonathan Wu
02:41 About GrowingIO
05:23 Why Jonathan started the company
08:25 How Jonathan decided to take the sales role
09:50 How GrowingIO got the first client, Liepin.com 猎聘
12:50 How…