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Asia Startup Pulse

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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.

Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Ximalaya FM, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
179
Years Active
2015 - 2021
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Cocktails, coding and coaching - How to run a sucessful IT business in China.

Cocktails, coding and coaching - How to run a sucessful IT business in China.

On this week's podcast we welcome Stephane Monsallier, a coder since the age of 10. After leaving France in 2003, Stephane setup System in Motion - an IT solutions business here in Shanghai.

How does…

00:47:06  |   Thu 25 Feb 2016
Digital Marketing in China - going beyond WeChat

Digital Marketing in China - going beyond WeChat

This week we talk with local entrepreneur Natasha Fang, Founder of the upstart digital marketing agency Tolmao Group in Shanghai discussing channels beyond WeChat and which you should consider and wh…
00:41:35  |   Sat 13 Feb 2016
Who needs a plan when you've got a big bag of hustle?!

Who needs a plan when you've got a big bag of hustle?!

In this episode we talk with Andrew Collins, CEO of Mailman Group and one of Shanghai's most successful entrepreneurs. After moving to Shanghai in 2006 and acquiring The Mailman Group, Andrew has tur…
00:43:20  |   Thu 04 Feb 2016

"Maker to Market" - China's spin on the maker movement, with the legendary David Li

In this episode, we chat with David Li, the founder of China’s first Makerspace Xinchejian and the co-founder of the think-tank focusing on technological production Hacked Matter. Over the past 20 ye…
00:42:52  |   Tue 26 Jan 2016
In with the Old, Out with the New! With guest Bunny Yan, founder and CEO of Squirrelz.

In with the Old, Out with the New! With guest Bunny Yan, founder and CEO of Squirrelz.

Ever heard of upcycling? Neither had we! Today we talk with Bunny Yan and learn about her story of selling upcycled products offline to online. Bunny discusses how she tailors her pitch while "talkin…
00:42:14  |   Mon 18 Jan 2016
The elusive secret to creating killer content with Willie Chou, Co-founder and CEO of NeoNan.com

The elusive secret to creating killer content with Willie Chou, Co-founder and CEO of NeoNan.com

In this episode Willie Chou shares with us the secret weapon that makes NeoNan the largest male fitness and lifestyle online resource in China. We also discuss whether virality is random, whether pre…
00:48:34  |   Tue 12 Jan 2016
Raising a startup in China with mom-trepreneur Hong Cheng, Founder and CEO of Uparenting

Raising a startup in China with mom-trepreneur Hong Cheng, Founder and CEO of Uparenting

Is raising a child and founding a startup at the same time even possible?  Serial entrepreneur Hong Cheng discusses with us what it takes to be a mom-trepreneur and how she’s able to balance spending…
00:36:19  |   Tue 05 Jan 2016
Is the Holy Grail of marketing simply not marketing at all? This and more with world class word-of-mouth marketing expert Sina Farzaneh.

Is the Holy Grail of marketing simply not marketing at all? This and more with world class word-of-mouth marketing expert Sina Farzaneh.

In this episode, we sit down with China’s word-of-mouth marketing expert Sina Farzaneh to discuss how brands can grow organically by studying and engaging customers systematically. In 2010 Sina co-…
00:40:29  |   Tue 22 Dec 2015
Raising an entrepreneur regardless of gender, with podcast superstar Jenny Zhu

Raising an entrepreneur regardless of gender, with podcast superstar Jenny Zhu

We bring on the show our first female guest Jenny Zhu, who was the voice behind the iconic Chinese learning podcast ChinesePod. Jenny is now working on her new venture OpenLanguage to help young Chin…
00:44:55  |   Wed 16 Dec 2015
From mini golf to Kickstarter - the power of storytelling; with serial entrepreneur Joe Constanty

From mini golf to Kickstarter - the power of storytelling; with serial entrepreneur Joe Constanty

Joe Constanty is the co-founder of THE UT.LAB, a technology driven footwear brand designed in Shanghai and sold globally, initially through Kickstarter. UT.LAB’s first Kickstarter campaign back in 20…
00:39:40  |   Tue 08 Dec 2015
The Great Wall of “guanxi” – Doing business the Chinese way with serial entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin

The Great Wall of “guanxi” – Doing business the Chinese way with serial entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin

Understand China’s “guanxi” (social connections and relationships) culture, what it takes and how to capitalize on it with seasoned technology entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin. Alvin is the CEO and Fo…
00:33:45  |   Thu 03 Dec 2015
China’s mobile revolution with Justin Mallen, Founder & CEO of Silk Road Technologies

China’s mobile revolution with Justin Mallen, Founder & CEO of Silk Road Technologies

In this episode we chat with Justin Mallen, the Founder and CEO of Silk Road Technologies, a Hangzhou-based corporate telecommunication services provider.  The company builds data center for Alibaba,…
00:39:11  |   Tue 24 Nov 2015
How to enter China – Everything about China’s startup ecosystem and VC scene with William Bao Bean of SOSV & Chinaccelerator

How to enter China – Everything about China’s startup ecosystem and VC scene with William Bao Bean of SOSV & Chinaccelerator

Check out our latest episode with William Bao Bean, a Partner at SOSV and the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, the first startup accelerator in the East and sponsor of China Startup Pulse. Wil…
00:47:10  |   Thu 19 Nov 2015
Hiring and retaining talent, enterprise selling, and data science (big data 2.0)

Hiring and retaining talent, enterprise selling, and data science (big data 2.0)

A knowledge-filled episode with serial entrepreneur Jacob Cooke, founder and CEO of Web Presence in China. Launched in 2009, Web Presence is a full service digital marketing and technology agency bas…

00:37:52  |   Fri 13 Nov 2015
Work 3.0, the secret sauce behind a successful co-working space, and discussing the differing ecosystems across the PRC, with Bob Zheng, founder and CEO of People Squared

Work 3.0, the secret sauce behind a successful co-working space, and discussing the differing ecosystems across the PRC, with Bob Zheng, founder and CEO of People Squared

In this episode we caught up with Shanghai’s co-working space superstar Bob Zheng, the founder and CEO of People Squared (sponsor of The China Startup Pulse). Bob discusses how People Squared got sta…
00:42:42  |   Tue 03 Nov 2015
Banking on startups in China. We discuss Silicon Valley Bank's entry into China, internet banks, and the option of venture debt vs equity financing with Arman Zand founding partner at Red Lion Capital

Banking on startups in China. We discuss Silicon Valley Bank's entry into China, internet banks, and the option of venture debt vs equity financing with Arman Zand founding partner at Red Lion Capital

In this episode we talk with Arman Zand founder of Red Lion Capital. He gives us a lay of the land for investments in startups in China. We learn how Silicon Valley Bank built their legacy in China …

00:59:02  |   Wed 28 Oct 2015
Brewing up an F&B empire; going local and ever evolving with our guest Lee Tseng, founder of Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry

Brewing up an F&B empire; going local and ever evolving with our guest Lee Tseng, founder of Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry

In this episode, we chat with Lee Tseng, founder of Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry about the changing market dynamic in China, how to cater a western-style service to a local taste and benefit…

00:37:34  |   Tue 20 Oct 2015
Dragons in the East, WeChat, and cutting through red tape with guest Andrew Schorr, founder of Grata.

Dragons in the East, WeChat, and cutting through red tape with guest Andrew Schorr, founder of Grata.

In this episode we chat with Andrew Schorr from Grata the WeChat product services platform. We learn what a content marketing success on social media looks like and the challenges of starting a busin…

00:34:28  |   Wed 14 Oct 2015
China, Volcanos, Sharks and Startups with guest Phillip Beck

China, Volcanos, Sharks and Startups with guest Phillip Beck

Welcome to the first episode of ​The ​China​ ​Startup​ ​Pulse. ​We kicked off with a great chat with Phillip Beck, a China startup ​guru​ with over 15 years of experience running and mentoring startu…

00:39:55  |   Mon 21 Sep 2015
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