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TechChats on Business, Tech and Marketing in Asia TechChats
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NOTE: We've moved to https://cornertechmarketing.substack.com/!
Are you interested in hearing some discussions around how tech companies are doing in Asia compared to the United States? From new rising stars to tech giants, this is a weekly podcast that explores business stories on growth, marketing and product.
We're going to be running Season 2 soon so reach out to us at techchats.pod@gmail.com.
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TikTok: Hear what TikTok did to rise in Asia and the United States
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TikTok is the No.1 non-game downloaded app. It's currently available in 150 countries and 75 languages. How did TikTok outranked Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and dominated Asia and the United States? What TikTok did to enter the local markets? In this episode, Richard and Lucy will discuss the important things TikTok has done in Asia and touch on the End War: Youtube vs TikTok. -
eSports in Asia: Gaming is big business in China, South Korea and more.
Follow us and request a topic: https://bit.ly/techchats-request-topics. The total esports viewership is set to rise to 646 million by 2023. Techchats on how the gaming industry thrived in Korea and China, how big of a deal League of Legends is and how much money is thrown into the industry. Richard is a big gamer and he's super excited about this topic. Check out his gaming channel: bit.ly/itsumango
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How can a US company succeed in Asia - Analyse Asia with Techchats
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By 2040, Asia will account for fifty percent of GDP growth. Starting from a hypothetical question "What are the Interesting facts about entering into Asia", Techchats share lessons learned from Netflix, IKEA, Microsoft, Apple, Marvel. -
Duolingo: Is it going to succeed in Asia?
What has made Duolingo a growing language app? 1:27 Duolingo: Just hit the tech unicorn status in 2019 2:07 Duolingo had 500% increase in new users after COVID hits 2:24 Richard tried to use Duolingo for Japanese and French 2:58 Duolingo monetises on ads and ads-free subscription 3:32: Duolingo 30 million monthly user, 38 languages with crowd-sourced content 4:56 Static conversations vs cultured conversations 5:35 Duolingo's grown to a mid-size company with focus on designs and gamification 7:18 Duolingo's pros and cons and the reasons for dropping the languages 10:02 Does Duolingo have a lanuage community? 11:16 Will Duolingo do well in Asia 12:00 Education Tech is big in Asia 14:00 Is Duolingo ticking the right boxes for Asia
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Differences in working tech culture in Australia, China, and the United States
Looking to work in Asia? Look before you leap.
1:12 The most influential person in Tech - https://bit.ly/StackOverflow2019
2:08 Richard's experience working in India, Singapore, and the United States
4:16 Lucy's experience working in a China-based Australian startup
6:00 Culture values' impact on working cultures, mentorship and leadership
9:39 Family culture in Asia carries to workplace vs Comradeship in the United States
13:00 The story of working in Byte Dance Huawei and 996 in China
16:00 The Ideal tech lead type - Exploring different views
18:14 Is age an issue for leading a team -
Four Unicorns in Asia: Canva, Grab, DJI, Airwallex
What has made these old and new Asian startups unicorns?
0:33 What is considered a unicorn?
1:48 Canva - Australia
7:50 Grab - Singapore
14:22 DJI - China
18:52 Airwallex - Australia
In this episode, Richard and Lucy will share their views on how these startups became unicorns.