The booming China tech and startup scene is rapidly re-shaping the world. We connect with the top movers and shakers for some REAL TALK about what’s going on, the trials and triumphs of their journey, and what they’ve learned along the way. It’s all about the people baby!
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Žiga Drev of OriginTrail
In this episode, and the first Tech in Shanghai VIDEO interview, I sit down with Žiga Drev, Co-Founder of origintrail.io, the “First purpose-built protocol for supply chains based on Blockchain.” read more
Alex Duncan of KAWO – 3 Years Later
Alex Duncan is back after 3 years to discuss the changing tech and social media landscape in China, and what China’s rapid changes has meant for him personally. read more
Bobby Lee of BTCC (2017)
It’s been a wild year in Bitcoin so far. All-time-highs, hardforks, ICO’s, mainstream interest and lots more. Bobby Lee joins me for our 3rd chat to discuss all the goings on in the year thus far, and look ahead to the near and distant future. read more
Rina Joosten-Rabou of Seedlink
Rina is the co-founder of Seedlink, a company based in Shanghai that uses AI and machine-learning to assist companies in more effectively managing their HR decisions. read more
Stone Shi of Bon App!
Stone Shi is the founder and CEO of social food discovery app, Bon App! We discuss the massive popularity of Bon App!, what his journey has been like, and their big plans for the future. read more
Jay Thornhill of Baopals
Jay and his co-founders have built an ecommerce platform that gives english-speaking customers access to the over 800 million products on taobao and tmall. read more
Brian Tam of Let’s Make Great
Brian Tam is the founder of Creativity and Innovation Consultancy, Let’s Make Great, as well as the hot new ’startup card game’, Proto. Brian is a 3-time Tedx speaker and is on a mission to drive the next 100 years of innovation in China. read more
Matilda Ho of Bits x Bites
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast, I speak with Matilda Ho. Matilda is the founder and CEO of e-commerce grocery platform YiMiShiJi and the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bits x Bites accelerator. read more
Bobby Lee of BTCC (Round 2)
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I speak with Bobby Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of BTCC. This is actually the second interview I’ve done with Bobby (I highly recommend listening to the first too!) read more
Grant Horsfield of naked
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I speak with one of China’s most prolific expat entrepreneurs, and the founder of the ’naked’ brand and group of companies, Mr. Grant Horsfield. read more
Wolf Illing of Saucepan
In this episode of the show I speak with Wolf Illing, Co-Founder of local O2O startup, Saucepan.
Saucepan is a food delivery company that focuses on providing ready-to-eat, great-tasting, and healthy meals, using the highest quality ingredients. read more
Rui Ma and Norman Chang of 500 Startups
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I speak with Rui ma, partner at 500 Startups in Charge of the Greater China region, and her colleague and investment associate at 500, Norman Chang. read more
Erik Walenza-Slabe of Startup Grind Shanghai
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I speak with Erik Walenza-Slabe, Director of Startup Grind Shanghai and founder of IoT One, a platform devoted to promoting the adoption of industrial internet.. read more
Greg Nance of Dyad
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast, I speak with one of Shanghai’s most switched-on and inspiring young entrepreneurs, and CEO of Dyad, Mr. Greg Nance. read more
T.R. Harrington of Darwin Marketing
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I sit down with another vetern of the China tech scene, T.R. Harrington. T.R. is the founder and CEO of Darwin Marketing, and is a great example of what hardwork and patience can do! read more
Zennon Kapron of Kapron Asia
In this episode I speak with Zennon Kapron, founder of Kapron Asia and author of the book ‘Chomping at the Bitcoin’. Kapron Asia is a well-known financial consulting and market research firm in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. read more
Mark Secchia of Sherpa’s
On this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast I speak with a legend of the Shanghai entrepreneurial community, and an all around nice guy, Mr. Mark Secchia. Mark is the founder of the extremely well known Shanghai food-delivery service Sherpa’s. read more
Vvivi Hu of ebay
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast, I speak with Vvivi Hu, Chief Strategy Officer for ebay Greater China. Vvivi is also an Angel Investor through the AngelVest group, a former entrepreneur, a Harvard grad, and a published author. read more
Sebastien Gaudin of The CareVoice
In this episode I speak with Sebastien Gaudin, CEO and Co-Founder of The CareVoice. The CareVoice is an up and coming company based in Shanghai that provides a mobile app where patients.. read more
Sam Hwang of New Pathway Education
In this episode I am joined by Sam Hwang, CEO and Founder of New Pathway Education (now part of the EIC Education group). Sam is a Korean American and represents a great example of a foreign entrepreneur living the quote ‘Chinese dream’. read more
Bunny Yan of The Squirrelz
In this episode we are joined by Bunny Yan, CEO and co-founder of The Squirrelz. The Squirrelz began as a retail shop in Shanghai in 2013, selling a variety of uber-creative ‘up-cycled’ goods. read more
Bobby Lee of BTCC
Co-founder and CEO of leading Bitcoin company, BTCC, sits down to explain the revolutionary virtual currency and how it will change the world. read more
David Chen of Strikingly
Based in Shanghai, Strikingly is a company that makes it easy for anyone to design beautiful, mobile-optimized websites. Strikingly is also a graduate of the world-renowned Y-Combinator accelerator program. read more
Steve Mushero of ChinaNetCloud
Steve is a rare find. He was in Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom, and subsequently moved to China to be part of the micraculous tech story here. A successful entrepreneur with tons of experience, I had fun picking Steve’s brain:) read more
Bob Zheng of People Squared
In this episode we sit down with Bob Zheng, co-founder of People Squared. People Squared is the first co-working space operator to begin operating in Shanghai, and has since established several locations in China. read more
Jenny Zhu of OpenLanguage
In this episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast we speak with a local podcast celebrity, Jenny Zhu. Born in Shanghai to a hard-core Communist military family, and schooled in Singapore and Australia since 14 years of age, Jenny is a pioneer in online, podcast-based language learning. read more
Ben Duvall and Liu Kai of linkfluence
Ben Duvall is the the Chief Evangelist Officer for Asia, and Liu Kai is the CTO at linkfluence. Linkfluence Asia is the only global social listening firm fully localized in China and APAC. Their mission is to monitor, analyze and engage the social web. read more
Pascal Coppens of Letsface
Pascal Coppens is the Founder of Letsface. Letsface is a creative tech company based in Shanghai that has built a platform to create unforgettable digital experiences at live events. read more
Liam Winston of Mobile Now
Liam Winston, Co-Founder and Managing Partner speaks with us about entrepreneurship and the future of Mobile in China and East Asia. read more
Alex Duncan of KAWO
In the ‘inaugural’ episode of the Tech in Shanghai podcast, the Co-Founder and Product Lead at KAWO sits down to talk social media strategy and execution in China, and succeeding as a ‘foreign’ entrepreneur. read more