Harbinger Asia

Adam Bao

Show • 44 episodes

Your gateway to Asia's innovation economy. We interview Asia's top founders and investors to translate their stories for the world.
Originally created in 2017 by Adam Bao at Shunwei Capital (founded by Lei Jun).

Kai Huang – From selling dance pads to rock stardom: bootstrapping Guitar Hero to $1BEpisode • Apr 8

Building off the Beaten Path in Asia – with Metatheory COO Adam BaoEpisode • Apr 15, 2023

Hunting for Chinese Cloud Unicorns – with Eminence Ventures Founder Peter ChengEpisode • Jun 9, 2021

Ice Cream, Masa Son, and Bringing Wireless to China – with UT Starcom Founder Hong LuEpisode • Apr 18, 2021

NFTs and the Metaverse - with Axie Infinity Cofounder Jeff ZirlinEpisode • Mar 24, 2021

Three Decades of VC/PE Investments in Asia – with Axiom Asia Founding Partner Edmond NgEpisode • Mar 15, 2021

HTC, VR, & the Future of the Internet – with HTC Product Executive & Race Capital Partner Phil ChenEpisode • Feb 18, 2021

A Sniper’s Approach to Tech Growth Capital – with WestSummit Capital’s Founding Partner Raymond YangEpisode • Jan 21, 2021

Pioneering Live Stream and Social Entertainment in Asia – With 17LIVE Founder Joseph PhuaEpisode • Dec 17, 2020

AR’s Comeback Kid – With Blippar CEO Faisal GalariaEpisode • Aug 30, 2020

Investing in Chinese Enterprise and Core Technology - with Oak Seed VC Founding Partner Chee-We NgEpisode • Jul 24, 2020

Digitizing Logistics Infrastructure – with Kargo Founder and CEO Tiger FangEpisode • May 4, 2020

A Review of Enterprise, Tech, and the Chinese Consumer – with Lightspeed Assoc Partner Zac PanEpisode • Feb 19, 2020

Enabling Content Discovery and Sharing for the Next Billion Users – with SHAREit COO Jacky WangEpisode • Jul 24, 2019

Blitzscaling Hotels in China – with OYO JiuDian CTO Zou JiaEpisode • Jun 28, 2019

Pioneering China Seed Investing – with ZhenFund Managing Director Yuan LiuEpisode • Jun 12, 2019

Digital Asset Management with Chinese Characteristics – with Tezign Founder and CEO Dr Fan LingEpisode • Apr 9, 2019

Who Needs an AI Teacher? – with Liulishuo (LAIX) Founder & CTO Ben HuEpisode • Feb 10, 2019

How the China-US Relationship Evolved – with Howard Chao, Founding Partner of Doon CapitalEpisode • Oct 19, 2018

Where are the Most Promising VC Investment Opportunities in China? - with Tina He and Adam BaoEpisode • Sep 23, 2018

Understanding Xiaomi’s Global Strategy – Donovan Sung, Xiaomi Global’s Head of Product & MarketingEpisode • Jun 29, 2018

A Lean Startup Approach To Hardware – with Indiegogo Head of Global Growth Sandy DiaoEpisode • May 27, 2018

Unlocking Immersive VR Consumption For Everyone – with CEO of Veer VR Ayden YeEpisode • Mar 11, 2018

ofo and the Future of Urban Transportation - With ofo SEA GM Alan JiangEpisode • Dec 16, 2017

Innovating in the “On-Demand” Creative Economy- with Tezign CEO Dr. Fan LingEpisode • Nov 16, 2017

The Future of Big Data Storage - With PingCAP CTO Ed HuangEpisode • Nov 14, 2017

The New Chinese “Inter-sumer” - with Qiming Principal Stella ZhouEpisode • Nov 6, 2017

Closing Frontier Tech Deals in China - With Linear Venture Founding Partner Harry WangEpisode • Oct 30, 2017

How China's Internet Economy Evolved - with Chinaccelerator MD William Bao BeanEpisode • Oct 15, 2017

Short Video and Live-Streaming as a Platform – with Yixia Technology Divisional Head Spencer KingEpisode • Sep 14, 2017

A Smart Piano That Teaches You to Play in Minutes - with The ONE’s GM of International Ariel LiuEpisode • Sep 6, 2017

Build Your Own Website, No Coding Required! – with Strikingly CEO David ChenEpisode • Sep 1, 2017

The Modularization of Real-Time Communication – with Agora.io CEO Tony ZhaoEpisode • Aug 25, 2017

The Do’s and Do Not’s of China Market Entry – with O’Melveny Managing Partner Walker WallaceEpisode • Aug 16, 2017

“Rent-to-Buy” the Chinese Runway – with YCloset COO Michael WangEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

From Silicon Valley to China to India - with Xiaomi Global Head of Sales & Ops Alvin TseEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

A Gradual, Evolutionary Approach to Disrupting Education - with 17zuoye Cofounder Dun XiaoEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

From Sequoia to Democratizing Consumer Finance For the Underserved - with Omni Prime CEO Dan HuEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

Introducing the Personal Robot - with Ninebot VP of Robotics Li PuEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

Successfully Launching Chinese Start Ups as an Expat - with Vericant CEO Guy SivanEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

Tackling China's Pollution Problem One Solar Panel at a Time - With Xiaosolar CEO Henry YinEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

The Boom Bust Chinese Sharing Economy - With Woo Space CEO Randy WanEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

Exporting Chinese Business Models: Ofo, Xiaomi, and Beyond - with Shunwei Partner Tian ChengEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

What's Different About China's Tech Scene and How Are They Innovating? - with Shunwei VP Meng XingEpisode • Aug 15, 2017

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