Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong is a weekly podcast dedicated to dissecting the pulse of technology, business and media in Asia. We interview thought leaders, and global & regional leading industry players and gain their insights into how we perceive and understand the market.

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Episode 9: Gangnam Style is Startup Style! - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, Nathan Millard from beSuccess joined us in a conversation on the Korean startup and investor ecosystem and provide the perspective on how the major players (Samsung, LG and SK Planet) are shaping in South Korea. The surprise is that PSY’s Gangnam style is the startup style, where most of the startups are The post Episode 9: Gangnam Style is Startup Style! appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Dec 13, 2014•48 min

Episode 8: State of Southeast Asia and Rocket Internet - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

Jon Russell (aka @JonRussell) from TechCrunch joined us in this exciting episode to discuss the state of Southeast Asia from entrepreneurs, investors to infrastructure and the influence of Rocket Internet in this market. We mulled over whether Southeast Asia companies can truly go regional given that the fragmentation of the markets and users being more The post Episode 8: State of Southeast Asia and Rocket Internet appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Nov 30, 2014•46 min

Episode 7: Five years later on Indonesia after Echelon 2009 - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, we have Rama Mamuaya, the Chief Executive of DailySocial.net, Indonesia’s equivalent of TechCrunch and GigaOm combined to discuss the state of affairs in Indonesia five years later after Echelon 2009, where the technology scene exploded there. Our focus in this episode is to discuss the few growing areas of the technology scene The post Episode 7: Five years later on Indonesia after Echelon 2009 appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Nov 02, 2014•38 min

Episode 6: From Adventures to Communities in Southeast Asia with Kristine - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, Kristine Lauria, the country manager Elance-oDesk in Singapore joined us for a conversation on her interesting work in building and managing communities in Singapore (TheList.SG and Walkabout.SG). Starting from San Francisco, she told the story of her adventures in Asia through her blog: UrbanHikers. After settling in Singapore, she created two major The post Episode 6: From Adventures to Communities in Southeast Asia with Kristine appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Oct 19, 2014•54 min

Episode 5: Tying the knots of Location, Communication & Video in Asia - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, Michael Smith (otherwise known as “Smithy” or @dreampipe) from Spuul joins us here for an interesting conversation on Southeast Asia from the past to present. Starting from his current gig at Spuul, Smithy offered insights on the global video streaming market with respect to Indian content and how Spuul has to apply The post Episode 5: Tying the knots of Location, Communication & Video in Asia appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Oct 06, 2014•1 hr 1 min

Episode 4: JFDI, the YCombinator of Southeast Asia - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, Hugh Mason, co-founder and CEO of Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) joined us on an interesting discussion on the role of incubators and accelerators in Asia @ Blk 71 (where most startups in Singapore are located with a total valuation of US$1.5B). We traced the story of JFDI, from how they started The post Episode 4: JFDI, the YCombinator of Southeast Asia appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Sep 28, 2014•1 hr 1 min

Episode 3: The Battle against Apple & Android One onslaught in Asia - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

In this episode, we discuss the impact of Apple’s announcement of the new iPhones, Apple Pay and Apple Watch and Google’s new “Android One” on Asia with Sameer Singh. Of course, we discuss two interesting observations: the bifurcation of Asian companies moving upstream but unable to break into an upstream brand like Apple or Louis The post Episode 3: The Battle against Apple & Android One onslaught in Asia appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Sep 17, 2014•40 min

Episode 2: Console, Social & Mobile Gaming in Japan - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

Our second episode of Analyse Asia features Dr Serkan Toto (@serkantoto), CEO of Kantan Games Inc and former TechCrunch correspondent in Asia. We focus on the evolution of the gaming scene in Japan from its leadership position in console games through Sony, SEGA and Nintendo to the present state in mobile and social gaming with The post Episode 2: Console, Social & Mobile Gaming in Japan appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Sep 10, 2014•48 min

Episode 1: Mobile Ecosystems in Asia with Micromax, Xiaomi and Samsung - Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

We kicked off the first episode of Analyse Asia with Sameer Singh, author of Tech Thoughts. Our first conversation centers on the mobile ecosystems in Asia, focusing on a few interesting topics: (a) the mobile operating systems in Asia with Apple iOS and Google Android leading the way, and the implications for platforms with small The post Episode 1: Mobile Ecosystems in Asia with Micromax, Xiaomi and Samsung appeared first on Analyse Asia ....

Sep 02, 2014•49 min

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