Harbinger Asia

By Your gateway to Asia’s innovation economy — and the people driving it.

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Description

Growth across Asia continues to accelerate, shaped by new technologies, unique market dynamics, rising demand, and vibrant competition. Yet many of the stories behind this transformation remain unseen. The Harbinger Podcast brings these stories to light through candid conversations with the founders, investors, and innovators driving change on the ground.

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Episode Date
Kai Huang – From selling dance pads to rock stardom: bootstrapping Guitar Hero to $1B
Apr 08, 2025
Building off the Beaten Path in Asia – with Metatheory COO Adam Bao
Apr 15, 2023
Hunting for Chinese Cloud Unicorns – with Eminence Ventures Founder Peter Cheng
Jun 09, 2021
Ice Cream, Masa Son, and Bringing Wireless to China – with UT Starcom Founder Hong Lu
Apr 18, 2021
NFTs and the Metaverse - with Axie Infinity Cofounder Jeff Zirlin
Mar 24, 2021
Three Decades of VC/PE Investments in Asia – with Axiom Asia Founding Partner Edmond Ng
Mar 15, 2021
HTC, VR, & the Future of the Internet – with HTC Product Executive & Race Capital Partner Phil Chen
Feb 18, 2021
A Sniper’s Approach to Tech Growth Capital – with WestSummit Capital’s Founding Partner Raymond Yang
Jan 21, 2021
Pioneering Live Stream and Social Entertainment in Asia – With 17LIVE Founder Joseph Phua
Dec 17, 2020
AR’s Comeback Kid – With Blippar CEO Faisal Galaria
Aug 30, 2020
Investing in Chinese Enterprise and Core Technology - with Oak Seed VC Founding Partner Chee-We Ng
Jul 24, 2020
Digitizing Logistics Infrastructure – with Kargo Founder and CEO Tiger Fang
May 04, 2020
A Review of Enterprise, Tech, and the Chinese Consumer – with Lightspeed Assoc Partner Zac Pan
Feb 19, 2020
Enabling Content Discovery and Sharing for the Next Billion Users – with SHAREit COO Jacky Wang
Jul 24, 2019
Blitzscaling Hotels in China – with OYO JiuDian CTO Zou Jia
Jun 28, 2019
Pioneering China Seed Investing – with ZhenFund Managing Director Yuan Liu
Jun 12, 2019
Digital Asset Management with Chinese Characteristics – with Tezign Founder and CEO Dr Fan Ling
Apr 09, 2019
Who Needs an AI Teacher? – with Liulishuo (LAIX) Founder & CTO Ben Hu
Feb 10, 2019
How the China-US Relationship Evolved – with Howard Chao, Founding Partner of Doon Capital
Oct 19, 2018
Where are the Most Promising VC Investment Opportunities in China? - with Tina He and Adam Bao
Sep 23, 2018
Understanding Xiaomi’s Global Strategy – Donovan Sung, Xiaomi Global’s Head of Product & Marketing
Jun 29, 2018
A Lean Startup Approach To Hardware – with Indiegogo Head of Global Growth Sandy Diao
May 27, 2018
Unlocking Immersive VR Consumption For Everyone – with CEO of Veer VR Ayden Ye
Mar 11, 2018
ofo and the Future of Urban Transportation - With ofo SEA GM Alan Jiang
Dec 16, 2017
Innovating in the “On-Demand” Creative Economy- with Tezign CEO Dr. Fan Ling
Nov 16, 2017
The Future of Big Data Storage - With PingCAP CTO Ed Huang
Nov 14, 2017
The New Chinese “Inter-sumer” - with Qiming Principal Stella Zhou
Nov 06, 2017
Closing Frontier Tech Deals in China - With Linear Venture Founding Partner Harry Wang
Oct 30, 2017
How China's Internet Economy Evolved - with Chinaccelerator MD William Bao Bean
Oct 15, 2017
Short Video and Live-Streaming as a Platform – with Yixia Technology Divisional Head Spencer King
Sep 14, 2017
A Smart Piano That Teaches You to Play in Minutes - with The ONE’s GM of International Ariel Liu
Sep 06, 2017
Build Your Own Website, No Coding Required! – with Strikingly CEO David Chen
Sep 01, 2017
The Modularization of Real-Time Communication – with Agora.io CEO Tony Zhao
Aug 25, 2017
The Do’s and Do Not’s of China Market Entry – with O’Melveny Managing Partner Walker Wallace
Aug 16, 2017
“Rent-to-Buy” the Chinese Runway – with YCloset COO Michael Wang
Aug 15, 2017
From Silicon Valley to China to India - with Xiaomi Global Head of Sales & Ops Alvin Tse
Aug 15, 2017
A Gradual, Evolutionary Approach to Disrupting Education - with 17zuoye Cofounder Dun Xiao
Aug 15, 2017
From Sequoia to Democratizing Consumer Finance For the Underserved - with Omni Prime CEO Dan Hu
Aug 15, 2017
Introducing the Personal Robot - with Ninebot VP of Robotics Li Pu
Aug 15, 2017
Successfully Launching Chinese Start Ups as an Expat - with Vericant CEO Guy Sivan
Aug 15, 2017
Tackling China's Pollution Problem One Solar Panel at a Time - With Xiaosolar CEO Henry Yin
Aug 15, 2017
The Boom Bust Chinese Sharing Economy - With Woo Space CEO Randy Wan
Aug 15, 2017
Exporting Chinese Business Models: Ofo, Xiaomi, and Beyond - with Shunwei Partner Tian Cheng
Aug 15, 2017
What's Different About China's Tech Scene and How Are They Innovating? - with Shunwei VP Meng Xing
Aug 15, 2017