Node Worthy

Episodes

1. 31

   31: Customer experience, the auto market, and lacrosse exchange with Mikey Chee

   This week, Mikey Chee, founder of Fresh Prints and Beimei Lacrosse, joins us to talk about what he learned about customer experience from Tesla, the broader automotive industry, as well as his entrepreneurial adventures with WeChat and lacrosse. Links TechNode newsletters The TechNode podcast...

   Mar 4, 2019

   47m
2. 30

   30: Game theory in blockchain economics with David Lancashire

   This week David Lancashire from Saito.tech joins us to talk about how to build a viable business on the blockchain, how the scaling challenges are not technical, and the importance of understanding economics and game theory when it comes to blockchain.

   Jan 23, 2019

   56m
3. 29

   29: Automotive tech in China with Vijay Govind

   We're joined this week by Vijay Govind, former IT and technology strategist at Ford based in China. We cover a lot of ground, including working in China for an American company, dealing with the fast pace of change for a traditional automotive company, as well as the EV and AV markets and Tesla's...

   Jan 7, 2019

   1h 03m
4. 28

   28: Blockchain in 2019 (live panel discussion)

   This is a live recording of a panel discussion held on Dec 18, 2019. 2018 has been a dynamic year for blockchain practitioners starting off with the $100 million record-breaking financing on Chinese blockchain-related projects in January and emergence of many ICOs. But as we got closer to the end...

   Dec 24, 2018

   1h 04m
5. 27

   27: Hacking in China with Thibault Genaitay

   We're joined this week by Thibault Genaitay, Head of China for Le Wagon, a global programming bootcamp. We talk hacking in China, why making Mobike clones are good for budding programmers, and differences in training inside and outside China.

   Dec 17, 2018

   41m
6. 26

   26: The Faraday dumpster fire

   Node Worthy is back... well, kind of. Instead of a weekly podcast, this will be for interesting content we find either at events or in our conversations with reporters. This episode we talk with Bailey Hu, our reporter based in Shenzhen, to get an inside look at her recent Faraday Future story...

   Dec 3, 2018

   15m
7. 25

   25: Privacy and cryptochips

   This week, Chris and Nicole discuss their recent pieces about data privacy and how cryptocurrency is fuelling a boom in Taiwan's semiconductor industry.

   May 18, 2018

   26m
8. 24

   24: The post-ZTE era

   This week, Fiona and Masha talk about core technology, AI chips, and the role of the government in China's innovation.

   May 12, 2018

   25m
9. 23

   23: Taiwan's take on blockchain

   This week, John is joined by Nicole and Masha to talk about how Taiwan is adapting to blockchain.

   Apr 28, 2018

   30m
10. 22

    22: How technology is changing Chinese society

    This week we talk how technology is changing both love and education in China

    Apr 21, 2018

    39m
11. 21

    21: Content rectification

    This week we talk about the recent moves against content and video apps.

    Apr 13, 2018

    26m
12. 20

    20: Women in China's tech

    This week we talk about women in China's tech industry.

    Mar 9, 2018

    21m
13. 19

    19: Spring Festival's hongbao and app battles

    This week we talk about this year's hongbao battle and the place that smartphones take in Chinese society.

    Mar 2, 2018

    28m
14. 18

    18: Crypto bans and pets, mobile PUBG, and the coming hongbao craze

    This week we talk a further ban on crypto exchanges, crypto pets, Alipay in Apple stores, mobile PUBG, and the Spring Festival hongbao war.

    Feb 9, 2018

    27m
15. 17

    17: AI, blockchain, and Tencent's move into the offline world

    This week we talk the recent EmTech China conference, AI, blockchain, and Tencent's move into the offline world.

    Feb 2, 2018

    31m
16. 16

    16: Emerging trends in proptech and WeChat's latest announcement

    This week we talk about the emerging vertical of proptech (property tech) and the state of WeChat's mini programs a year after their launch.

    Jan 26, 2018

    24m
17. 15

    15: Top fails and expected IPOs

    This week we talk about most the biggest tech fails in China, including LeEco, bike-rentals, and bitcoin exchanges. We also talked about the most expected IPOs for 2018.

    Jan 12, 2018

    32m
18. 14

    14: Policies that most impacted Chinese internet and the rise of unmanned stores

    This week we look back at 2017 to talk about the policies that most affected the internet in China as well as the rise of unmanned stores in China.

    Jan 5, 2018

    28m
19. 13

    13: Small town youth and China's IPv6 push

    This week we talk about youth entertainment in small cities and the need to switch to IPv6

    Dec 15, 2017

    23m
20. 12

    12: Toutiao's global ambitions

    This week we look back at Frank's recent Toutiao experience

    Dec 8, 2017

    20m
21. 11

    11: China's internet car and China's singles problem

    This week we look back at the recent TechCrunch Shanghai.

    Dec 1, 2017

    23m
22. 10

    10: Alibaba's debt secret sauce and Tencent's partner economy

    This week we look at the X factor behind Alibaba's Singles Day and Tencent's partner conference showing just how different they are from other companies.

    Nov 24, 2017

    34m
23. 9

    09: Singles Day madness and new retail, bike rentals begin to implode, and a gay KOL goes to Gay Pride

    This week we look at the Double 11/Singles Day shopping orgy, follow Bluegogo and Coolqi as they implode, and look at a gay WeChat KOL going to Taiwan for Gay Pride

    Nov 17, 2017

    33m
24. 8

    08: China's youth-generated content and creating customer simulations

    Rita explains Bilibili, the #1 site for young anime lovers; Masha tells us about how one company is collecting data and using it to simulate consumers.

    Nov 10, 2017

    20m
25. 7

    07: O2O blockchain and smartwatches for China's left behind children

    Masha talks about O2O applications for blockchain (finally something more than finance!); Frank talks about left behind kids in Guizhou and the tech solution the government there have found to keep them out of trouble.

    Nov 3, 2017

    26m
26. 6

    06: Qudian's IPO headaches and the AI battle between China vs US

    This week we take a look at the swift and harsh reaction from the media to Qudian's $900 million IPO in the US and China vs US in artificial intelligence.

    Oct 27, 2017

    14m
27. 5

    05: Startup winter's and Alibaba's tech ecosystem on display

    This week we talk about the "startup capital winter," a trend seeing fewer and fewer quality startups as well as Alibaba's Computing Conference where they put the future of the Ali ecosystem on display.

    Oct 20, 2017

    19m
28. 4

    04: Travel reports and China's serious sharing

    This week we talk about the WeChat and Alipay's travel reports after the week-long holiday and the future of the sharing economy in China.

    Oct 13, 2017

    18m
29. 3

    03: Food delivery and biometric payments

    This week we talk about the food delivery industry and how its another proxy battle between Alibaba and Tencent as well as paying with your face.

    Sep 29, 2017

    23m
30. 2

    02: China vs US unicorns and the fight for fresh produce

    This week we talk about the differences between China and US ecosystems as well as JD and Alibaba's push into offline groceries and produce delivery.

    Sep 25, 2017

    19m
31. 1

    01: China's reaction to the iPhone announcement

    This week we talk about the iPhone X announcement, including how it will fare against competitors, the second-hand phone market, and how likely Chinese are going to buy a new phone.

    Sep 18, 2017

    19m