Zak Dychtwald on Why Global Teams Break Down (Part 1)
Zak Dychtwald is the founder and CEO of BridgeWorks Global, a cross-geography collaboration lab based in Shanghai. He is the author of Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Countr...
8 Sep 43min
Light Therapy, Chinese Tech Brands, and 15 Years in China: Jim Fields on Building Across Both Markets
Jim Fields is an American entrepreneur who has spent over 15 years living and building businesses in China. He speaks fluent Mandarin, began his career at Adobe in Silicon Valley, and moved to China, ...
4 Aug 54min
Ha Bao, Empty Nets, and 1.8 Billion Views: Mark Dreyer on Football, China, and the 2026 World Cup
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It was a tournament full of drama, upsets, and cultural moments - not least in China, where Xiao...
27 Jul 44min
Two Platforms, Two Audiences: Crystal Yu on the Business of Influencing Across Instagram and Xiaohongshu
Most influencers build an audience on one platform and stay there. Crystal Yu operates across two ecosystems that couldn't be more different: Instagram in the West and Xiaohongshu in China. The conten...
16 Jul 1h 1min
China Tech in 2026: Rui Ma on Robots, Chips, and the Companies Winning the AI Race
Rui Ma, founder of Tech Buzz China and one of the most trusted English-language voices on China's technology sector, is back to break down everything happening in China’s tech landscape, from DeepSeek...
10 Jul 54min
Leif Rogers on North American Sports in Asia, New Deals, and the Business of Fan Building in China
For North American sports in China, the appetite is there - millions of fans, growing middle-class purchasing power, a government actively promoting winter sports and athletic culture. However, the pa...
1 Jul 37min
Baiguan’s Robert Wu on Real Estate, Robotaxis, and What's Actually Driving the Economy in 2026
The headlines about China's economy often tell two contradictory stories at once: recovery and stagnation, consumer confidence and persistent caution, tech boom and structural drag. Making sense of wh...
11 Jun 54min
From Abstract Models to Ground Truth: Eric Stryson on Operating Credibly in Asian Markets
Most global businesses enter Asia with a playbook built elsewhere. The pricing models, growth assumptions, labour structures, and definitions of value that worked in North America or Europe get applie...
2 Jun 54min
