Node Worthy
By John Artman
Node Worthy is the official podcast of TechNode.com, the #1 source for news and information about China's tech and startups.
Each week, we feature conversations with our reporters and community.
Each week, we feature conversations with our reporters and community.
Node WorthyJan 07, 2019
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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.
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Mar 04, 201947:54
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, 201956:35
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 future in China.
Jan 07, 201901:03:24
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 of the year, fortunes have begun to turn, leaving solutions without problems out in the cold.
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 of the year, fortunes have begun to turn, leaving solutions without problems out in the cold.
Dec 24, 201801:04:07
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, 201841:16
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
Faraday Future: How a “Tesla-killer” became a zombie company technode.com/2018/11/15/faraday-future-zombie-company/
More coverage here:
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This episode we talk with Bailey Hu, our reporter based in Shenzhen, to get an inside look at her recent Faraday Future story
Faraday Future: How a “Tesla-killer” became a zombie company technode.com/2018/11/15/faraday-future-zombie-company/
More coverage here:
technode.com/tag/ff/
technode.com/tag/far
Dec 03, 201815:20
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, 201826:17
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, 201825:19
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, 201830:10
22: How technology is changing Chinese society
This week we talk how technology is changing both love and education in China
Apr 21, 201839:57
21: Content rectification
This week we talk about the recent moves against content and video apps.
Apr 13, 201826:33
20: Women in China's tech
This week we talk about women in China's tech industry.
Mar 09, 201821:29
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 02, 201828:21
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 09, 201827:51
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 02, 201831:25
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, 201824:48
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, 201832:07
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 05, 201828:51
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, 201723:56
12: Toutiao's global ambitions
This week we look back at Frank's recent Toutiao experience
Dec 08, 201720:17
11: China's internet car and China's singles problem
This week we look back at the recent TechCrunch Shanghai.
Dec 01, 201723:18
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, 201734:09
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, 201733:52
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, 201720:48
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 03, 201726:59
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, 201714:53
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, 201719:15
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, 201718:58
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, 201723:44
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, 201719:38
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, 201719:58