Kevin, a native of Montana, now lives in Singapore and is a journalist and editor at e27, where he keeps a pulse on the Southeast Asia tech ecosystem. In today’s episode he gives an insider’s perspective of Asia’s startup culture. Kevin is also a podcast junkie. He shares some of his favorite shows and introduces us to the recently debuted e27 Podcast Network.
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
- About Kevin’s career path and his work at e27
- About Asia’s different startup cultures — particularly Hong Kong and Singapore
- About e27’s Podcast Network
- Kevin’s personal podcast recommendations
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LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE
- Read the full transcript from Kevin’s interview
- Find Kevin on Twitter and LinkedIn
- e27
- E27 Podcast Network on iTunes
DETAILED SHOW NOTES
- (2:35) Kevin’s quick introduction of himself and his work
- (3:16) Kevin tells about e27’s history
- (4:56) Kevin describes his career path
- (6:14) Kevin explains what initially brought him to Asia
- (7:49) Kevin gives a timeline of e27’s existence
- (8:48) Kevin describes the e27 business model and their upcoming Top 100 event across Asia
- (11:52) Kevin explains the difference between a news aggregator and a media company
- (14:32) Jay and Kevin compare and contrast the startup cultures of Hong Kong and Singapore
- (19:38) Jay and Kevin discuss the future of media, hard news, and fake news
- (23:49) Kevin describes e27’s new podcast network
- (27:58) Kevin’s personal podcast recommendations
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