East Meets West: A Podcast about understanding Asia Tech and how Asia Tech affects the world

In this episode, Dan and Albert provide the definitive primer and guide for content companies, including streaming, gaming, and everything in between. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link to leave a review right now :) In this episode we cover: What is the Content industry? (2:14) The quintessential...

In this episode, Dan and Albert provide the definitive primer and guide for SaaS (Software as a service) companies. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link to leave a review right now :) In this episode we cover: Intro - Explanation of the Fresh Capital re-brand (1:36) Start of SaaS Primer (5:36) What...

In this episode, Dan and Albert are wrapping 2022 by talking about their personal top-3 companies from the 2022 roster of Fresh Capital deep dives. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link to leave a review right now :) In this episode we cover: Formula One (Liberty Media) (3:25) DJI / Apple (10:29) LVM...

What does Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter mean? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our ' Simple Sprouts ' series. In this episode we cover: How Elon Musk acquired Twitter Twitter's cash flow problem How Twitter is planning to grow revenue How Twitter is cutting costs What is the future of T...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Bilibili. Bilibili is a China-based company that provides anime, comics, and gaming (ACG) content to a Gen Z audience through its digital media, gaming, and e-commerce platforms. Bilibili operates its business through four segments. The Mobile Games segment mainly publishes mobile games on its platform for third-party game developers which are free to dow...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down the Walt Disney Company. Disney is a worldwide entertainment company. The Disney's segments include Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP). The DMED segment encompasses the Company’s global film and episodic television content production and distribution activities. Leave us a Review! If you e...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Binance. Binance is an online exchange where users can trade cryptocurrencies. It supports most commonly traded cryptocurrencies. The exchange also has supporting services for users to earn interest or transact using cryptocurrencies. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts....

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Freshworks. Freshworks creates cloud-based software solutions for businesses. Founded in Chennai, India, in 2010 as Freshdesk, the company has a product suite ranging from sales CRM software to recruitment tools and customer-support helpdesk software. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iT...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down InfoSys. Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Bangalore. Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT company, after Tata Consultancy Services, by 2020 revenue figures, and the 602nd la...

In this episode, Dan and Albert sit down with Amit Majumder from Qapita to talk about companies and start-ups in Asia. Qapita’s vision is to transform how equity is managed and traded in the private capital markets in this region. Qapita’s software solution seeks to automate the equity management process for startups including workflows around CapTables, ESOPs, Due-diligence, and transactions.&nbs...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Razer. Razer is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers. The company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services. Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and gaming laptops. Razer’s software platform, has over 175 million users, and includes Razer Chroma R...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines is Singapore's flagship carrier and one of the region’s largest airlines in revenue and carrying capacity. The company’s hub is Changi Airport, providing regional and cross-continental passenger and cargo services destined to or transit through Singapore. The company operates under dual brands: the premium carrier, S...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Grab Holdings Ltd. Grab operates across the deliveries, mobility and digital financial services sectors in over 480 cities in eight countries in the Southeast Asia region including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its application enables people each day to access its driver and merchant-partners to...

In this episode, Dan and Albert are celebrating Fresh Cap's 100th episode with a draft of the top companies we've looked at over the past two years.  Dan and Albert each pick 4 companies to build a portfolio made up of the following categories SaaS, Ecommerce, Social Media/Content and a Wildcard.  Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-st...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down SZ DJI Technology Co, more popularly known as DJI. DJI is a Chinese technology company that manufactures commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for aerial photography and videography. It also designs and manufactures camera gimbals, action cameras, camera stabilizers, flight platforms, propulsion systems and flight control systems. Leave us a Review...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Canon. Canon designs, manufactures, and distributes an extensive range of consumer and electronic products, including copiers, cameras, lenses, and inkjet printers. The company operates four major business segments: office, imaging systems, medical systems, and industry and others.  Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down EdTech, with a focus on Asia. Edtech in Asia utilizes tools such as mobile applications, websites, online quizzes, streaming videos and online tutorials to provide  students with the opportunity to continue studying no matter the circumstance or location. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars o...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down mobility, with a focus on Asia. Mobility refers to the Infrastructure and services that enable free and convenient physical movement of residents and goods within cities. Mobility companies include intelligent traffic lights, real-time road navigation, smart parking, car and bike sharing, driverless vehicles, on-demand transport and much more. Mobility ha...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Food Tech, with a focus on Asia. Food Tech — a merger of the words food and technology — involves companies and projects that use technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data and Artificial Intelligence (IA), among other things, to turn the agrifood industry into a more modern, sustainable and efficient sector in all its stages, from food p...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Toei Animation and the growing anime industry. Toei Animation is a Japanese animation company. It is engaged in the planning and production of animation products for theaters and televisions (TVs) and the sale of broadcasting rights. The company develops characters into diverse types of merchandise such as toys, games, stationery goods, food products, clo...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Softbank Group. SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 28% stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and a 40% owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down LVMH. LVMH is a global producer and distributor of luxury goods. Higher-profile brands include Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Fendi, Givenchy, Tag Heuer, Hennessy, Moet & Chandon, Glenmorangie, Sephora, and Benefit. It operates six segments: fashion and leather goods, its largest and oldest; watches and jewelry; wines and spirits; perfumes and cosmetics; sel...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Flipkart. Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Wholesale, Myntra, and Cleartrip. The Group is also a majority shareholder in PhonePe, one of the leading Payments Apps in India. Flipkart has a customer base of over 350 million and product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories. It...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Samsung. Samsung Electronics is a diversified electronics conglomerate that manufactures and sells a wide range of products, including smartphones, semiconductor chips, printers, home appliances, medical equipment, and telecom network equipment. About half of its profit is generated from its semiconductor business, and a further 30%-35% is generated from...

In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Bukalapak. Bukalapak is an Indonesian e-commerce company founded in 2010 as an online marketplace to facilitate online commerce for small and medium enterprises. Bukalapak began as an Amazon-like online bazaar that sells  physical goods to digital products, such as mobile data, electricity tokens, game vouchers, as well financial services including m...