Nishtha Mehta's guest appearances

Nishtha Mehta

Asia Startup Pulse

Asia Tech Podcast

Casey Lau

Kapil Kane

Jan Smejkal

Geoffrey Handley

Edith Yeung

Miranda Tan

Oscar Ramos

Paul Meyers

Benjamin Joffe

Nitin Sawhney

Horace Dediu

Stephen Covey

Will Lee

Mike Burns

Yossi Vardi

OwlTail

Ziv Rotenberg

James Lalonde

Both new startup founders and veteran business owners may often find themselves confronted by conflict, whether they’re personal, familial, or business-related complications. This week, our mentors share some of their own personal experiences in conquering these obstacles and their words of wisdom on what helps a company succeed. Join us for our 8x8 Series Finale, where our final three speakers emphasize the value in venturing out into the unknown to revive passion and to crush fear, stress the importance in organizing a proper IP strategy for a business in China’s vast market, and offer strategic advice to help better the life of a startup. We hope you enjoy! Show Notes 2:53 Nishtha’s talk on committing to the uncomfortable 12:22 Ziv’s talk on intellectual property 19:55 James’ talk on the Tao of startups Feel free to leave a comment and start a conversation with us! If you have an ideal guest whom you would like to listen to, please let us know and we'll do our best to realize it! Many thanks to our host Ryan Shuken, speakers Nishtha Mehta, Ziv Rotenberg, and James Lalonde, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website at chinaccelerator.com!

Both new startup founders and veteran business owners may often find themselves confronted by conflict, whether they’re personal, familial, or business-related complications. This week, our mentors share some of their own personal experiences in conquering these obstacles and their words of wisdom on what helps a company succeed. Join us for our 8x8 Series Finale, where our final three speakers emphasize the value in venturing out into the unknown to revive passion and to crush fear, stress the importance in organizing a proper IP strategy for a business in China’s vast market, and offer strategic advice to help better the life of a startup. We hope you enjoy! Show Notes 2:53 Nishtha’s talk on committing to the uncomfortable 12:22 Ziv’s talk on intellectual property 19:55 James’ talk on the Tao of startups Feel free to leave a comment and start a conversation with us! If you have an ideal guest whom you would like to listen to, please let us know and we'll do our best to realize it! Many thanks to our host Ryan Shuken, speakers Nishtha Mehta, Ziv Rotenberg, and James Lalonde, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website at <a href="http://chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chinaccelerator.com</a>!

The Bumps You’ll Run Into on Your Entrepreneurship Journey; 2018 8x8 Speaker Series (3/3) with Nishtha Mehta, Ziv Rotenberg, and James Lalonde

Nishtha Mehta joins Graham Brown in the introductory episode of In the Making podcast to share her ideas about this new show, the topics she wants to talk about and the qualities she is looking for in her guests. She talks about the importance of stepping up to start up new opportunities, whether it is a new role, a new job or a new enterprise.   She believes that in our industry failure is an important part of "In the making" and people need to hear about it.

Nishtha Mehta joins Graham Brown in the introductory episode of In the Making podcast to share her ideas about this new show, the topics she wants to talk about and the qualities she is looking for in her guests. She talks about the importance of stepping up to start up new opportunities, whether it is a new role, a new job or a new enterprise. She believes that in our industry failure is an important part of "In the making" and people need to hear about it.

258: Nishtha Mehta – In the Making Introduction

Jasper Gill

Vincent Djen

[00:05] ATP620 - Asia Matters with Graham D Brown[00:35] Introducing XNode Shanghai - a physical coworking space in the startup accelerator with Jasper Gill who moved to Shanghai from Vancouver 2 1/2 years ago[02:20] Vincent Djen from Hong Kong, cofounder of FashionEx which helps fashion startups to learn to grow and scale their business in the massive fashion scene in Shanghai[04:15] Carmen Wnag from Nanjing - studying in US, Spain, Italy, India. We learn it's typical of her generation to go out to the world and absorb different cultures[06:50] What is it about China that you see a lot of female entrepreneurs? 50% of coders at Le Wagon Shanghai are females - ahead of Marseille, Lisbon, Barcelona. Females now are free to do what they want to do and choose to work or start their own company[09:40] What makes Shanghai special? We listen to insights from Kapil Kane, Jasper Gill, Vincent Djen, Carmen Wang and Nishtha Mehta. We learn about the "Shanghai hump"? They say that if you live in Shanghai for four years, you'll stay forever[12:30] We listen to the story of Vincent Djen and FashionEx. Does the world need a fashion tech accelerator? Vincent shares the stories of how fashion brands are using AI to help find customers. We also hear an interesting case study about 3D printing customised bras for women[15:35] What brought Carmen back to Shanghai after traveling around the world? We hear Carmen's story of working on augmented reality software for a US company[17:00] Where did Jasper's scaleup accelerator idea come from? A backstory on Jasper's earlier work in Shanghai and a further insight into how things move at a pace here[19:55] Shanghai is a maturing startup ecosystem so new accelerator models are emerging. We take a look into the world of XNode. XNode is a late stage accelerator, focused on scaling up startups. XNode mainly works with corporate like Intel[23:01] Why did Vincent choose XNode as his startup's partner and what keeps him in Shanghai after 12 years of living there? We learn about the opportunities in Shanghai and how in areas such as fashion, it's emerging to be one of the major metropolitan cities of the world[25:20] What do they wish to change in Shanghai? Jasper is bugged about people not moving to the right-hand side of the escalator while Carmen complains about the price of housing![28:25] Everything just happens fluidly in Shanghai where it's so open and easy to talk to people - Jasper's first week in Shanghai and Carmen's idea with a mixed-reality dining experience[33:30] Is Shanghai indicative of the rest of China? We learn about the talent and people in Shanghai and how that sets its vibe apart from the rest of China[34:40] 35% of its population of Vancouver is of Chinese origin. Did this make it easier for Jasper (who is from Vancouver) to integrate with Shanghai?[37:45] How important is that "international element" in Shanghai?[38:40] Introducing Nishtha Mehta, lean innovation coach. We also talk about making the move from India to China.[41:05] What advice would our entrepreneurs give to people from The West who want to be part of the Shanghai scene? Empathy and tolerance go a long way. Volunteer and work for value exchange, come committed and for the long haul. Learn and localise fast, drop the ego. Stay hungry and foolish

[00:05] ATP620 - Asia Matters with Graham D Brown [00:35] Introducing XNode Shanghai - a physical coworking space in the startup accelerator with Jasper Gill who moved to Shanghai from Vancouver 2 1/2 years ago [02:20] Vincent Djen from Hong Kong, cofounder of FashionEx which helps fashion startups to learn to grow and scale their business in the massive fashion scene in Shanghai [04:15] Carmen Wnag from Nanjing - studying in US, Spain, Italy, India. We learn it's typical of her generation to go out to the world and absorb different cultures [06:50] What is it about China that you see a lot of female entrepreneurs? 50% of coders at Le Wagon Shanghai are females - ahead of Marseille, Lisbon, Barcelona. Females now are free to do what they want to do and choose to work or start their own company [09:40] What makes Shanghai special? We listen to insights from Kapil Kane, Jasper Gill, Vincent Djen, Carmen Wang and Nishtha Mehta. We learn about the "Shanghai hump"? They say that if you live in Shanghai for four years, you'll stay forever [12:30] We listen to the story of Vincent Djen and FashionEx. Does the world need a fashion tech accelerator? Vincent shares the stories of how fashion brands are using AI to help find customers. We also hear an interesting case study about 3D printing customised bras for women [15:35] What brought Carmen back to Shanghai after traveling around the world? We hear Carmen's story of working on augmented reality software for a US company [17:00] Where did Jasper's scaleup accelerator idea come from? A backstory on Jasper's earlier work in Shanghai and a further insight into how things move at a pace here [19:55] Shanghai is a maturing startup ecosystem so new accelerator models are emerging. We take a look into the world of XNode. XNode is a late stage accelerator, focused on scaling up startups. XNode mainly works with corporate like Intel [23:01] Why did Vincent choose XNode as his startup's partner and what keeps him in Shanghai after 12 years of living there? We learn about the opportunities in Shanghai and how in areas such as fashion, it's emerging to be one of the major metropolitan cities of the world [25:20] What do they wish to change in Shanghai? Jasper is bugged about people not moving to the right-hand side of the escalator while Carmen complains about the price of housing! [28:25] Everything just happens fluidly in Shanghai where it's so open and easy to talk to people - Jasper's first week in Shanghai and Carmen's idea with a mixed-reality dining experience [33:30] Is Shanghai indicative of the rest of China? We learn about the talent and people in Shanghai and how that sets its vibe apart from the rest of China [34:40] 35% of its population of Vancouver is of Chinese origin. Did this make it easier for Jasper (who is from Vancouver) to integrate with Shanghai? [37:45] How important is that "international element" in Shanghai? [38:40] Introducing Nishtha Mehta, lean innovation coach. We also talk about making the move from India to China. [41:05] What advice would our entrepreneurs give to people from The West who want to be part of the Shanghai scene? Empathy and tolerance go a long way. Volunteer and work for value exchange, come committed and for the long haul. Learn and localise fast, drop the ego. Stay hungry and foolish

228: Shanghai Round Table with Kapil Kane, Jasper Gill, Vincent Djen, Carmen Wang and Nishtha Mehta