Abel Zhao's guest appearances

Abel Zhao

Asia Startup Pulse

Archie Hamilton

Kevin Lee

Bobby Lee

Mike Burns

Yossi Vardi

Sean Pan

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Kevin Chen

Greg Nance

Patrick Lee

David Chen

Alan Clayton

Peter Davison

Rui Ma

OwlTail

Alexis Richez

In today’s episode we are joined by Kevin Lee, CDO at IKEA China; German Torrado, Managing Director at Genetsis E-commerce; Alexis RICHEZ, Venture Development and Partnerships at ZTP (The innovation arm behind one the largest retails groups in Europe including companies like Decathlon, Leroy Merlin our Auchan); and Abel Zhao, Co-founder and CEO at TravelFlan.Our guests come with a particular angle on data and digitalization. With their wealth of experiences, you will gain insightful learnings on how to use data to innovate within your organization especially in a post-Covid19 world.Show Notes[02:11] Introduction to Kevin Lee and understanding what Ikea is doing with data and insights[03:48] Introduction to German Torrado and Genetsis E-commerce[04:48] Introduction to Alexis Richez and ZTP[06:21] Introduction to Abel Zhao and TravelFlan[09:17] Is data the new oil? How is IKEA getting value from data today?[13:46] Awareness of data among brands and the relevance of data in their agenda[16:56] What is the readiness level of companies? Are they really aware of how much value they can derive from data? Are they talking about data is the new oil but have no idea what it is exactly or are they ready to extract value from data?[20:50] Reaction from brands about data that is hard to get[22:53] Most relevant obstacles in the present time to drive digital transformation[35:35] Impact of GDPR for businesses[37:35] Getting key stakeholders to buy into the “Data is the Future” narrative and Performance metrics when implementing a data strategy Many thanks to our guest  Kevin Lee, German Torrado, Alexis Richez and Abel Zhao; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn.Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

In today’s episode we are joined by Kevin Lee, CDO at IKEA China; German Torrado, Managing Director at Genetsis E-commerce; Alexis RICHEZ, Venture Development and Partnerships at ZTP (The innovation arm behind one the largest retails groups in Europe including companies like Decathlon, Leroy Merlin our Auchan); and Abel Zhao, Co-founder and CEO at TravelFlan.Our guests come with a particular angle on data and digitalization. With their wealth of experiences, you will gain insightful learnings on how to use data to innovate within your organization especially in a post-Covid19 world.Show Notes[02:11] Introduction to Kevin Lee and understanding what Ikea is doing with data and insights [03:48] Introduction to German Torrado and Genetsis E-commerce [04:48] Introduction to Alexis Richez and ZTP [06:21] Introduction to Abel Zhao and TravelFlan [09:17] Is data the new oil? How is IKEA getting value from data today? [13:46] Awareness of data among brands and the relevance of data in their agenda [16:56] What is the readiness level of companies? Are they really aware of how much value they can derive from data? Are they talking about data is the new oil but have no idea what it is exactly or are they ready to extract value from data? [20:50] Reaction from brands about data that is hard to get [22:53] Most relevant obstacles in the present time to drive digital transformation [35:35] Impact of GDPR for businesses [37:35] Getting key stakeholders to buy into the “Data is the Future” narrative and Performance metrics when implementing a data strategy Many thanks to our guest  Kevin Lee, German Torrado, Alexis Richez and Abel Zhao; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>Share, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.Email us: <a href="mailto:team@chinastartuppulse.com">team@chinastartuppulse.com</a>

Digital Transformation: Converting Consumer Data into Gold; with Kevin Lee (IKEA), Alexis Richez (ZTP), German Torrado (Genetsis) and  Abel Zhao (Travelflan)

Edith Yeung

Yiying Lu

Welcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47]   Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel ZhaoEdith Yeung is a General Partner at Proof of Capital and advisor to 500 Startups. Previously, she was the GM at Dolphin Browser where she helped the company grow from 0 to 150 million app downloads. She has also led operation roles at several Fortune 500 companies.Yiying Lu is one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. She is the artist behind the globally celebrated Twitter Fail Whale and the dumpling emoji. She has worked with hundreds of tech startups and entrepreneurs around the world, sharing her experiences and educating them about creative innovation.Abel Zhao is the co-founder and CEO of TravelFlan, an award-winning AI and big data solutions company, empowering Fortune 500 companies including Samsung and China Mobile. Many thanks to our guests; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

Welcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47]   Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel ZhaoEdith Yeung is a General Partner at Proof of Capital and advisor to 500 Startups. Previously, she was the GM at Dolphin Browser where she helped the company grow from 0 to 150 million app downloads. She has also led operation roles at several Fortune 500 companies.Yiying Lu is one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. She is the artist behind the globally celebrated Twitter Fail Whale and the dumpling emoji. She has worked with hundreds of tech startups and entrepreneurs around the world, sharing her experiences and educating them about creative innovation.Abel Zhao is the co-founder and CEO of TravelFlan, an award-winning AI and big data solutions company, empowering Fortune 500 companies including Samsung and China Mobile. Many thanks to our guests; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>Share, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/</a>Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

Fundraising during COVID-19: Dos and Don’ts, Transforming Crisis into Opportunity with Design, and How to Survive COVID-19 as a Travel Company; 8x8 Global Speakers Series (1/3) with Edith Yeung, Yiying Lu and Abel Zhao