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Low Level Barbarians (LLB)

lowlevelbarbarians

A podcast dedicated to discussions and debate about technology, business, startups, economics, society and more for the Asia region!

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01:35:02

Mastering Leadership: Key Coaching Insights from 40+...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/19

Mak Choong Moon is an expert business coach who coaches over 40 CEOs a month as a Vistage chair here in Malaysia. His career spans IT services, manufacturing, insurance, gaming, and property development. His family has a long rich history of doing business in Malaysia since post World War II. In this episode we cover his main job these days in coaching, and later on talk about some of his career and how it unfolded and some of his family history. This episode is from the last EOA episode

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00:47:49

Exploring Asia's Economic & Cultural Power | E:40

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/14

This week's podcast was a bit of an unplanned episode. Alex and Jianggan catch up and discuss the many nuances and blurred lines of a countries economic power/growth and how soft power relates. Updates not included; Dave make's his annual migration to US for a longer period of time so we are missing him and Joon has joined the Antler program in search of a new idea. Timestamps: 0:00 Exploring Asia's Economic & Cultural Power | E:40 01:53 Chinese Tech Stocks Recovering + Property

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00:34:12

Understanding China & China Understanding The World -...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/14

Jianggan's finished his immersion tripe to Shenzhen and is now back in Beijing again! Alex is just back from his US trip. In this episode we explore the value of Cross-border learning between China and Southeast Asia. Jianggan shares insights in the difference of business cultures between SEA and China. What do Chinese companies want to learn from Southeast Asian companies? What to Southeast Asian companies want to learn from China. What does the cross-border business landscape look like in

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00:50:49

Taylor Swift Super Stonks Singapore's GDP | E:38

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/14

Taylor Swift Eras tour finally winds down. Jianggan and Alex discuss the Swifty movement. Is it a cult or the greatest business empire ever? Is Taylor Swift the ultimate manifestation of capitalism or is her character genuinely representative for millions around the world? Stay tuned towards the end for business ecosystem updates from Jianggan's trip to Cambodia and Alex's vacation in Vietnam. raw transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/BqmL4KNsODO 0:00 Taylor Swift Super Stonks

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00:18:53

Licensing HASBRO I.P. in Southeast Asia | E:37

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/13

This episode is a cut from E:31 pre-show talk. Are you curious about licensing I.P. from a big name like Hasbro? Look no further Joon dives into of aspect of the family business that focuses on building an events business while licensing big names like My Little Pony, Transformers, Monopoly, and much more. Take a peek of what it is like building an events based I.P. business in Southeast Asia. 00:00 Hasbro Licensing Events Based Business 01:06 Learnings From Running I.P. Driven Events 01:36 How

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00:20:02

Ground Zero Insights Direct From China - Business...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/09

In this episode, we catch up with Jianggan during his Chinese New Year celebrations in Jiangsu, China. Offering a personal and reflective update, he shares insights from his recent travels and conversations with friends involved in the Chinese business landscape. From observing the impact of e-commerce on local retail to discussing the anxieties surrounding the property market and the global expansion of Chinese businesses, Jianggan provides a nuanced look at the current economic and social

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01:07:39

Sora MURDERED your A.I. startup & is Temu a SCAM or...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/08

Will SORA kill your AI startup ambitions? Are we on the cusp of AGI? We discuss these topics and much more. Along with updates on SORA and Gemini 1.5, we'll explore which types of companies and industries are vulnerable and which are more defensible. Our second major topic revolves around Temu and their Super Bowl ads. We'll take a deeper look at their business model and compare them to Walmart, the dollar store, and Costco. *Note: Jianggan's cat ripped out his lan cable half way

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01:34:29

Buy lots of LAND? OR lots of A.I. SEX ROBOTS? | E:34

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/08

All things come back to land. What are the fundamental underpinnings of what is driving land value in the US? How does the evolution of e-commerce affect land. US commercial real estate land fundamentals vs Southeast Asia land fundamentals. Other interesting topics include, the right way to Live Sell, Myth of Palm Oil margins, effects of climate change on land value, the A.I. Sex Robots are taking over, and Grab's new advertising model. All content is for informational purposes of a general

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01:18:48

TRUMP & The Future of Vietnam | E:33

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/07

This episode covers three main topics. Trump, The Future of Vietnam and The Food Delivery Ecosystem in Southeast Asia 2024. E:33 a comprehensive discussion revolving around Donald Trump's possible re-election and what it may mean for Vietnam. The results of the upcoming U.S. election could affect various aspects of the global economy, specifically focusing on countries in Southeast Asia. The Barbies also discuss the influence of respective political systems, economic policies, and

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01:23:46

E:32 VC Dynamics | SEA Billion-$ Trends | China: Bull...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/07

E:32 takes a deep dive into the dynamic world of venture capital in Southeast Asia, examining the future of billion-dollar industries including digital banking and the rapidly growing electric vehicle market. We also explore the intricacies of the US industrial real estate sector and speculate on where the next 100 billion dollars will be invested in Asia. We then delve into an in-depth analysis of China's economic landscape, as we debate the bull and bear cases, shedding light on market

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01:20:01

E31: Population Impact & China's Future | War Over...

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2024/05/07

LLB this week discusses diverse topics surrounding key global issues. Starting off with sweeping views on China market trends and the population decline, Alex, Jianggan and Joon provide a comprehensive discussion on the potential implication. They also explore the controversial topic of a possible China war over Taiwan. The conversation further digs deep into the challenges with parenting and decisions around having more children in today’s world. Adding to the mix is a thought-provoking discourse

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01:35:13

E:30 - TikTok Live Selling Deep Dive, Taiwan...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/06

Bestie Barby, Joon Chan Join E:30 this week. The future of e-commerce and global politics. The discussions navigate through live selling on platforms like TikTok, exploring the revolution it brings to user shopping experience and the opportunities it presents to entrepreneurs. It delves into the political dynamics between China, Taiwan, and the U.S, with insights into the recent Taiwan elections and foreign relations. In addition, it debates the effects of electoral changes on global relations,

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01:10:58

E:29 Last EP of 2023 - Commercial Real Estate, Debt &...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/06

This is the last recorded episode of 2023. A retrospective as we move forward into 2024. Jianggan was late to the party so Dave generously updated us on the state of commercial and industrial real estate in the US. It was clear that there was lots of risk off in 2023 and raising capital was much harder to raise. Jianggan joins the conversations about US debt, along with a take on Modern Monetary Theory. Hind sight 20/20 Dave made a fantastic call to hold onto Nvida stock from May last year. Lastly

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00:59:28

E28: Personal Updates, Outlook for 2024, Lazada...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/06

First episode of 2024. After a long hiatus Alex and Jianggan catch up. We have a short personal updated followed by the state of Chinese Tourism, the general economic outlook for 2024 and the nature of looming uncertainties. Towards the end we dig deep into the state of E-commerce and what is going on behind the Lazada layoffs. Tune in to hear it all! Accompanying SubStack - https://bit.ly/LLBE28SubStack Timestamps: 0:00 E27: Personal Updates, Outlook for 2024, Lazada Layoffs, State of

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00:44:13

The AI Imperative of our Lifetime | E:27

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2024/05/03

E27: A rare appearance from the Master Debater himself. This episode is cut from a longer episode posted from EOA (to be released soon). Andrew is deeply concerned about where AI is heading. Andrew covers some broad topics of where we are in AI from the development of transformer architecture, the development of neural networks and the implications on how the technology unfolds. It took me a while to understand Andrew’s main point as we were talking parallel about different issues. Understanding the

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45:42

Rejecting the Status Quo - Geopolitics, Gdex...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2023/05/09

E26: Another test run for the new studio. Joon Chan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joonchan/), has been living a quieter life since his venture building days. He stopped by the studio and shared his thoughts on Geopolitics in the context of countries aligning East vs West and the impacts on Southeast Asia. Joon also briefly gives some insights into Gdex’s diversification plans, the latest happenings in the Palm Oil Industry in 2023, if it's possible to make money crypto trading, and his thoughts on

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44:44

E25: LLB - Open Jam - Global Macro, AI Brief,...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2023/05/09

Chong Siong, Principal, from Team Rocket Research happened to be in my neck of the woods. I used him as a guinea pig for testing the new studio equipment. This episode was completely unscripted and off the cuff. It was a good learning experience to improve the format in the future. Team Rocket Research (TRR) is a research outfit specializing in DeFi and GameFi, that also actively does angel investing in the space. In this episode we touch upon the global macro environment and its effect on risk

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01:16:49

E24: LLB - 2022 Recap/Review, Groceries, 15 min...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2023/02/07

Last episode of 2022. In this episode we review all the predictions we made in 2022 and review the topics we discussed. We covered a lot of ground from the Grocery sector, 15 minute delivery, Macroeconomic conditions, Food Tech, Payments in SEA, Quality of VC in SEA, where the money and talent is heading, and the trends of ChatGPT-3. We close out with some loose personal updates. Tune to get updated!

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49:53

E23: LLB - Invest in Malaysia, Non-Tech Opportunities...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2022/12/20

Recorded Nov 30th; late due to end year obligations. A very interesting episode that focuses on a thesis that says Malaysia is the best country to invest in SEA. Along with this sentiment, Jianggan and Alex discuss the big opportunities to build or invest in Southeast Asia that are not related to tech. Did the foodtech platforms have the right investment and execution thesis? Jianggan provides great insights and nuance to the China Covid situation you usually won’t hear from anywhere else.Intro

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01:22:21

E22: LLB - Bridging DeFi, Harsh Crypto Risks, Real...

Low Level Barbarians (LLB) ·

2022/11/19

Justin Ahn, Co-Founder of Quid.li, is building a startup that sits in a very similar space to FTX. Quidli enables crypto as micro-rewards with top collaborators and community members through Web 2.0 tools such as browsers, email, Slack and Discord. In this episode we cover two important aspects missing from current coverage of the FTX fallout. 1.) We have all heard from experts, but what are the users of crypto concerned about, and what are they asking? 2.) More importantly, can we make the case

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