Best Nio Liu Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 84: 2021 China Internet Report with SCMP CEO Gary Liu 41:20

2+ y ago41:20

41:20

Episode 84 of Tech Buzz China features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Gary Liu, CEO of the South China Morning Post on the hottest five trends shaping the China internet industry in 2021: tightening regulations, bumpy roads for IPOs, overseas expansion plans, shifting demographics, and growing private domain traffic. SCMP is a leading news med…

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Ep. 83: Acquired crossover — 2021 China tech trends 1:15:39

3y ago1:15:39

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The Acquired podcast puts out some of the very best business and technology content out there, and is one of our co-hosts’ favorite listens. Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal are inspirations, and so we’re always flattered to be referenced as the “Acquired of China tech”! We had a lot of fun recording this episode together. Here at Tech Buzz, we typi…

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Ep. 82: Q1 China ecommerce update with BigOne Lab 30:55

3y ago30:55

30:55

One of Tech Buzz China’s partners is leading alternative data firm BigOne Lab, who is one of the best sources on detailed operational data for large Chinese tech companies. In Tech Buzz's quarterly update, BigOne's head of research, Robert Wu, joined Rui for a live webinar going over everything interesting among the big China ecommerce players, whi…

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Ep. 81: What it takes to win in China - Rui Ma with Karl Ulrich 26:40

3y ago26:40

26:40

Episode 81 of Tech Buzz China continues our series of audio experiments, and features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Wharton professor Karl Ulrich on his latest book, Winning in China. The book was co-authored with Wharton Global Fellow Lele Sang, and presents 8 carefully researched case studies of successes and failures, from Amazon to Sequoi…

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Ep. 80: Community (grocery) group buying: The next must-win market in China? 46:01

3+ y ago46:01

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In episode 80 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about community group buying 社区团购 shèqū tuángòu, or CGB, which is the hottest thing in China tech right now. In addition to startups raising crazy funds — one just raised $700 million — the internet giants have all gone in with guns blazing, and investors are bullish. Listen and follow along with …

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Ep. 79: Yatsen Group: Cosmetics ecommerce superstar and China’s L’Oreal for the digital age? 38:45

3+ y ago38:45

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In Episode 79 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about a company that aspires to be “China’s L’Oréal” for the digital age: Yatsen Group, owner of smash hit cosmetics app Perfect Diary (完美日记) among other brands. Though we at Tech Buzz have never directly covered the company, we have mentioned it, including in Episode 70 with Lauren Hallanan; as w…

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Ep. 78: China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) dreams 37:19

3+ y ago37:19

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Episode 78 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Yán Xiāo 肖妍 on the timely topic of China’s proposed national digital currency. Yan is a San Francisco-based Project Lead at the World Economic Forum with deep experience in fintech, having worked as senior legal counsel at Ant Group. She is also a lawyer by training and …

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Ep. 77: The next thing in China ecommerce? Consumer to manufacturer (C2M) 34:46

3+ y ago34:46

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In episode 77 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu tackle a topic that has become the next big thing in China ecommerce: C2M, or consumer to manufacturer. Although the acronym itself is not new, the term has been redefined within the past two years, driven by the choices of a handful of key founders and companies. Listen to learn about w…

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Ep. 76: Lufax IPO and the end of P2P lending in China 24:26

3+ y ago24:26

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In episode 76 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu take advantage of the recent Lufax IPO filing (Chinese name: 陆金所 lùjīnsuǒ) to talk about the P2P lending industry in China, which has been an oft-requested topic! We get into China’s (lack of) regulation of the nontraditional form of financing, drivers behind the industry’s quick boom an…

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Ep. 75: China ecommerce SaaS: Youzan, Weimob, and WeChat mini programs 33:16

3+ y ago33:16

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In episode 75 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu talk about China ecommerce SaaS (software as a service), which currently primarily refers to WeChat ecommerce as it takes place through mini programs. Listen to learn about major players Youzan and Weimob, the difference between public and private traffic, and what Alibaba’s and Tencent’…

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Ep. 74: Ant Group: The biggest IPO…ever? 55:01

3+ y ago55:01

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In episode 74 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu talk in depth about Ant Group, Alibaba’s financial affiliate, ahead of its upcoming mega-IPO. Media reports that the company — which already holds the record for “largest-ever single private fundraise” for its $14 billion raise in 2018 — seeks to raise $30 billion. That figure would inde…

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Ep. 73: KE Holdings: China’s second largest platform? 35:51

3+ y ago35:51

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In episode 73 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu return to the typical deep-dive format you’ve come to expect, with a timely look into recently listed real estate tech platform Beike 贝壳, or KE Holdings (BEKE). In addition to talking about the two-year-young company, we explore the realities of the Chinese real estate industry, which op…

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Ep. 72: What makes TikTok tick: A dialogue with Eugene Wei 1:08:32

3+ y ago1:08:32

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Episode 72 of Tech Buzz China features product expert Eugene Wei in conversation with our co-host Rui Ma on the timely topic of TikTok and the mechanics of what makes the app so successful. Tune in to learn why Rui calls TikTok an “algorithmic entertainment platform” and why Eugene terms TikTok’s algorithm the “Sorting Hat.” You’ll also learn why t…

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Ep. 71: Industry trends in China’s COVID-19 recovery, with Mu Chen 29:44

4y ago29:44

29:44

Episode 71 of Tech Buzz China features Mu Chen in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma, on the topic of digital and consumption trends in China. Mu is the founder and CEO of BigOne Lab (百观Lab), a data intelligence firm for investors. He discusses recent data and trends from key industries such as delivery, recruitment, logistics, trave…

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Ep. 70: Livestreaming ecommerce with Lauren Hallanan 40:33

4y ago40:33

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Episode 70 of Tech Buzz China features Lauren Hallanan in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma on the topic of livestreaming ecommerce. In addition to being a former China-based livestreamer herself, with over 400,000 followers, Lauren is a fellow SupChina podcaster at the China Marketing Podcast. Go check it out! Today, Lauren gives a…

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Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff Ding 30:40

4y ago30:40

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Episode 69 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Jeff Ding, a Rhodes Scholar and D.Phil Researcher at Oxford in the Future of Humanity Institute. He is also the creator of a free weekly newsletter called China AI. For his talk, Jeff focuses on artificial intelligence in China, specifically, some of the “unsexy” technical a…

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Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia 25:38

4y ago25:38

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Episode 68 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Shang Koo, the CFO of M17 Entertainment, or M17.asia, which is a livestreaming company popular in Taiwan and Japan. Listen to learn more about entertainment livestreaming and how the industry has developed throughout Asia. Shang goes into the dynamics of gifting, critiques o…

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Ep. 67: TikTok’s siblings: ByteDance’s other video apps 44:19

4y ago44:19

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In episode 67 of Tech Buzz China, hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss the ByteDance family of video apps outside of TikTok, including Xigua, Huoshan, and Pipixia. Most listeners know by now that ByteDance is very good at video, and these other apps provide noteworthy — though not comprehensive — examples of just how good it is. Listen to learn ab…

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Ep. 66: Beyond TikTok: Bytedance’s ambitions in gaming and education 34:16

4y ago34:16

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In episode 66 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about Bytedance’s forays into gaming and education — moves that have been well covered and are eagerly anticipated by Chinese media. Notably, in multiple interviews, CEO Zhang Yiming says that he only wants to go into fields where he feels he is better than the incumbent. While…

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Ep. 65 (Extra Buzz Special): Luckin’s luck ran out 29:02

4y ago29:02

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Episode 65 of Tech Buzz China is a special one — a reading of the seventh issue of Extra Buzz, our new biweekly newsletter written by co-host Rui Ma. Listen (and read along) to follow Rui’s thoughts on the biggest story in China tech last week: the alleged fraud of China’s on-demand coffee company, Luckin Coffee 瑞幸咖啡. At its core, we at Tech Buzz b…

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Ep. 64: Telemedicine in China in the time of COVID-19: Part 2 38:23

4y ago38:23

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Episode 64 of Tech Buzz China is the second of two episodes on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which is closely watched in the wake of COVID-19. This week, on the heels of episode 63’s discussion of Ping An Good Doctor, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about other experiments, such as Chunyu Yisheng 春雨医生, WeDoctor 好大夫, and Dingxiangyuan 丁香园. …

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Ep. 63: China telemedicine in the time of COVID-19: Part 1 37:34

4y ago37:34

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Episode 63 of Tech Buzz China is on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which has quickly evolved to become one of the most interesting businesses in China, especially in the wake of COVID-19. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu focus on the underlying drivers within the complex healthcare industry. They cover topics such as the size of the Chinese healt…

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Ep. 62: Real pain for Chinese real estate startups 36:23

4y ago36:23

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Episode 62 of Tech Buzz China is on co-living and co-working, two of the formerly hottest — and now possibly coldest — sectors in China tech. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss how real estate startups have been hit hard by the coronavirus against a backdrop of how the real estate sector is big business in China. From rental startup companies…

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Ep. 61: Getting educated on China K-12 tutoring edtech 35:29

4y ago35:29

35:29

Episode 61 of Tech Buzz China is on K-12 edtech entrepreneurs, who are seeing their businesses grow instead of shrink in the wake of the coronavirus. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss top trends and the key players before the virus hit, and how they are responding now. In 2018, the raging headline was that half of the venture capital deploye…

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Ep. 60: Wuhan Coronavirus: Impact on China Tech 27:07

4+ y ago27:07

27:07

Episode 60 of Tech Buzz China is a special on the Wuhan coronavirus and its impact on China tech, as seen by co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu. As we produce this episode, all of China is still pretty much on lockdown in response to the virus — it’s a transformative time. We talk about the impact on a range of sectors such as grocery ecommerce, remo…

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Nio Liu Podcasts

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Tech Buzz China by Pandaily

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Ep. 84: 2021 China Internet Report with SCMP CEO Gary Liu 41:20

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Ep. 83: Acquired crossover — 2021 China tech trends 1:15:39

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Ep. 82: Q1 China ecommerce update with BigOne Lab 30:55

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Ep. 81: What it takes to win in China - Rui Ma with Karl Ulrich 26:40

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Ep. 80: Community (grocery) group buying: The next must-win market in China? 46:01

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Ep. 79: Yatsen Group: Cosmetics ecommerce superstar and China’s L’Oreal for the digital age? 38:45

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Ep. 78: China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) dreams 37:19

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Ep. 77: The next thing in China ecommerce? Consumer to manufacturer (C2M) 34:46

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Ep. 76: Lufax IPO and the end of P2P lending in China 24:26

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Ep. 75: China ecommerce SaaS: Youzan, Weimob, and WeChat mini programs 33:16

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Ep. 74: Ant Group: The biggest IPO…ever? 55:01

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Ep. 73: KE Holdings: China’s second largest platform? 35:51

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Ep. 72: What makes TikTok tick: A dialogue with Eugene Wei 1:08:32

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Ep. 71: Industry trends in China’s COVID-19 recovery, with Mu Chen 29:44

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Ep. 70: Livestreaming ecommerce with Lauren Hallanan 40:33

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Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff Ding 30:40

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Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia 25:38

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Ep. 67: TikTok’s siblings: ByteDance’s other video apps 44:19

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Ep. 66: Beyond TikTok: Bytedance’s ambitions in gaming and education 34:16

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Ep. 65 (Extra Buzz Special): Luckin’s luck ran out 29:02

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Ep. 64: Telemedicine in China in the time of COVID-19: Part 2 38:23

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Ep. 63: China telemedicine in the time of COVID-19: Part 1 37:34

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Ep. 62: Real pain for Chinese real estate startups 36:23

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Ep. 61: Getting educated on China K-12 tutoring edtech 35:29

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Ep. 60: Wuhan Coronavirus: Impact on China Tech 27:07

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