Podcasts

From GGV Capital, Evolving for the Next Billion interviews local champions and global giants who are reshaping the lives of the next billion internet users. Hosted by GGV Capital Managing Partner Hans Tung. Produced by GGV colleague Rita Yang. Podcasts are released bi-weekly.

Jixun Foo: 2021, The Year of Dramatic Changes

Episode 51

Jixun Foo: 2021, The Year of Dramatic Changes

Episode 49

Hans on What Excites him about LatAM

Ralf Wenzel of JOKR: Return of Lifetime is much more important than Return of Investment

Episode 48

Ralf Wenzel of JOKR: Return of Lifetime is much more important than Return of Investment

Dane Atkinson of Odeko: My Lifelong Mission in Empowering Small Businesses with Tech

Episode 47

Dane Atkinson of Odeko: My Lifelong Mission in Empowering Small Businesses with Tech

Stefan Kalb of Shelf Engine: Combating Food Waste with Data Science

Episode 46

Stefan Kalb of Shelf Engine: Combating Food Waste with Data Science

Episode 45

Timo and Andre of Next Gen Foods: Blitzscaling Plant-based Chicken from Inception to Global Brand in 2 Years

Fabián Gómez of Frubana: The Everything Store for Restaurants in LatAm

Episode 44

Fabián Gómez of Frubana: The Everything Store for Restaurants in LatAm

Le Hong Minh of VNG: Rising above Global Giants as Vietnam’s Homegrown Startup

Episode 43

Le Hong Minh of VNG: Rising above Global Giants as Vietnam’s Homegrown Startup

Irving Fain of Bowery: How I Became A Modern Farmer

Episode 42

Irving Fain of Bowery: How I Became A Modern Farmer

Binny Bansal: Inside the Success of Flipkart

Episode 41

Binny Bansal: Inside the Success of Flipkart

Sonny & Christy of Arevo: From MIT Labs to Print Farms in Vietnam

Episode 40

Sonny & Christy of Arevo: From MIT Labs to Print Farms in Vietnam

Allon Bloch of K Health: Reimagining Primary Care with AI

Episode 39

Allon Bloch of K Health: Reimagining Primary Care with AI

Max Levchin of Affirm: Why I Built Affirm after PayPal

Episode 38

Max Levchin of Affirm: Why I Built Affirm after PayPal

Jim Miller of Wayfair: Turning Profitable during COVID-19 | Evolving Ecommerce Ep.3

Episode 37

Jim Miller of Wayfair: Turning Profitable during COVID-19 | Evolving Ecommerce Ep.3

Bonus: Jenny Lee of GGV on Raising $2.52 billion over 250 Zoom Calls

Episode 36

Bonus: Jenny Lee of GGV on Raising $2.52 billion over 250 Zoom Calls

Josh Silverman of Etsy: "Every job I've had was a job no one wanted" | Evolving Ecommerce Ep.2

Episode 35

Josh Silverman of Etsy: "Every job I've had was a job no one wanted" | Evolving Ecommerce Ep.2

Becoming Shopify | Evolving eCommerce Ep.1

Episode 34

Becoming Shopify | Evolving eCommerce Ep.1

Episode 33

Hans Tung of GGV: The Unbelievable 2020

Jixun Foo of GGV: A Year of Turning Points

Episode 32

Jixun Foo of GGV: A Year of Turning Points

Son Tran of Tiki: A Decade of Entrepreneurship in Vietnam

Episode 31

Son Tran of Tiki: A Decade of Entrepreneurship in Vietnam

Jenny Lee of GGV: Why EdTech is not a 'Winners Take All' Sector

Episode 30

Jenny Lee of GGV: Why EdTech is not a 'Winners Take All' Sector

EdTech Series 3: Huohua Siwei (Spark Education)

Episode 29

EdTech Series 3: Huohua Siwei (Spark Education)

EdTech Series 2: Michael Jensen of Labster

Episode 28

EdTech Series 2: Michael Jensen of Labster

EdTech Series 1: China's Top Learning App Zuoyebang

Episode 27

EdTech Series 1: China's Top Learning App Zuoyebang

Peter De Caluwe of Thunes: A Cross-Border Payments Network for Emerging Markets

Episode 26

Peter De Caluwe of Thunes: A Cross-Border Payments Network for Emerging Markets

Siddharth of PharmEasy: Disrupting India Healthcare

Episode 25

Siddharth of PharmEasy: Disrupting India Healthcare

Hendra Kwik of Payfazz: Empowering Indonesia's Unbanked

Episode 24

Hendra Kwik of Payfazz: Empowering Indonesia's Unbanked

Live in Jakarta: Founders Q&A with Hans Tung

Episode 23

Live in Jakarta: Founders Q&A with Hans Tung

Agung of Warung Pintar: Indonesia's Micro-Retail Tech Startup

Episode 22

Agung of Warung Pintar: Indonesia's Micro-Retail Tech Startup

Hans Tung: Emerging Trends, FoodTech & Advice for His Younger Self

Episode 21

Hans Tung: Emerging Trends, FoodTech & Advice for His Younger Self

Episode 20

George and Gaery of Tiket.com

Episode 19

Garry Tan of Initialized Capital

Episode 18

Achmad Zaky of Bukalapak

Jenny Lee of GGV: Why We Invested in Agora.io

Episode 17

Jenny Lee of GGV: Why We Invested in Agora.io

Episode 16

Tony Zhao, CEO of Agora

Cecilia Sun of Miss Fresh (每日优鲜): The Economics of Online Grocery in China

GGV Live Special

Cecilia Sun of Miss Fresh (每日优鲜): The Economics of Online Grocery in China

Savio Kwan: How Alibaba Survived SARS and Thrived

GGV Live Special

Savio Kwan: How Alibaba Survived SARS and Thrived

Mobilizing Distributed Teams in Crisis – featuring HashiCorp and HelloBike

GGV Live Special

Mobilizing Distributed Teams in Crisis – featuring HashiCorp and HelloBike

GGV Live Special

GGV's Jixun Foo & XPENG's Brian Gu: Cashflow in COVID-19

GGV Fellows: Doing Startups in China as Young Global Talent

Episode 15

GGV Fellows: Doing Startups in China as Young Global Talent

Amit & RK of Yulu: India and Micro-Mobility

Episode 14

Amit & RK of Yulu: India and Micro-Mobility

Eric Yuan of Zoom: How WebEx’s Unhappy Customers Inspired Zoom (rerun)

Episode 13

Eric Yuan of Zoom: How WebEx’s Unhappy Customers Inspired Zoom (rerun)

How Vamsi Krishna's Vedantu Scales Personalized Live Tutoring in India

Episode 12

How Vamsi Krishna's Vedantu Scales Personalized Live Tutoring in India

Rajesh Yabaji of BlackBuck: Building A Startup

Episode 11

Rajesh Yabaji of BlackBuck: Building A Startup

Chen Ying of Shihuituan: Community Group Buy in China

Episode 10

Chen Ying of Shihuituan: Community Group Buy in China

Bonus Episode

Jixun Foo of GGV: Investing in Telio

Telio's SyPhong and My Linh - A Vietnamese Impact Unicorn

Episode 9

Telio's SyPhong and My Linh - A Vietnamese Impact Unicorn

Ankiti of Zilingo: Helping Fashion Merchants in Asia

Episode 8

Ankiti of Zilingo: Helping Fashion Merchants in Asia

Jenny, Jixun, and Hans on Southeast Asia: Advice for Founders

Episode 7

Jenny, Jixun, and Hans on Southeast Asia: Advice for Founders

Tokopedia Drives 1.5% of Indonesia’s GDP - How William and Patrick Did It

Episode 6

Tokopedia Drives 1.5% of Indonesia’s GDP - How William and Patrick Did It

Ming Maa of Grab - Growing a Super App in Southeast Asia

Episode 5

Ming Maa of Grab - Growing a Super App in Southeast Asia

Fireside Chat with Founders of Udaan, Xiaomi and Hans Tung

Episode 4

Fireside Chat with Founders of Udaan, Xiaomi and Hans Tung

Episode 3

Manu of Xiaomi: The Making of India’s Favorite Smartphone Brand

How Snapdeal Survived and Thrived in India’s eCommerce Battleground

Episode 2

How Snapdeal Survived and Thrived in India’s eCommerce Battleground

How Vaibhav Gupta Built Udaan, India’s Fastest B2B Unicorn

Episode 1

How Vaibhav Gupta Built Udaan, India’s Fastest B2B Unicorn

Season 1

Josh Luber of StockX: Buying Sneakers Like Stocks?

Episode 41

Josh Luber of StockX: Buying Sneakers Like Stocks?

How Renee Wang Built Castbox, America’s No 1 Podcast App

Episode 40

How Renee Wang Built Castbox, America’s No 1 Podcast App

Brian Gu of XPENG Motors: Why China’s EV Market Excites Me

Episode 39

Brian Gu of XPENG Motors: Why China’s EV Market Excites Me

[Ask Me Anything] Hans Tung: Breaking Into VC

Episode 38

[Ask Me Anything] Hans Tung: Breaking Into VC

Hao Wu on Making “People’s Republic of Desire”

Episode 37

Hao Wu on Making “People’s Republic of Desire”

Redefining Travel - Airbnb China's Tao Peng

Episode 36

Redefining Travel - Airbnb China's Tao Peng

Jane Sun: CEO of Ctrip, Asia’s Largest OTA

Episode 35

Jane Sun: CEO of Ctrip, Asia’s Largest OTA

Episode 34

Interviewing Our GGV Fellows

Chinese Overseas Returnees (Hai Guis): Opportunities and Challenges

Episode 33

Chinese Overseas Returnees (Hai Guis): Opportunities and Challenges

Wang Yu of Tantan on Scaling China’s Top Dating App

Episode 32

Wang Yu of Tantan on Scaling China’s Top Dating App

Simon Zhang of GrowingIO: Learning to Grow, Chinese Style

Episode 31

Simon Zhang of GrowingIO: Learning to Grow, Chinese Style

Doris Ke on Marketing Across the US and China

Episode 30

Doris Ke on Marketing Across the US and China

Orion Zhao of Moka on Being a Sea Turtle Entrepreneur and SaaS in China

Episode 29

Orion Zhao of Moka on Being a Sea Turtle Entrepreneur and SaaS in China

Chuhai (出海): Why Chinese Entrepreneurs are Targeting Emerging Markets Across the World

Episode 28

Chuhai (出海): Why Chinese Entrepreneurs are Targeting Emerging Markets Across the World

George Yan: From Microsoft China to Clobotics

Episode 27

George Yan: From Microsoft China to Clobotics

Yan Li & Token Hu of NIU: Journey to IPO

Episode 26

Yan Li & Token Hu of NIU: Journey to IPO

iPod inventor Tony Fadell - Finding the New "New" Thing

Episode 25

iPod inventor Tony Fadell - Finding the New "New" Thing

Ashley Peng of Xiaobu: When Chinese Millennials Become Parents

Episode 24

Ashley Peng of Xiaobu: When Chinese Millennials Become Parents

David Li of YY: China's Livestream Pioneer

Episode 23

David Li of YY: China's Livestream Pioneer

Episode 22

#AskGGV: LATAM and Emerging Markets

Toby Sun of Lime: The Future of Transportation

Episode 21

Toby Sun of Lime: The Future of Transportation

Jixun Foo of GGV Capital: Behind the Scenes of China’s Venture Deals

Episode 20

Jixun Foo of GGV Capital: Behind the Scenes of China’s Venture Deals

Episode 19

How naked Group's Grant Horsfield Pioneered a Lifestyle Brand in China

BingoBox's Zilin Chen and The Future of 'New Retail' in China

Episode 18

BingoBox's Zilin Chen and The Future of 'New Retail' in China

Episode 17

Unpacking Xiaomi’s IPO

Justin Kan of Twitch and Atrium: From Builder to Entrepreneur

Episode 16

Justin Kan of Twitch and Atrium: From Builder to Entrepreneur

Eric Yuan of Zoom: From Immigrant to CEO

Episode 15

Eric Yuan of Zoom: From Immigrant to CEO

Jenny Lee of GGV Capital on Being a VC in China

Episode 14

Jenny Lee of GGV Capital on Being a VC in China

MIT's Yasheng Huang on the Future of US-China Trade Relations

Episode 13

MIT's Yasheng Huang on the Future of US-China Trade Relations

How DataVisor Uses Machine Learning To Fight Frauds

Episode 12

How DataVisor Uses Machine Learning To Fight Frauds

Episode 11

Bertrand Schmitt of App Annie

Nathan Blecharczyk: Lessons from Airbnb’s China Expansion

Episode 10

Nathan Blecharczyk: Lessons from Airbnb’s China Expansion

How LimeBike Tackles America’s Last-Mile Problem

Episode 9

How LimeBike Tackles America’s Last-Mile Problem

Miranda Qu (Xiaohongshu) - Powering E-Commerce with Community

Episode 8

Miranda Qu (Xiaohongshu) - Powering E-Commerce with Community

Liulishuo's Yi Wang - Teaching English with AI

Episode 7

Liulishuo's Yi Wang - Teaching English with AI

How Xiaomi Engineered its “Surprise Comeback”

Episode 6

How Xiaomi Engineered its “Surprise Comeback”

Tao Zhang - The Meituan-Dianping Merge and the “Groupon War”

Episode 5

Tao Zhang - The Meituan-Dianping Merge and the “Groupon War”

ByteDance's Liu Zhen on Its Global Vision and Leading Uber China

Episode 4

ByteDance's Liu Zhen on Its Global Vision and Leading Uber China

Kai-Fu Lee: From Google to Sinovation Ventures

Episode 3

Kai-Fu Lee: From Google to Sinovation Ventures

Andrew Ng - China's Startup Ecosystem and AI Ambitions

Episode 2

Andrew Ng - China's Startup Ecosystem and AI Ambitions

Jerry Yang of Yahoo!: Why I Believed in Alibaba

Episode 1

Jerry Yang of Yahoo!: Why I Believed in Alibaba

Reviews

Deeply substantial and amazingly practical

"If you’re currently an investor, entrepreneur, or want to be one in the future than this podcast should be part of your weekly content diet. With global insights that you simply can't find anywhere else, Evolving for the Next Billion is a truly incredible resource!"

Arlie K

28 October 2021

Great Source for learning new opportunities

"I’ve been following GGV podcast for few years. Very insightful and highly recommended!"

rogeryuuu

15 October 2020

Eye opening podcast to the outside world

"Thanks very much to the GGV team for democratizing consumer tech and eCommerce trends to audience globally. I’ve grew a lot from the last two years listening to the podcast, and I’m personally excited to use this knowledge to build a meaningful career in the global space."

globalventurer

13 October 2020