Archive - Leapfrog

#10 Crypto churches and AI evangelism

When we know we are participating in collective hype-building but continue anyway

May 24 •

Something new 🌊

About 'Reading the Waves'

May 22 •

February 2025

#9 Quitting VC to chase mom-and-pop shops

Why Will left his glamorous VC job to start a serial acquirer

Feb 17 •

January 2025

Culture matters at DeepSeek

While 'passion' and 'curiosity' may sound cliché, DeepSeek actually lives these values with conviction

Jan 30 •

December 2024

#8 The good, the bad and the ugly of AI anime fantasies

I speak to Raven Gao, a philosophy enthusiast turned computer science graduate who is building an AI platform for generating anime-style characters.

Dec 23, 2024 •

A goodbye to my China beat

Sometime this summer, Jordan Schneider of the great ChinaTalk asked what I would be interested in writing about.

Dec 11, 2024 •

October 2024

✍️ The never-ending China-shedding game

New regulation from the US threatens to soon make Chinese tech firms' journey to the West even more precarious.

Oct 28, 2024 •

#7 How this founder leveled up after China's gaming crackdown

Welcome to Episode 7 of Leapfrog, a podcast about global entrepreneurs outside the American-centric bubble.

Oct 25, 2024 •

September 2024

#6 'Working at TikTok gave me reverse culture shock'

At TikTok's US office, Lucy had a taste of China's tech company culture

Sep 4, 2024 •

August 2024

#5 Emma's story: From French lit to Arabian EVs

How Emma Meng went from studying French tragedy at Cambridge to bringing Chinese EVs into the Middle East.

Aug 5, 2024 •

July 2024

#4 Running for a better future: A Chinese founder’s Singapore move

Her parents, who thrived during China's economic boom, are baffled by her move

Jul 15, 2024 •

#3: 'Chinese entrepreneurs now need a political science degree'

How a Chinese entrepreneur charted an alternative path in Japan amid US-China tensions

Jul 1, 2024 •

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