
#118 Zennon Kapron – The Digital World is Changing
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11/09/22 • 75 min
Zennon Kapron is the Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia's leading financial technology research and consulting firms. Zennon is a recognised thought leader on fintech in Asia and a regular speaker at financial conferences globally including: Money 20/20, TradeTech, Sibos, SIFMA, Innovate Finance, Future of Fintech in Asia, APFIC and many others.
He has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on matters of China Fintech and is regularly quoted in the press and television appearances including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times to name a few.
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(03:45) Why do you do what you do?
(07:55) How did China grow so quickly?
(10:12) China's acceleration in technology & payments
(15:25) China's tech stocks performance in the US
(18:25) Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) & fintech
(21:58) The risks and considerations of CBDCs
(26:45) Central bank digital currencies in Europe & US
(30:20) Will CBDC replace cash in 20 years?
(34:00) Financial inclusion in developing countries
(38:30) The race to the best design and user experience
(42:45) Gamification & user retention in technology
(47:11) People's relationship with digital products
(50:22) Doing what you want to do in life
(53:20) What are the biggest lessons you've learned in life?
(01:00:00) The ability and drive to do more
(01:03:42) Maslow's hierarchy of needs & helping others
(01:05:20) Why did you write a book on crypto in 2014?
(01:13:20) The Bitcoin Standard
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Zennon Kapron is the Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia's leading financial technology research and consulting firms. Zennon is a recognised thought leader on fintech in Asia and a regular speaker at financial conferences globally including: Money 20/20, TradeTech, Sibos, SIFMA, Innovate Finance, Future of Fintech in Asia, APFIC and many others.
He has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on matters of China Fintech and is regularly quoted in the press and television appearances including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times to name a few.
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(03:45) Why do you do what you do?
(07:55) How did China grow so quickly?
(10:12) China's acceleration in technology & payments
(15:25) China's tech stocks performance in the US
(18:25) Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) & fintech
(21:58) The risks and considerations of CBDCs
(26:45) Central bank digital currencies in Europe & US
(30:20) Will CBDC replace cash in 20 years?
(34:00) Financial inclusion in developing countries
(38:30) The race to the best design and user experience
(42:45) Gamification & user retention in technology
(47:11) People's relationship with digital products
(50:22) Doing what you want to do in life
(53:20) What are the biggest lessons you've learned in life?
(01:00:00) The ability and drive to do more
(01:03:42) Maslow's hierarchy of needs & helping others
(01:05:20) Why did you write a book on crypto in 2014?
(01:13:20) The Bitcoin Standard
Please leave a review:
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- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG
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#117 Justin Welsh – Behind The Scenes of a $5M One Person Business
Justin Welsh is the diversified solopreneur. He is building a portfolio of one-person businesses to $5M in revenue. He writes daily posts & articles about the process. His weekly newsletter, The Saturday Solopreneur, provides one actionable tip on audience and revenue growth for your online business to over 55,000+ people. Additionally, his flagship course, The LinkedIn Operating System, has helped over 7,000+ individuals to grow and monetise their LinkedIn.
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(06:28) Staying away from things you don't want to do
(08:40) Breaking habits and the unlearning process
(10:41) Practical steps to conscious entrepreneurship
(14:15) How to live a life of abundance and freedom
(16:40) Turning point in Justin Welsh's career
(20:57) Product design & listening to your audience
(23:35) Working in the business vs. on the business
(29:28) The importance of support systems
(32:25) Who are your biggest influences?
(34:25) Practising minimalism & clarity of thinking
(37:25) Expectation management & setting targets
(41:25) Committing to the process & getting 1% better
(44:33) Advice for someone to get started
(47:42) The curses of granted knowledge
(50:11) Facing imposter syndrome on a daily basis
(52:42) The transformation to solopreneurship
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#119 Lisa Edwards – Maximize Your Career Potential
Lisa Edwards is the Executive Chair of Diligent Institute. Lisa was previously the founder & CEO of KnowledgeX and ValuBond. After selling two startups, she became the Head of Business Development at Visa and went on to become Executive Vice President of Salesforce.
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(04:28) Why do you do what you do?
(08:15) Are entrepreneurs born or bred?
(10:45) Lessons from startups for career development
(16:28) How to get into senior positions young
(19:20) How to position yourself strategically for growth
(24:55) How to make big career decisions
(28:30) How to analyse your career development
(34:10) How to create a winning team
(39:00) How to make a company attractive for retention
(43:13) The benefits of creating a remote environment
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