June 27, 2018

Jay Kim: Episode With Kevin McSpadden, Editor at e27

Kevin, a native of Montana, now lives in Singapore and is a journalist and editor at e27, where he keeps a pulse on the Southeast Asia tech ecosystem. In today’s episode he gives an insider’s perspective of Asia’s startup culture. Kevin is also a podcast junkie. He shares some of his favorite shows and introduces us to the recently debuted e27 Podcast Network.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

About Kevin’s career path and his work at e27
About Asia’s different startup cultures — particularly Hong Kong and Singapore
About e27’s Podcast Network
Kevin’s personal podcast recommendations

DETAILED SHOW NOTES

(2:35) Kevin’s quick introduction of himself and his work
(3:16) Kevin tells about e27’s history
(4:56) Kevin describes his career path
(6:14) Kevin explains what initially brought him to Asia
(7:49) Kevin gives a timeline of e27’s existence
(8:48) Kevin describes the e27 business model and their upcoming Top 100 event across Asia
(11:52) Kevin explains the difference between a news aggregator and a media company
(14:32) Jay and Kevin compare and contrast the startup cultures of Hong Kong and Singapore
(19:38) Jay and Kevin discuss the future of media, hard news, and fake news
(23:49) Kevin describes e27’s new podcast network
(27:58) Kevin’s personal podcast recommendations