Beginner's mind

Language: eng
Episodes: 38
Last: 29 Nov 2017

A Podcast on all kind of important random things in life from the perspectives of a developer and a designer, who are based in the Bay area and Beijing.

Episodes (38)

Episode 36 On Education

Episode 36 On Education

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Published: 29 Nov 2017 Duration: n/a

Happy holiday! Quite a month! Joy has been travelling (again) and this time, Bali. So you will probably hear some background music from the resort. Joy got up at 11:30pm and Bo got up at 7am to make the call. Both were yawning until the con... Read more →

Happy holiday! Quite a month! Joy has been travelling (again) and this time, Bali. So you will probably hear some background music from the resort. Joy got up at 11:30pm and Bo got up at 7am to make the call. Both were yawning until the con... Read more →
Episode 35 On Amazon and Alibaba

Episode 35 On Amazon and Alibaba

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Published: 1 Nov 2017 Duration: n/a

Joy was travelling in Tibet for two weeks, and thus the show paused for a while. Now we are back on track, the topic we picked is about Amazon's purchase of wholefoods. We found the topic really interesting because it relates to Alibaba's r... Read more →

Joy was travelling in Tibet for two weeks, and thus the show paused for a while. Now we are back on track, the topic we picked is about Amazon's purchase of wholefoods. We found the topic really interesting because it relates to Alibaba's r... Read more →
Episode 34 On Bitcoin and ICO

Episode 34 On Bitcoin and ICO

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Published: 27 Sep 2017 Duration: n/a

Several days before the recording, Bo sent me few localbitcoins links and suggested that I could get in touch with these sellers, and ask them about bitcoin situation in China. I didn't do, because... I explained in this episode. The episod... Read more →

Several days before the recording, Bo sent me few localbitcoins links and suggested that I could get in touch with these sellers, and ask them about bitcoin situation in China. I didn't do, because... I explained in this episode. The episod... Read more →
Episode 33 On Triple Bubbles

Episode 33 On Triple Bubbles

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Published: 15 Sep 2017 Duration: n/a

Hello, World. We are back!In the past two months, we've been going through some life changes, like leaving a company and joining a new one, or building a new one (in Bo's case). For me, I've been working on a translation project for a while... Read more →

Hello, World. We are back!In the past two months, we've been going through some life changes, like leaving a company and joining a new one, or building a new one (in Bo's case). For me, I've been working on a translation project for a while... Read more →
Episode 32 On Mobile Working

Episode 32 On Mobile Working

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Published: 14 Jun 2017 Duration: n/a

We came back after a long break. And the first topic relates to mobile working, artificial intelligence, new iPad pro, and a lot of other buzz words. 01:00 What's the prospect of future mobile working? Bo explains how narrow AI might play a... Read more →

We came back after a long break. And the first topic relates to mobile working, artificial intelligence, new iPad pro, and a lot of other buzz words. 01:00 What's the prospect of future mobile working? Bo explains how narrow AI might play a... Read more →
Episode 31 On Medical Startups

Episode 31 On Medical Startups

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Published: 8 Mar 2017 Duration: n/a

01:00 We chat about Bo's first visit to Forward, an innovative clinic just started in San Francisco. It tries to create a futuristic hospital experience with new machines and big data. It's similar to another enterprise, One Medical. We com... Read more →

01:00 We chat about Bo's first visit to Forward, an innovative clinic just started in San Francisco. It tries to create a futuristic hospital experience with new machines and big data. It's similar to another enterprise, One Medical. We com... Read more →
Episode 30 On Being Present

Episode 30 On Being Present

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Published: 23 Feb 2017 Duration: n/a

We paused the show for a month due to CNY holiday and some technical issues. We each had different experiences in the past four weeks. While Joy was in Nepal for the physically, mentally and emotionally challenging meditation bootcamp, Bo h... Read more →

We paused the show for a month due to CNY holiday and some technical issues. We each had different experiences in the past four weeks. While Joy was in Nepal for the physically, mentally and emotionally challenging meditation bootcamp, Bo h... Read more →
Episode 29 On-Demand Bicycles in China (ENG)

Episode 29 On-Demand Bicycles in China (ENG)

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Published: 13 Jan 2017 Duration: n/a

The English version is here 0:00 We changed our name to Beginner's Mind. The reason will be further explained in another post.2:00 On-demand bicycles in China is blooming. But first we define the three main concepts, O2O, on-demand services... Read more →

The English version is here 0:00 We changed our name to Beginner's Mind. The reason will be further explained in another post.2:00 On-demand bicycles in China is blooming. But first we define the three main concepts, O2O, on-demand services... Read more →
Episode 29 On-Demand Bicycles in China (CHI)

Episode 29 On-Demand Bicycles in China (CHI)

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Published: 12 Jan 2017 Duration: n/a

It's 2017. We are back after the long break. This is a special episode, because we recorded twice, one in Chinese and the other in English. It was accidental. We usually spend 10 to 20 minutes running through the key points before the actua... Read more →

It's 2017. We are back after the long break. This is a special episode, because we recorded twice, one in Chinese and the other in English. It was accidental. We usually spend 10 to 20 minutes running through the key points before the actua... Read more →
Episode 28 On Cloud Computing

Episode 28 On Cloud Computing

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Published: 21 Dec 2016 Duration: n/a

Bo started using AWS cloud service to stream games to his old macbook. The experience was really good and that got him thinking about the cloud computing a lot lately, the opportunities and the problems. For me, it's more like a learning pr... Read more →

Bo started using AWS cloud service to stream games to his old macbook. The experience was really good and that got him thinking about the cloud computing a lot lately, the opportunities and the problems. For me, it's more like a learning pr... Read more →
Episode 27 On Startups in Iceland

Episode 27 On Startups in Iceland

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Published: 14 Dec 2016 Duration: n/a

Hello, December! We skipped November due to Joy's two-week visit to India, and the holiday season. We've been thinking about this topic for a while, startups in Iceland. There are a lot of interesting things going on in Iceland, besides gam... Read more →

Hello, December! We skipped November due to Joy's two-week visit to India, and the holiday season. We've been thinking about this topic for a while, startups in Iceland. There are a lot of interesting things going on in Iceland, besides gam... Read more →
Episode 26 On Election

Episode 26 On Election

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Published: 18 Nov 2016 Duration: n/a

The episode was supposed to be about startups in Iceland, which we both have read some fun articles and would like to share our findings. Yet, the election last week struck us so hard that we couldn't avoid. I was quite hesitated to share m... Read more →

The episode was supposed to be about startups in Iceland, which we both have read some fun articles and would like to share our findings. Yet, the election last week struck us so hard that we couldn't avoid. I was quite hesitated to share m... Read more →
Episode 25 On Weather Apps and Crowdsourcing

Episode 25 On Weather Apps and Crowdsourcing

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Published: 2 Nov 2016 Duration: n/a

Here it comes this time of a year, when temperature drops and layers are put on. We start the conversation with weather, like a lot of conversation goes, then we talk about weather apps, which leads to crowdsourcing and other related produc... Read more →

Here it comes this time of a year, when temperature drops and layers are put on. We start the conversation with weather, like a lot of conversation goes, then we talk about weather apps, which leads to crowdsourcing and other related produc... Read more →
Episode 24 On Startups in Southeast Asia

Episode 24 On Startups in Southeast Asia

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Published: 18 Oct 2016 Duration: n/a

There are a lot of things going on not just in the Bay Area or Beijing, but everywhere is witnessing certain changes brought by new technology, investment, etc. Last episode, we realized the way we consume the overloaded information today l... Read more →

There are a lot of things going on not just in the Bay Area or Beijing, but everywhere is witnessing certain changes brought by new technology, investment, etc. Last episode, we realized the way we consume the overloaded information today l... Read more →
Episode 23 On Ride-sharing

Episode 23 On Ride-sharing

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Published: 11 Oct 2016 Duration: n/a

Hola! Finally updated! We have been away for more than a month, due to a lot of things, such as Joy has gone for Burning Man for a while, some vacations in between, technical issues, and failed recordings. We did try to talk the last two we... Read more →

Hola! Finally updated! We have been away for more than a month, due to a lot of things, such as Joy has gone for Burning Man for a while, some vacations in between, technical issues, and failed recordings. We did try to talk the last two we... Read more →
Episode 22 On Losing Phones

Episode 22 On Losing Phones

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Published: 24 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Have you ever lost your phone somehow? And have you ever gotten your lost phone back? I have experienced lost my phone on a cab and got it back in about an hour by using “Find My Phone” feature. It was the most emotional hour I have ever ex... Read more →

Have you ever lost your phone somehow? And have you ever gotten your lost phone back? I have experienced lost my phone on a cab and got it back in about an hour by using “Find My Phone” feature. It was the most emotional hour I have ever ex... Read more →
Episode 21 On Platforms

Episode 21 On Platforms

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Published: 3 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

By the end of last episode, we were talking about Pokemon Go as a platform. The idea got both of us excited and we realized there are more we would like to explore. The keyword is platform. It’s like the word “location” to real estate agent... Read more →

By the end of last episode, we were talking about Pokemon Go as a platform. The idea got both of us excited and we realized there are more we would like to explore. The keyword is platform. It’s like the word “location” to real estate agent... Read more →
Episode 20 On Pokemon Go

Episode 20 On Pokemon Go

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Published: 25 Jul 2016 Duration: n/a

For two weeks, everyone has been talking about it. Pokemon Go swept the world and created buzz that none has done so far. Bo has been playing it in San Francisco for a while and is addicted to it. For me, although the game is still not avai... Read more →

For two weeks, everyone has been talking about it. Pokemon Go swept the world and created buzz that none has done so far. Bo has been playing it in San Francisco for a while and is addicted to it. For me, although the game is still not avai... Read more →
Episode 19 On Live Streaming and Live Broadcasting

Episode 19 On Live Streaming and Live Broadcasting

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Published: 14 Jul 2016 Duration: n/a

I saw this middle-aged man using a live broadcasting app on the bus one day, and it got me thinking: why do people watch strangers talk, eat, or sing all day? Why it has become so popular in China as well as in the States? That was the begi... Read more →

I saw this middle-aged man using a live broadcasting app on the bus one day, and it got me thinking: why do people watch strangers talk, eat, or sing all day? Why it has become so popular in China as well as in the States? That was the begi... Read more →
Episode 18 On Information Triage and Wearables

Episode 18 On Information Triage and Wearables

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Published: 29 Jun 2016 Duration: n/a

In last episode, we ended our talk with a new topic: how wearables are helping users to better manage information? How do people feel about wearables that are always on? We continued the discussion this time. Sometimes I feel the talk we ar... Read more →

In last episode, we ended our talk with a new topic: how wearables are helping users to better manage information? How do people feel about wearables that are always on? We continued the discussion this time. Sometimes I feel the talk we ar... Read more →