Longtime Asia Hand Napoleon Biggs on AI in China and Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Napoleon Biggs has watched the Asian tech scene from inside the room for over twenty years, which makes him one of the few people we’d trust to compare the trajectories of Chinese AI development and the Southeast Asian digital boom in the same breath.
In this conversation we dig into what’s actually new about Chinese foundation models versus what’s been over-hyped, why Vietnam and Indonesia are showing up in places Silicon Valley investors didn’t expect them, and which underrated companies and founders he’s keeping an eye on right now.
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About the guest
Napoleon Biggs
Napoleon Biggs has been working in and writing about Asian technology markets for more than two decades — a rare voice with on-the-ground perspective spanning both Greater China and Southeast Asia's rising digital economies.