What is fuelling China’s push towards homegrown tech innovation? It’s the early 8th century and the court of the Tang Dynasty is buzzing. Yi Xing, henceforth to be remembered as famous innovator (and also astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk) has just revealed his big invention: the world’s first mechanical clock. He sets the […]
Preserving Chinese Culture: The Homes of Huizhou
Bai Shiyuan and his curious collection Enter any of the countless, brown-brick factory warehouses of Haidian district, on Beijing’s northwesterly outskirts, and you’re likely to be greeted by sweaty workers, hoards of crates and scowling overseers. Pass the threshold of entrepreneur and compulsive collector Bai Shiyuan’s warehouse, however, and you’ll walk straight into a breathtaking […]
Building the Aigo Brand: An Interview with Chairman and Founder Feng Jun
Feng Jun is a spirited entrepreneur. The Chairman and Founder of consumer electronics giant Aigo Digital Technology Co. Ltd., started the company in 1992 with just RMB 220 borrowed from his mother (back then it was called Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology). Aigo had humble beginnings—it started by selling computer casings and keyboards to companies in […]
As Luck Would Have It: Reaping Big Rewards from a Positional Advantage
How Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize win had someone else laughing all the way to the bank. Changing times can lead to changing fortunes. Recently, events gaining international attention have changed two enterprises’ fortunes for the better. One is a single-person operation while the other is a multi-billion dollar corporation; but both involve liquor and illustrate […]
Homegrown Style: Mao Jihong’s Quest for the Chinese Luxury Market
Fashion designer Mao Jihong on how one of China’s leading luxury brands made its mark on the mainland Mao Jihong is the man who could build a bridge between the Chinese luxury market and the rest of the world. Standing astride the world’s second-largest luxury market, Mao, the founder and president of Mixmind Art & Design Co., […]
Gone Fishing: China’s Threatened Aquaculture Exports
China’s dominance of world seafood production challenged by weaker export markets, rising costs and competition Landy Chow plucks a shrimp and carefully checks the wriggling creature’s body length and weight. The weight and the skin seem right, nods Chow before returning the gray-brown creature to the pond. The shrimp, one of millions he’s bought from […]
China’s Social Media Giants
Unknown to most people outside China, the country has a very vibrant social media landscape. A surprisingly large percentage of people across both urban and small-town China are hooked to micro-blogs and social networking service (SNS) products. Over the years, Chinese social media companies have come up with some very innovative products and services, such as Tencent’s WeChat, […]
Taking a Hard Look at Customer Relationship Management
“Big Data” is fast becoming an important asset for companies. Deciphering data can lead to many useful insights about consumers and their preferences. But the reality is that only a handful of companies really understand how to leverage Big Data in the right way. Big Data is not just about the size of data, but […]
The High-Growth Conundrum: Marketing at Hyperspeed
Marketing is an important function at any time, but it’s perhaps most crucial for a company entering a hypergrowth phase. The product might be selling well, but can be killed by any number of missteps: create demand faster than you can fill orders, and the market may turn away from your brand, never to return. […]
The High-Growth Conundrum: Helping Companies Cross the Chasm
How can small companies grow into large companies? It’s a simple question to pose but not so easy to answer. Some of the most persuasive answers have been offered by Geoffrey Moore. The Silicon Valley consultant made his reputation with two books that offered the tech industry a strategy and perhaps more importantly, a vocabulary […]
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