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Chinese Corporations’ Understanding of Leadership

September 18, 2019 By Zhang Xiaomeng

China’s economic development and industry-wide changes have had a huge impact on the leadership skills of Chinese corporate executives over the past 30 years.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Management, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: China's Corporate Leadership, Leading Styles, Management Styles

Voice of the People: How iFlytek Came to Dominate the World of Speech Recognition

August 22, 2018 By CKGSB Case Center

For a company whose software speaks to more than half a billion people, iFlytek tends to keep its voice low. Founded by a group of researchers in 1999 and headquartered in the relatively sleepy eastern city of Hefei, the company was ranked as the 6th smartest firm in the world in 2017—just one place below Google—by MIT Technology Review. Over the past two decades, iFlytek developed software that can understand several Chinese dialects fluently—a feat Apple’s Siri still struggles with. It can transcribe it into text, and translate it into English instantly. In this interview, Jiang Tao, Senior Vice President of iFlytek, who joined in the firm at the very beginning, explains how the company reached this point and how it keeps hold of its world-class researchers.

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, China, Entrepreneurship, Q&A, Technology, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: AI, Speech recognition, Technology, Voice recognition

UISEE Finds a Shortcut for Driverless Cars

June 19, 2017 By Liu Sha

As people imagine the future of transportation, the first thing they think of is driverless cars. There are still many questions to consider, however, and not just at the level of personal safety. How will transportation networks adapt? What about laws and regulations? What will be the impact on logistics and employment? Many technology firms and automakers have had their prototypes, but none which could be commercialized for public use. Wu Gansha, a veteran engineer and former director of Intel Labs China, suggests a rapid way to commercialize driverless cars. He claims that the car produced by his startup will commercialize in two years.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Conversations, Technology, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Automobiles, Driverless Car, Startups, Technology

New regulations may hit Didi-Uber and give Yidao Yongche a chance: an interview with Yidao’s CEO

August 22, 2016 By Liu Sha and Deng Yuanyuan

Yidao Yongche was the first car-hailing business in China. At first, the company was badly affected by opposition from local authorities—but later on was hit by the rise of Didi and Uber China, which became popular through subsidies and low prices. In July, Chinese authorities finally legalized car-hailing apps and stipulated that unfair competition, such as steep discounts and subsidies, should stop. So will Yidao seize the opportunity and grow? Zhou Hang, CEO and founder of Yidao, talks about his company and the future of the “internet of cars”.

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Know China, Q&A, Strategy, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Didi Dache, Sharing Economy, Uber, Yidao Yongche

Lenovo-backed ZUK Co-creates Smartphones With Millennials

September 7, 2015 By Major Tian

Unlike parent company Lenovo, ZUK is trying to woo youngsters and blaze its own path. To do that it is immersing its engineers in their environment and involving youngsters in the conceptualization and design process.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Consumers, Conversations, Digital Economy, Know China, Technology, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Consumers, Crowdfunding, JD.com, Lenovo, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi, ZUK

How Tujia, ‘China’s Airbnb’, is Different from Airbnb

August 12, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Four-year-old online vacation rental site Tujia, which is valued at $1 billion, offers Airbnb-like services with unique twists suited to the specific needs, wants and quirks of Chinese travelers.

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Digital Economy, Know China, Technology, The Chinapreneurs, Tourism Tagged With: Airbnb, Ctrip, HomeAway, Sharing Economy, Slider, Travel, Tujia

Can Alibaba’s Ant Financial Disrupt China’s Financial Industry?

August 5, 2015 By Major Tian

In a short space of time Alibaba’s Ant Financial has created—and scaled—a diverse set of financial products and services: from online payments to cloud computing and data services.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Internet Finance, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, Ant Financial, Loans, Slider, Yu'e Bao

Taobao and Tmall are Built as “Mono-Category Worlds”

July 21, 2015 By Li Hui

Miko Wormuth, CEO of TWICE Fashion Accessories, on what it takes to build a business from scratch in China and the challenges of operating on e-commerce platforms like Taobao and Tmall.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Conversations, Entrepreneurship, Know China, Retail, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Branding, Chinese Fashion Industry, eCommerce, Retail, Slider, Taobao, The Chinapreneurs, Tmall

OnePlus and its Global-First Strategy

June 23, 2015 By Major Tian

Chinese smartphone company OnePlus has received many accolades in the global market. Can it recreate the same magic in China?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, Strategy, Technology, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Competition, Huawei, Marketing Strategy, OnePlus, Slider, Smartphone, Social Media, The Chinapreneurs, Xiaomi

Starting a Business in China Needs a Strong Adversity Quotient

June 16, 2015 By Major Tian

In this series on The Chinapreneurs, we look at entrepreneurs’ experiences in starting a business in China. In the first one, Kevin Zhao, CEO of Wangli Bank, elaborates on starting up in China’s fast-changing internet finance sector.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Internet Finance, Social Good, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, P2P, Philanthropy, Slider, Start-ups, The Chinapreneurs

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