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Chinese Tech Startups: The Great Idea Bubble

November 7, 2016 By Matthew Fulco

One of the topics favored most by Chinese tech people is which city, or region, in China will become the next “Silicon Valley”. While observers have not gotten bored of guessing which one will be the next “unicorn” company, those who are really in startup companies have realized the fact that the China startup scene has peaked: many companies have died, using up the money given by investors but keeping no loyal users at all. Read our story about China’s startup bubbles and find how these bubbles, blown up by ambitious yet empty ideas, business plans and investors’ ignorance, finally fall and burst.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Start-ups, Startups

China’s Digital Healthcare Dreams

May 16, 2016 By Deng Yuanyuan

China’s healthcare sector is huge but it doesn’t mean that people are getting what they need. China’s public health infrastructure is bursting at the seams: it is clearly not equipped to meet the growing demands of 1.35 billion people and an aging society. The problem in China’s healthcare sector is two-dimensional: it involves both shortages, wherein current healthcare infrastructure is just not enough to meet the people’s needs, and skewed market dynamics, where the demand isn’t necessarily for the healthcare services that are easily accessible. Can tech companies step in with digital healthcare services and apps to help bridge the gaps?

Filed Under: All Articles, Infographics, Know China, Mobile Commerce Tagged With: Healthcare, Online healthcare, Start-ups

Red Star Rising: A Q&A With Steve Blank

July 27, 2015 By Bennett Voyles

Steve Blank, entrepreneur and founder of the Lean Startup movement, on how Beijing taught him the world no longer revolves around Silicon Valley.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Q&A, Talent Tagged With: Competition, Innovation, Internet Companies, Silicon Valley, Slider, Start-ups

Scott Anthony on Limiting the Risks of Innovation

July 8, 2015 By Bennett Voyles

Innovation expert Scott Anthony talks about the challenges of the ‘first mile’ where an innovation moves from an idea to reality.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Q&A Tagged With: Business Model Innovation, Innovation, Risk, Slider, Start-ups

American Entrepreneurship: Vastly Overrated?

June 30, 2015 By Salvatore Babones

American entrepreneurship rates are not that good right now. But is the picture as bleak as it is made out to be?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Employment, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Opinion Tagged With: Employment, Entrepreneurship, Slider, Start-ups, Venture Capital

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

Can ShenQi Help Lenovo Conquer the Chinese Smartphone Market?

May 6, 2015 By Major Tian

By keeping start-up ShenQi at arm’s length, parent company Lenovo is hoping to get ahead of nimble rivals in the Chinese smartphone industry. An interview with CEO Chen Xudong.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: 3D Printing, E-Commerce, Internet of Things, Lenovo, Slider, Smart Home, Smartphone, Start-ups, Xiaomi

China Roundup: Apple China is Hot-Again

April 30, 2015 By Major Tian

Apple China is back in the reckoning; Walmart announces brave expansion plan and Alibaba gives the YunOS a renewed push.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Connections, Digital Economy, Know China, Multinationals in China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, China Telecom, Food Safety, Investment, Lenovo, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Wal-Mart

The Rise and Rise of Xiaomi, China’s $45-billion Start-up

April 10, 2015 By Li Hui

As Chinese tech company Xiaomi completes a phenomenal five years, we take you through the major milestones in its journey so far.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Infographics, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Business Models, Globalization, Infographics, Lei Jun, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Xiaomi

Companies in the Internet Economy: The Dawn of Networks

February 24, 2015 By Bennett Voyles

The internet economy is changing the contours of business, and organizations are fast-changing from rigid hierarchy-driven structures to networks.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Employment, Innovation, Know China, Management, Technology Tagged With: Communication, Competition, GM, Google, Media, Microsoft, Network, Networked Company, Slider, Start-ups, Wikipedia

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