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How Opera fits into China´s browser war – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean The purchase of the Oslo-based Opera browser by a conglomerate of Chinese companies for US$1.2 billion took many by surprise. Not Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean, who sees the...
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How can governments stimulate innovation? Get out of the way – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Everywhere governments are looking for ways to encourage innovations. For super-innovator William Bao Bean the solution is pretty simple: get out of the way. And give visas where...
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Are mobile payments killing traditional banks? – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean 600 Million Chinese internet users use their mobile phone to pay, and increasingly they use not the traditional banks and credit cards, but newcomers in the industry. Innovation expert...
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Fostering a mobile startup community in Taipei – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean For two months managing director of the China Accelerator William Bao Bean left Shanghai for Taipei, to nurture a new offices and a startup community MOX. In Taipei Times he explains...
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The next four billion internet users will be mobile only – William Bao Bean
The first billion internet users entered the space using their PC´s. But the last four billion users will be mobile only, says innovation expert William Bao Bean in Tech in Asia, talking about the MOX...
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A slice of Silicon Valley in Taipei – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Taipei-based startup accelerator MOX has been taking off, bringing a piece of Silicon Valley and jobs to Taiwan. Chinaccelator Managing Director William Bao Bean explains in the Taipei...
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Why Facebook has a hard time overtaking WeChat – William Bao Bean
Facebook is trying to copy many elements from Tencent´s WeChat, but has a hard time in overtaking the dynamic Chinese service, says innnovation expert William Bao Bean at MumBrella.”“WeChat – whether...
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Shanghai should not fund faulty investments – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Shanghai introduced in January a compensation scheme for investors who lost money on their investments, hoping to trigger more innovations. By doing that China´s second-largest city...
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Innovation experts at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
William Bao Bean Innovation and China seem to have been at odds for a long time, at least in the past centuries. But the country known for its copy-cats has made huge strides forward, and innovation...
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Why BitMEX is a winner – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Last month the financial startup BitMEX won the first place in Singapore among 475 other startups. BitMEX offers traders an account, allowing them to trade in bitcoins. A winning...
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Can a Mark Zuckerberg emerge from Asia? – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Can Asia produce its own Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook? “No,” noted the reporter of E27 from a speech Chinaccelerator director William Bao Bean gave at the Echelon Asia...
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China is winning in social commerce – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Whether China is copying or innovating is a useless discussion, says VC William Bao Bean to the South China Morning Post. Everybody is building on previous experiences, he says, but...
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Markets need experts, no bureaucrats to run their business – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean China´s call for innovation has caused a lot of action by government departments on different levels. But most initiatives are run by officials or universities, not the experienced...
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Facebook´s China competitors make real money – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Most of the American internet companies like Facebook still make money through advertising, while their Chinese competitors like WeChat and Weibo make money through selling all you can...
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China´s e-commerce: better in making money – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean When it comes to making money, Chinese e-commerce is more creative and successful, than any of their US counterparts, says VC William Bao Bean to the Washington Post. However, Chinese...
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Moderators at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
William Bao Bean At the China Speakers Bureau, we mostly organize excellent experts on different fields regarding China. But our clients now and then are also looking for people who can guide an...
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Uber did not lose in China, it was a draw – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean American internet companies have lost in the competitive China market one after another: Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Ebay, Twitter, YouTube. Compared to them Uber did an amazing job, says...
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How subsidy wars killed brand loyalty – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean When the ride-hailing wars between Uber and Didi has confirmed one feeling among Chinese consumers, it is that loyalty to brands does not pay off, says Shanghai-based VC William Bao...
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Fintech experts at the China Speakers Bureau
Wechat payment From a cash country, where transactions were done by moving plastic bags with money between bank branches, China has turned into a leading force in fintech or financial technology....
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Risk management experts at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
Paul Gillis Foreign companies fear an increasing risk in China, now the government is tightening legal supervision, fighting corruption, tightening visas and banning business practices that were...
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