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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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China’s internet wars have become global – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Competition in China is bloody and fierce, but as the Chinese internet companies go global, also China’s internet wars go global, says William Bao Bean, partner at SOSV to FTChinese....
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Breaking the stranglehold of Google and Facebook on mobile apps – William Bao...
William Bao Bean Making money on mobile apps is – despite their popularity – almost impossible. Taiwan-based MOX and Shanghai-based Chinaccelator try to break the stranglehold of Google and Facebook on...
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Outbound China investment experts at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
2016 is going to be the year where outbound investments from China are going to be a major story. Not only generate IPO´s from Alibaba and JD, much capital that used to be locked up in China, is now...
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Fintech experts at the China Speakers Bureau
Zhang Yiing 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. Mobile...
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Why our startups do not focus on the US, yet – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean explains why the China startups he supports focus on South-East Asia and Eastern Europe, rather than the US. “We are trying to break the grip of...
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Now Didi comes after Uber globally – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean China’s ride hailing app Didi Chuxing just raised over US$5 billion, more than it would need for its China operation. After kicking Uber out of China, Didi might be preparing to go...
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What happens when too much cash floats around – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Hypes are a part of China’s competitive climate, and with the hypes VC capital floods industries, like bike-sharing and food deliveries. And that might be nice for a while, warns...
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E-commerce experts at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
Shaun Rein at a brick-and-mortar place If at any place the switch from brick-and-mortar is going fast, it is China. Permanent online consumers comment, exchange information, and buy 24/7. When you sit...
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Internet experts at the China Speakers Bureau (updated)
William Bao Bean Twenty-five years ago Chinese academics sent their first online message and since then the internet has changed China beyond recognition. Despite efforts by the government to keep...
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Why China is no.1 in e-commerce – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Europe and America are getting the message: they are behind China in e-commerce. China veteran William Bao Bean tells an European audience at Medialaan in Brussels it is not about...
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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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How to enter the China market – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Innovation expert William Bao Bean, managing Director of SOSV’s Chinaccelerator, discusses entering the China market is tough, if not impossible for foreign players in many industries....
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China is a source of business models, not an easy market – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean China is, as the second largest economy, becoming an attractive source of new business ideas, says Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean. Although the China market itself is a hard one to...
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Attracting mobile-first users is a different ball game – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean What internet companies coming to China forget is that the user base is completely mobile. They have always done all their online stuff on mobile devices, says managing director...
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Aussie startups: stay away from China – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Managing director William Bao Bean of the leading Chinaccelerator, on tour in Australia, warns Aussie startups to stay away from China and much of Asia, he tells the Australian...
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Try to solve a problem, not sell your product – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Try to solve a problem, do not focus too much on your own product, tells Chinaccelerator managing director William Bao Bean at a CNBC tech talk panel in Singapore entrepreneurs looking...
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IT-investments: moving from solving basic problems to AI – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean A major shift is taking place in financial IT investments, tells William Bao Bean, managing director of the Chinaccelerator at CNBC. In the past 15 years VC’s helped to solve basic...
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How can new technologies find space in travel – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean Getting space in travel is hard for startups in new technology, says VC-veteran William Bao Bean, general partner at SOSV, as companies like Priceline and Ctrip in China dominate the...
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22 years of connecting Asia – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean interviewed VC-veteran William Bao Bean tells about his 22-year adventure of connecting tech, banking and the internet in Asia, at Haymarkt HQ, and answers questions by Angela Kwan and...
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