Entrepreneurship
Victor Hwang, CEO/Co-founder/MD of T2 Venture Capital, on Rainforest Ecosystem
We’re honored to have Victor Hwang join us for this Q&A. Victor is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. His firm, T2 Venture Capital, specializes in building both startup companies and the ecosystems that grow them, on which he co-authored the book The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley. Another book,The Rainforest Blueprint: How to Design Your Own [...]
Mr. John Lam – a true “American Dream” story
Dear fellow Chinese students, this article shares with you an inspirational story that will make you so proud. It is a true American Dream story of a Chinese immigrant who worked in a restaurant when he just arrived at the US at 17 and worked all his way up to the real estate king of [...]
David Zhu, CTO of Divide, talks about entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and building their technology startup internationally
Gary: Why did Enterproid start an office in Hong Kong? David: We, at Enterproid, have offices in London, New York, and Hong Kong. Hong Kong was actually our first office to start hiring people. It is also our biggest office by headcount. We hire a lot of local Hong Kongese, which works out well for [...]
Interview with Mr. John Tu, President/CEO and co-founder of Kingston Technology. Yes, Kingston Technology, the service company.
We are lucky to have Mr. John Tu, President/CEO and co-founder of Kingston Technology, a Chinese-born American entrepreneur and philanthropist, with us today talking about what makes Kingston special. It turns out to be all about people and culture. Surprisingly, John views Kingston as a service business. Maybe not so surprising after you read the [...]
William Bean Bao, Managing Director at Singtel Innov8, talks about startups in China and his career lessons.
William Bean Bao is the Managing Director at Singtel Innov8, a strategic investment fund backed by Singtel Group and focused on the technology, media and telecom sectors. Most recently he was a partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, an early stage venture capital firm backed by Softbank of Japan and Cisco. William began his [...]
Sam Goodman, author of Where East Eats West, shares his insights in doing business in China
As a seasoned market entry and greenfield strategist and advisor, Sam Goodman helps companies to strategically market themselves across various industries. He has established and built businesses for restaurant, manufacturing, internet and cleantech projects in China and is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese. Sam is the author of Where East Eats West: The Street-Smarts [...]
Steve Mushero ’88, founder of ChinaNetCloud, advices on entrepreneurship and life after RPI
Steve Mushero is an executive and senior technologist with an exceptionally broad and deep background in both business and technology, spanning from early-stage to multi-national companies and the United Nations. Also a serial entrepreneur at over a dozen startups, focused on building technology, products, and companies. Also an author of “Off-Shoring the Middle-Class” about Globalization. [...]
Marc van der Chijs, co-founder of Tudou.com, talks about entrepreneurship, and angel investing in China
Marc van der Chijs is a Dutch entrepreneur in Shanghai who has lived and worked over 12 years in China. Co-founder of among others Tudou.com and unitedstyles.com, advisor to Spil Games for which he set up and led the Asian operation (2006-2011), and angel investor in Chinese Internet and tech start-ups. Gary: You are well [...]
Sheldon Dorenfest shares insights on the future of healthcare in China
Sheldon I. Dorenfest, C.P.A., M.B.A., President of the Dorenfest Group, is one of the world’s foremost experts in health care systems improvement. Mr. Dorenfest has consulted with the governments of the USA, France, England, Australia, Canada and China on health care issues. As President and CEO of Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates, Ltd. from 1976 [...]
Richard Brubaker, Founder of HandsOn China, and Corporate Responsibility
Richard Brubaker is the writer of All Roads Lead to China, a blog that provides accurate, up-to-date information on China’s current trends, macroeconomic development, regional differences and consumer preferences, to enhance the business intelligence of executives entering China who require a sophisticated, informed China strategy. During his first arrival to China, Richard provided market-entry and supply [...]