Why Pakistan matters – William Bao Bean
2021-11-12
Leading VC William Bao Bean, general manager of SOSV, has been funding startups over the past five years from Shanghai in Pakistan and explains why Pakistan startups do matter.Read More →
Why Shanghai is (mostly) better for your China investment – Mark Schaub
2021-08-05
China lawyer Mark Schaub tells why in most cases foreign companies are better off in Shanghai, compared to other cities in the mainland, in a wide-ranging discussion on myths many have on China, in his vlog.Read More →
VC helping startups to fight the big internet – William Bao Bean
2021-08-04
Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean explains how his global SOSV fund helps startups to fight against the big internet, and bring innovation into the traditional VC world, at the Asian Investors podcast.Read More →
On-shore listing: a challenge for going public – William Bao Bean
2021-07-21
Until a few weeks ago, listing at US stock markets was a favorite way to raise capital for fast-growing Chinese companies. That venue is closed now, and VC veteran William Bao Bean sees still bears on the road for on-shore listing’s at China’s stock markets, he tells the South China Morning Post.Read More →
How China’s social media differ from the West – Arnold Ma
2021-06-17
Marketing expert Arnold Ma of Qumin joins a panel explaining why social media in China fundamentally differ from those in the West, and (later) why China will lead the future path for new social media innovations in the rest of the world.Read More →
China women lead in global entrepreneurship – Rupert Hoogewerf
2021-05-19
Two-thirds of the world’s richest women come from China, says the latest Hurun Rich List report. “If we want to understand the global women entrepreneurship, we have to start from China. China has been home to more than two-thirds of the world’s most successful women entrepreneurs in the past decade,” said Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief research officer of Hurun Global Rich List in the state-owned Global Times.Read More →
Scaling up without the big internet firms eating your lunch – William Bao Bean
2021-05-11
Scaling up your business without the big firms like Facebook, Google, Tencent, or Alibaba eating your lunch? Accelerator VC William Bao Bean explains how to survive in a very competitive industry post-Covid-19.Read More →
How to help startups to grow in Asia – William Bao Bean
2021-04-28
VC William Bao Bean, a general partner at SOSV (the most active global venture capital firm) explains how his global fund helps startups grow in Asia, with much attention to the pros and cons of working from Taiwan.Read More →
Lessons learned from China – William Bao Bean
2021-04-12
The US used to be a benchmark for many innovative companies and startups, but China is now leading the way, says VC William Bao Bean with a major portfolio in China, Asia in a webinar of NYU SPS Integrated Marketing and Communications. He explains what lessons can be learned from China.Read More →
The Tencent 4.4b US$ investment is a good deal for Wanda Commercial – Ben Cavender
2021-02-01
Real estate giant Wanda Commercial got a US$4.4 billion investment from Tencent, a major tech player. A move that is very smart for Wanda, says business analyst Ben Cavender, as it wants to get ready for a now successful IPO in Shanghai, according to Reuters.Read More →
How digital consumption will translate into 2021 – William Bao Bean
2021-01-22
Shanghai-based VC-veteran William Bao Bean prepares for a dynamic surge of digital consumption in 2021 after a booming 2020, he tells at the 10-year celebration of the Chinaccelerator. Keywords: virtual reality, blockchain and fintech.Read More →
China’s consumers following global anti-fur movement – Shaun Rein
2021-01-18
The fur trade focuses on China, as consumers in the rest of the world shun their products, convinced by the animal-rights movement. But China’s consumers are likely to follow, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein, and they are likely to heed the anti-fur trend, he tells Vogue Business.Read More →