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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Despite the trade tensions between China and the US, many tech companies from China still turn to American stock markets for their need for capital. Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean explains why China’s markets can still not match the capital requirements of domestic companies, he tells at Emerge 2020.Read More →
Seasoned Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean, general partner at SOSV and managing director of Chinaccelerator and MOX, sits down with Asian Pioneers to discuss his background, upbringing, and early career. In this snippet: what are the new trends in his industry, biotech and AI?Read More →
Privacy concerns, marketing and local regulations on data security are just a few of the barriers China’s tech companies face when they want to go global, says seasoned VC William Bao Bean at the China Technode Emerge 2020 conference in Shanghai last week. Geopolitical tension are way overrated as possible hurdles, he adds, according to Technode.Read More →
Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean explains that entering a new market means leaving behind the experience to collected in the past, leave behind your cultural baggage, and learn from your mistakes. William Bao Bean is a General Partner at SOSV – The Accelerator VC – the #2 most active angel and seed-stage investors in the world 2019 with US$700m under management.Read More →
Chinese internet users have been voicing loud opposition against the possible deal by Bytedance to sell Tiktok to Microsoft, as the company might be hit by a ban by US President Donald Trump. But the verdict by startups and investors in China has been milder, says Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean to Techcrunch.Read More →
The crisis caused by COVID-19 is going to change many familiar habits by consumers and companies, says Shanghai-based VC and SOSV General Partner William Bao Bean to E27. Who will be the winners, despite the expected economic downturn?Read More →
Already before COVID-19, American and Chinese internet giants fought for dominance in the booming market for food and grocery delivery, and the coronavirus crisis had cause another boom in the market, says William Bao Bean, managing director of global venture capital firm SOSV in Shanghai in Marketplace. Having dominance in their home market helps the Chinese players.Read More →