china startup guide: business lessons from 100 entrepreneurs in china

with Janet ChangAuthor - China Startup Guide 2014CEO - Wood Egg

Lessons from 100 Entrepreneurs in China

Trip to China in 2013150 entrepreneurs100+ interviews8 weeksBeijingShanghaiShenzhenGuangzhou

Top Opportunities in China

* Mobile, Games, E-commerce

* Hardware/manufacturing

* US-China bridges (recruiting, education, marketplaces)

Most difficult thing in business?

Most difficult thing in business...

Investors+ customers+ partnerships+ recruiting+ managing team= Relationships

Relationships = culture + language

Most difficult for business in China

Culture: Surprising Phenomena

- Startups: Men vs. Women- Subway: Urban vs. rural- Employee communication- Vendor communication- Guarded with strangersvs. Open with friends

Culture: The “Inner Circle” MindsetMixed reviews on business in China. Why?

Making the Most of a Trip to China

Where to visit?Visa issues?Where to stay? How to meet people?

Opportunities: Technode.com, TechinAsia, TheNextWeb Asia, Sinocism by Bill Bishop, China Axl8r (Dalian), Microsoft Ventures (Beijing), Haxl8r, Innospring (Mainland, and HK), 500Startups

Networking: Lean Startup, Moishe House (Beijing), iWeekend, Startup Weekend, Barcamp, Chamber of Commerce groups, Toastmaster groups, Canton Fair

Resources

Bonus Tip: Language

Skritter.com5 min/day2 months200+ characters.1000 chars to fluency

Bonus Tip: Language

Skritter.com5 min/day2 months200+ characters1000 chars to fluency

Contact

Business in China: ChinaStartupGuide.comBusiness in Asia: WoodEgg.comPersonal Bio: JanetChang.com

Email me your business ideas and challenges at: we@woodegg.com