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If you've ever felt that sinking feeling in your stomach on a Sunday night, dreading the workweek ahead—even though, on paper, your life looks “successful”—this episode is for you. I sat down with career clarity expert Mel Goodman to cut through the noise and get straight to the heart of what makes work fulfilling. No fluff, no generic advice—just actionable steps to help you understand what truly energizes you (and what drains you), so you can finally align your career with what actually excites you.We're talking about real, practical exercises to uncover your strengths, navigate career pivots, and stop settling for a job that just pays the bills. We also break down why your network is your greatest asset—but not in the usual cringey, transactional way. Instead, we explore how to build authentic connections with people who inspire you and push you toward that next-level version of yourself. And yes, we're diving into the salary talk—because negotiating what you're worth isn't just about numbers, it's about knowing your value.Whether you're feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or just itching for more, this episode is packed with insights to help you take control of your career. If you haven't spent at least 10 minutes this month reflecting on what fuels you (and what drains you), consider this your wake-up call. It's time to stop floating through your career and start steering it with intention—Capital Today style.---------------Update your Resume & LinkedIn Profile:Schedule a 15-minute call with Mary: https://calendly.com/resumeassassin/meet1:1 with Mary: www.resumeassassin.comAI-Enhanced: www.resumesidekick.io---------------Connect with Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-southern/Connect with Mel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melgoodm

In this episode, we chat with Johan van Mil, Co-Founder and managing partner at Peak, a venture firm specializing in seed and pre-seed investments in software companies and marketplaces. Johan shares insights from his journey as an entrepreneur and investor, diving into what makes Peak's investment strategy unique. We discuss the approach to evaluating seed investments, including the crucial role of team dynamics, resilience, and investor-founder fit. These are some questions that are answered in this episode: What criteria do investors use to assess the potential of early-stage software companies? What are the most common reasons deals fall through during due diligence? How can a company proactively address those potential issues? Sometimes deals die right away - What red flags or “deal-breakers” are you seeing more often when evaluating startups now? How can companies build a competitive fundraising process that creates urgency and drives better terms from investors? What should founders consider when choosing investors to ensure a successful partnership? Tune in to catch all of Johan's insights on what it takes to raise capital today for your early stage SaaS.

SaaStr 746: What's Really Happening in Venture Capital Today with Redpoint Ventures Managing Director Logan Bartlett There are a lot of haves and have-nots in the software industry today. Some companies have more people throwing money at them than they know what to do with, and others are struggling to raise any money at all. Logan Bartlett, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, shares their yearly “State of the Market” report to understand what is and isn't happening in venture capital today. 2024 is the tale of two markets, so let's get into some of the data on today's episode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SaaStr hosts the largest SaaS community events on the planet. Join us in 2024 at: SaaStr Annual: Sept. 10-12 in the SF Bay Area. Join 12,500 SaaS professionals, CEOs, revenue leaders and investors for the world's LARGEST SaaS community event of the year. Podcast listeners can grab a discount on tickets here: https://www.saastrannual2024.com/buy-tickets?promo=fave20 --------------   This episode is sponsored by Pendo, the all-in-one product experience platform. Pendo helps your users do the things you really want them to do. You can try Pendo for free at Pendo.io/saastr and check out Mind The Product, the community for product people like… us.

Adam Carswell shares a clip of Hunter Thompson, Founder of RaiseMasters, explaining how you can start raising capital today with a few simple steps. In this episode, Adam and Hunter talk about:Tapping into your natural investor baseConversations as the most direct way to raise capital One resource you can use to start raising capital today Adam would like to give a huge thanks to everyone listening for contributing their most valuable resource—their time.Episode Resources:Adam J. Carswell Facebook Group RaisingCapital.com FundOfFundsMastery.com/freecourseListen to Adam's new song: https://open.spotify.com/album/2r65wpW0FnkRIeicxDkoPf GooBalls.io Carswell.ioTimestamped Shownotes:01:01 – What is your natural investor base and why is it so important?01:17 – What is the most direct route to raising capital?01:35 – Where can you get the roadmap and template for how to start raising capital today? — — — — — Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.

In this dividend highlight from episode #104 of the KCREatingwealth Podcast, Jessie shares an AWESOME bit of advice when it comes to raising private capital for your real estate deals that you can do today! This was the story of her first-time raising capital! At some point, real estate investors need to leverage alternative sources of capital to keep purchasing deals, check out Jessie's story to learn how! Check her out here! Instagram: @jessiedillon_ ***Please visit our website to learn more about us and the power of syndications! *** https://kcreatingwealth.com ***Join our “KCREatingwealth Together” Facebook group to collaborate with tons of likeminded investors from all over and help each other change our lives for generations!*** https://tinyurl.com/ycerv4ra Follow me on social! Instagram: @Kyle.kcreatingwealth, @KCREatingwealth Facebook: @Kyle Curtin Linkedin: Kyle Curtin Biggerpockets: Kyle Curtin What equipment do I use? Blue Yeti USB Microphone: https://tinyurl.com/5n966aty DISCLAIMER: I or any guests being interviewed on “The KCREatingwealth Podcast” are not responsible for any investment decisions that you make or capital losses incurred. We are not licensed tax professionals or any form of wealth advisors unless particular guest happens to be as such, and all investment decisions should not be made without receiving advice from a licensed professional.

Today's episode is brought to you by Float. Learn more about Float and how they can support you and your business at https://floatcard.com/ Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down more of the latest news, trends, and analysis from across Canadian Tech. In today's episode, Alex and Alex discuss: - Tips for raising in today's market- What's been working for founders in terms of gaining traction with investors- How Clearco completely pivoted and showed what it means to be resilientLike and subscribe wherever you're watching or listening and don't forget to share your takes with us! Follow us across social and subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter to get analysis like this, right to your inbox! www.techto.org/newsletter

Investing in commercial real estate always entails a complex mix of science and art. FD Stonewater principal Jeff Toporek and Continental Realty Corp CEO JM Schapiro share their secrets for prudently raising capital and adroitly putting it to work at a time of high market uncertainty.

• Wang Xing เชื่อว่าในปีแรกของอีคอมเมิร์ซแบบดั้งเดิม (Traditional eCommerce) คือปี 1998 แต่สำหรับปี 2010 ถือเป็นปีแรกของการให้บริการอีคอมเมิร์ซของจีน (Service eCommerce) และปี 2012 จะเป็นจุดผกผันใหม่ของ Services ECommerce สำหรับ Meituan • 95% ของธุรกิจแพลตฟอร์มคือบริการ และเป้าหมาย Meituan คือการเป็นองค์กรอีคอมเมิร์ซที่ดีที่สุดในอุตสาหกรรมบริการ • ดังนั้น Wang Xing จึงวางกลยุทธ์รูปตัว T ( T-shaped strategy) สำหรับแผนงานในอนาคตโดยมี Group-buying อุตสาหกรรมในแนวนอน (horizontal) และแนวดิ่ง (vertical) เช่น ภาพยนตร์และโรงแรม เป็นต้น • Maoyan Film (猫眼电影) จึงบังเกิดในปี 2012 และถือเป็นก้าวแรกของกลยุทธ์ T-shape • ในปี 2013 ก็ได้เปิดตัว 美团酒店 (Meituan Hotel) อย่างเป็นทางการ เพราะในขณะเดียวกัน ธุรกิจ Group-buying ของโรงแรมระดับล่างและระดับกลางก็มีการเติบโตอย่างต่อเนื่องแต่ Meituan พบว่าตลาดส่วนนี้เป็นตลาดที่ถูกละเลยโดยแพลตฟอร์ม OTA หลัก (Ctrip/Qunar) • Wang Xing รู้สึกว่าในปี 2013 Group buying (团购) จะไม่ได้รับความสนใจมากนัก ไม่ใช่เพราะมันไม่สำคัญ แต่เป็นเพราะมันเป็นเรื่องธรรมดามาก และได้กลายเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการบริโภคตามปกติมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ • นอกจากนี้ การเข้าใจ local needs ของ user ถึงความสะดวกสบายของการมี application แบบครบวงจร (综合应用) มากกว่าการมี application แยก (独立应用) เป็นจุดสำคัญมากในการกำเนิดเป็น SuperAppในประเทศจีน • ในเวลานั้นนายทุนใหญ่ที่อยู่เบื้องหลัง Meituan ส่วนใหญ่เป็น Alibaba, Tencent, Sequoia, Boyu Capital เป็นต้น และนักลงทุนของ Dianping ได้แก่ Alibaba, Tencent, Sequoia, TRUST และ Capital Today • เมื่อมองในระดับผู้ถือหุ้นด้วยกันนั้น ทั้งสองบริษัทมีนักลงทุนผู้ถือหุ้นทับซ้อนกัน และประกอบกับสถานการณ์ปัจจุบันของการเผาเงินอย่างมหาศาลของ Meituan • ดังนั้นเหตุการณ์ต่อมาจึงเกิดขึ้น นั่นคือ การคลุมถุงชน (ควบรวมกิจการ) ระหว่าง Meituan – Dianping จนกลายมาเป็น Meituan Dianping ในปี 2015 เลือกฟังกันได้เลยนะครับ อย่าลืมกด Follow ติดตาม PodCast ช่อง Geek Forever's Podcast ของผมกันด้วยนะครับ ========================= ร่วมสนับสนุน ด.ดล Blog และ Geek Forever Podcast เพื่อให้เรามีกำลังใจในการผลิต Content ดี ๆ ให้กับท่าน https://www.tharadhol.com/become-a-supporter/ ——————————————– ติดตาม ด.ดล Blog ผ่าน Line OA เพียงคลิก : https://lin.ee/aMEkyNA ——————————————– ไม่พลาดข่าวสารผ่านทาง Email จาก ด.ดล Blog : https://www.getrevue.co/profile/tharadhol ——————————————– Geek Forever Club พื้นที่ของการแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลข่าวสาร ความรู้ ด้านธุรกิจ เทคโนโลยีและวิทยาศาสตร์ ใหม่ ๆ ที่น่าสนใจ https://www.facebook.com/groups/geek.forever.club/ ========================= ช่องทางติดตาม ด.ดล Blog เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ Fanpage : www.facebook.com/tharadhol.blog Blockdit : www.blockdit.com/tharadhol.blog Twitter : www.twitter.com/tharadhol Instragram : instragram.com/tharadhol TikTok : tiktok.com/@geek.forever Youtube : www.youtube.com/c/mrtharadhol Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/tharadhol Website : www.tharadhol.com

Early-stage venture capitalists (VCs) often lack the capital required to fund their pro-rata shares in subsequent financing rounds of their leading portfolio companies. That's where Alpha Partners, instead of competing head-on against them, partners with early-stage VCs to bridge that capital gap. In this episode, Kevin Kaylakie talks with Steve Brotman, the managing partner of … Continue reading Venture Capital Today: Creating Alliances and Evaluating Market Segments With Steve Brotman (Ep. 22) →

Shanghai is China's richest city. But even billionaires and celebrities aren't safe from its extreme lockdown Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed Even the richest residents in Shanghai are facing food shortages due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown that has been in place for three weeks. Ms Xu is the founder and president of Capital Today, with personal wealth estimated at $3.3 billion, according to Hurun Global. But like many residents of China's richest city, Ms Xu has now turned to social media platforms in order to obtain groceries. Yet more that three weeks into a strict lockdown of approximately 26 million people only three Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in Shanghai (at the time of this update), the first to be officially counted since the beginning of the city's lockdown. The three people reported on Monday included two women aged 89 and 91, and a 91-year-old man, who also had underlying health conditions, and were reportedly unvaccinated. So could this kind of man made disaster ever happen in Australia? Three years ago I would have said "no way Jose". But now, I'm not so sure. This is my opinion. J Fallon Apple Music J Fallon Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-fallon/message

Kathy Xu is the Founding Partner of Capital Today, a $2.5 billion firm that is one of the top venture capitalists in China. Capital Today strives to help small and mid-sized companies become the leading brands in China. Over the years, some of their winners include JD.com, Mei Tuan, VIP Shop, and Ctrip. Our conversation covers Kathy's upbringing in China, early professional career in venture, and start as an entrepreneur. We discuss her vision for Capital Today, the three ways they help entrepreneurs, sourcing ideas, working with companies, attractive investments, benefits of the firm's evergreen fund structure, impact of government action on companies, and desirable characteristics in founders and industries. Lastly, we touch on competition in the venture landscape in China. Learn More  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn  Subscribe to the mailing list  Access Transcript with Premium Membership  

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future by Sebastian Mallaby From the New York Times bestselling author of More Money Than God comes the astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley's dominant venture-capital firms—and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy Innovations rarely come from “experts.” Elon Musk was not an “electric car person” before he started Tesla. When it comes to improbable innovations, a legendary tech VC told Sebastian Mallaby, the future cannot be predicted, it can only be discovered. It is the nature of the venture-capital game that most attempts at discovery fail, but a very few succeed at such a scale that they more than make up for everything else. That extreme ratio of success and failure is the power law that drives the VC business, all of Silicon Valley, the wider tech sector, and, by extension, the world. In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby has parlayed unprecedented access to the most celebrated venture capitalists of all time—the key figures at Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Accel, Benchmark, and Andreessen Horowitz, as well as Chinese partnerships such as Qiming and Capital Today—into a riveting blend of storytelling and analysis that unfurls the history of tech incubation, in the Valley and ultimately worldwide. We learn the unvarnished truth, often for the first time, about some of the most iconic triumphs and infamous disasters in Valley history, from the comedy of errors at the birth of Apple to the avalanche of venture money that fostered hubris at WeWork and Uber. VCs' relentless search for grand slams brews an obsession with the ideal of the lone entrepreneur-genius, and companies seen as potential “unicorns” are given intoxicating amounts of power, with sometimes disastrous results. On a more systemic level, the need to make outsized bets on unproven talent reinforces bias, with women and minorities still represented at woefully low levels. This does not just have social justice implications: as Mallaby relates, China's homegrown VC sector, having learned at the Valley's feet, is exploding and now has more women VC luminaries than America has ever had. Still, Silicon Valley VC remains the top incubator of business innovation anywhere—it is not where ideas come from so much as where they go to become the products and companies that create the future. By taking us so deeply into the VCs' game, The Power Law helps us think about our own future through their eyes.

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EP37 China Internet Landscape and Digital Giants Part 32 •  Wang Xing เชื่อว่าในปีแรกของอีคอมเมิร์ซแบบดั้งเดิม (Traditional eCommerce) คือปี 1998 แต่สำหรับปี 2010 ถือเป็นปีแรกของการให้บริการอีคอมเมิร์ซของจีน (Service eCommerce) และปี 2012 จะเป็นจุดผกผันใหม่ของ Services ECommerce สำหรับ Meituan •  95% ของธุรกิจแพลตฟอร์มคือบริการ และเป้าหมาย Meituan คือการเป็นองค์กรอีคอมเมิร์ซที่ดีที่สุดในอุตสาหกรรมบริการ •  ดังนั้น Wang Xing จึงวางกลยุทธ์รูปตัว T ( T-shaped strategy) สำหรับแผนงานในอนาคตโดยมี Group-buying อุตสาหกรรมในแนวนอน (horizontal) และแนวดิ่ง (vertical) เช่น ภาพยนตร์และโรงแรม เป็นต้น •  Maoyan Film (猫眼电影) จึงบังเกิดในปี 2012 และถือเป็นก้าวแรกของกลยุทธ์ T-shape •  ในปี 2013 ก็ได้เปิดตัว 美团酒店 (Meituan Hotel) อย่างเป็นทางการ เพราะในขณะเดียวกัน ธุรกิจ Group-buying ของโรงแรมระดับล่างและระดับกลางก็มีการเติบโตอย่างต่อเนื่องแต่ Meituan พบว่าตลาดส่วนนี้เป็นตลาดที่ถูกละเลยโดยแพลตฟอร์ม OTA หลัก (Ctrip/Qunar) •  Wang Xing รู้สึกว่าในปี 2013 Group buying (团购) จะไม่ได้รับความสนใจมากนัก ไม่ใช่เพราะมันไม่สำคัญ แต่เป็นเพราะมันเป็นเรื่องธรรมดามาก และได้กลายเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการบริโภคตามปกติมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ  • นอกจากนี้ การเข้าใจ local needs ของ user ถึงความสะดวกสบายของการมี application แบบครบวงจร (综合应用) มากกว่าการมี application แยก (独立应用)  เป็นจุดสำคัญมากในการกำเนิดเป็น SuperAppในประเทศจีน • ในเวลานั้นนายทุนใหญ่ที่อยู่เบื้องหลัง Meituan ส่วนใหญ่เป็น Alibaba, Tencent, Sequoia, Boyu Capital เป็นต้น และนักลงทุนของ Dianping ได้แก่ Alibaba, Tencent, Sequoia, TRUST และ Capital Today •  เมื่อมองในระดับผู้ถือหุ้นด้วยกันนั้น ทั้งสองบริษัทมีนักลงทุนผู้ถือหุ้นทับซ้อนกัน และประกอบกับสถานการณ์ปัจจุบันของการเผาเงินอย่างมหาศาลของ Meituan •  ดังนั้นเหตุการณ์ต่อมาจึงเกิดขึ้น นั่นคือ การคลุมถุงชน (ควบรวมกิจการ) ระหว่าง Meituan – Dianping จนกลายมาเป็น Meituan Dianping ในปี 2015 • รายละเอียดทั้งหมดติดตามรับฟังได้ใน EP 37

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 23. Eighty-four Chinese startup and growth-stage companies raised a combined US$2.28 billion over the past five days. Investors in the 84 deals this week include DST Global, General Atlantic, Dawang Capital, Capital Today, Ocean Link, Andreessen Horowitz, GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Addor Capital, Highlight Capital, and CS Capital. And they took stakes in a range of businesses including those involved in dental surgery, robotic automation, analog chip development, e-commerce, medical marketing, autonomous vehicles, and fintech. This is the July 23, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

What happens when hundreds of passionate cannabis enthusiasts march on the State Capital on 420? Well, 420 is a holiday with the potential for great experiences, and today I celebrate my 20th 420 since using cannabis..and it ended up being the most unique 420 ever.  Today (4/20/21),  I was at the PA state Capital building in Harrisburg to see what goes on when you lobby the government for change and progress.  And it was so much more than I expected...So please tune in as we celebrate 420 with a look back at some memorable ones on record and describe what occurred today when the Cannabis Professor went to the Capital.Happy 420 All!@thecannabis.professor

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending April 9. This week was punctuated by the Qingming Festival in China that closed businesses, but we still recorded 51 different investment deals closing in the past 5 days totaling an incredibly high US$3.4 billion. Investors such as DST Global, Tiger Global Management, General Atlantic, CMC Capital Partners, Capital Today, Sequoia Capital China, Ocean Link, Hony Capital, Aspex Management, 3W Fund, Zhen Fund, APlus Partners, Innoangel Fund and Cygnus Equity all made investments this week. Welcome to the April 9, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

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Brandon the CEO of Access Capital Today tells you how to keep and grow your business during challenging times. You can check him out at https://AccessCapitalToday.com/

Kathy Xu runs venture capital fund Capital Today and is widely acknowledged as the “Queen of Venture Capital” in China. She invested $10 million in JD.com when other investors shunned the loss-making venture, helping to grow it to one of China’s largest e-commerce platforms. When JD IPO-ed 8 years later, her fund’s stake was worth $2.6 billion, a 260x return. Kathy has turned ventures into gold in many other firms like NetEase, Meixian-Dianping, CTrip, Zhihu and Tudou – all market leaders with billion-dollar valuations. Named one of 25 most influential people in Asia by Business Week in 2004, and one of Forbes’ “China Top 10 Venture Capitalists” in 2008, 2009, and 2011, Kathy also broke into the Top 10 of the Forbes Midas list in 2019, highest out of the 12 women investors nominated. She made Forbes Midas List again in 2020, ranking #14 globally.We will discuss with Kathy her investment philosophy and strategy that built her success, including how she views opportunities post COVID-19 in China and beyond.

What does this downturn mean to startups who are currently looking to fundraise? Nicolas Szekasy shared some of the challenges he faced as CFO do Mercado Livre during the internet bubble in 2001 and the 2008 recession. Now, as co-founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek Ventures, he uses what he learned to help founders build high-impact tech companies in Latam.  In this episode: The difference between corporate venture capital and other VCs.  How the current crisis compares to 2001 and 2008.  Nico's biggest lesson at Mercado Libre. What's more important: team, market or business? Visit latitud.com to find out more!- Track: Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

TechBuzz China is going to China! As part of our inaugural invite-only TechBuzz China Investor Trip for public market investors taking place right after Golden Week, we will be hosting live meetups. These will take place in Beijing's Sanlitun after dinner on Tuesday, October 8, and in Shanghai after dinner on Thursday, October 10. If you are in either of those cities, do come out and have a beer on us! Check our Twitter (@techbuzzchina) for updates on the exact locations and times.Episode 52 of TechBuzz China is on a topic from back in August, when Kuaishou, Baidu, Tencent, and Capital Today invested a collective $434 million into the Q&A site Zhihu 知乎. The site, which literally means “Do you know?” in Chinese, is comparable to Quora in its core services. Its 220 million monthly active users (MAU) is also comparable with Quora's 300 million MAU. In typical TechBuzz fashion, our co-hosts, Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu, dive into Zhihu's founding story, the company's business strategy over time, and further comparisons with global sites such as Quora and Reddit. They conclude by explaining why the recent partnership between Kuaishou and Zhihu makes sense.Listen to find out: What does Chinese media believe is significant about the hometown province of Zhihu CEO Zhou Yuan 周源? Over the course of several years, how did Zhihu beat out competitors that included other startups as well as products created by the likes of Baidu? In fact, how might these past stories help to explain Baidu's participation in Zhihu's latest round? What is Fenda 分答, how does it relate to Zhihu's trajectory, and what might explain why it was one of the first instances in which a Silicon Valley entrepreneur openly admitted that he found inspiration in the innovative design of a Chinese company? In what ways is Zhihu's latest financing so notable, and what does it tell us about the current state of the internet landscape in China? How does Bytedance fit into this fray, and what has been the extent of its investment in the space? Finally, what do our co-hosts think about the future of the user-generated text and voice content space in China? You can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. If you enjoy our content, please do let us know by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us! We do truly appreciate your feedback and support. Thank you also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com.We are grateful for our ever-talented producers, Shaw Wan and Kaiser Kuo, and for our intern, Wang Menglu.

TechBuzz China is going to China! As part of our inaugural invite-only TechBuzz China Investor Trip for public market investors taking place right after Golden Week, we will be hosting live meetups. These will take place in Beijing’s Sanlitun after dinner on Tuesday, October 8, and in Shanghai after dinner on Thursday, October 10. If you are in either of those cities, do come out and have a beer on us! Check our Twitter (@techbuzzchina) for updates on the exact locations and times. Episode 52 of TechBuzz China is on a topic from back in August, when Kuaishou, Baidu, Tencent, and Capital Today invested a collective $434 million into the Q&A site Zhihu 知乎. The site, which literally means “Do you know?” in Chinese, is comparable to Quora in its core services. Its 220 million monthly active users (MAU) is also comparable with Quora’s 300 million MAU. In typical TechBuzz fashion, our co-hosts, Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu, dive into Zhihu’s founding story, the company’s bu...

TechBuzz China is going to China! As part of our inaugural invite-only TechBuzz China Investor Trip for public market investors taking place right after Golden Week, we will be hosting live meetups. These will take place in Beijing’s Sanlitun after dinner on Tuesday, October 8, and in Shanghai after dinner on Thursday, October 10. If you are in either of those cities, do come out and have a beer on us! Check our Twitter (@techbuzzchina) for updates on the exact locations and times. Episode 52 of TechBuzz China is on a topic from back in August, when Kuaishou, Baidu, Tencent, and Capital Today invested a collective $434 million into the Q&A site Zhihu 知乎. The site, which literally means “Do you know?” in Chinese, is comparable to Quora in its core services. Its 220 million monthly active users (MAU) is also comparable with Quora’s 300 million MAU. In typical TechBuzz fashion, our co-hosts, Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu, dive into Zhihu’s founding story, the company’s business strategy over time, and further comparisons with global sites such as Quora and Reddit. They conclude by explaining why the recent partnership between Kuaishou and Zhihu makes sense. Listen to find out: What does Chinese media believe is significant about the hometown province of Zhihu CEO Zhou Yuan 周源? Over the course of several years, how did Zhihu beat out competitors that included other startups as well as products created by the likes of Baidu? In fact, how might these past stories help to explain Baidu’s participation in Zhihu’s latest round? What is Fenda 分答, how does it relate to Zhihu’s trajectory, and what might explain why it was one of the first instances in which a Silicon Valley entrepreneur openly admitted that he found inspiration in the innovative design of a Chinese company? In what ways is Zhihu’s latest financing so notable, and what does it tell us about the current state of the internet landscape in China? How does Bytedance fit into this fray, and what has been the extent of its investment in the space? Finally, what do our co-hosts think about the future of the user-generated text and voice content space in China? You can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. If you enjoy our content, please do let us know by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us! We do truly appreciate your feedback and support. Thank you also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. We are grateful for our ever-talented producers, Shaw Wan and Kaiser Kuo, and for our intern, Wang Menglu.

On today's episode, we are joined by returning guest, Amy Wan, to talk about one of the industry's hottest topics — raising capital and what that looks like when partnering with others. She also provides some insights into how raising capital should be structured and what it should and should not look like.

In episode 48 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma take a look at the direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands in China. Specifically, they highlight one of the early winners of the business model: Three Squirrels, a Chinese internet snack brand that started off with selling nuts and went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last week with a market cap of close to $2 billion. Though the company has not been covered much in English, it has been all the buzz in China's tech community, and is a story that our co-hosts think is good for demonstrating both the similarities and the differences in the rise of D2C in the U.S. and China. Rui and Ying-Ying begin by explaining what they mean by the “snack market” in China. Though estimates differ on the market size, as well as the definitions of the market itself, our co-hosts agree that the market is enormous as well as highly fragmented. Enter CEO Liaoyuan Zhang (章燎原), whose background prior to founding Three Squirrels — in contrast to many of the founders we have featured so far on TechBuzz — was decidedly unprivileged and unremarkable. He was a street vendor, motorcycle taxi operator, and more, before being hired into a firm that sold nuts and eventually being promoted all the way up to managing director for sales. Listen to find out: What insights did Zhang glean from his experiences in sales, and in the nut industry? Why do we say that Zhang had the right idea (investing into the Chinese version of D2C brands) and the right timing (early 2012) for starting Three Squirrels? How has Zhang's genius for marketing fueled the growth of the brand? What about the company's obsession with intellectual property? What reasons other than branding did Kathy (徐新), the founder of Capital Today who led the company's Series B, give for investing? Overall, what were and are the company's weaknesses? Finally, how does the story of Three Squirrels converge with what we are seeing in the U.S. with direct-to-consumer brands such as Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club, Glossier, Kylie Cosmetics, and more? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. If you enjoy our content, please do let us know by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us at@techbuzzchina! Thank you also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com.We are grateful for our patient and talented producers, Shaw Wan and Kaiser Kuo, and for our wonderful interns, Wang Menglu and Mindy Xu. Thank you!

In episode 48 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma take a look at the direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands in China. Specifically, they highlight one of the early winners of the business model: Three Squirrels, a Chinese internet snack brand that started off with selling nuts and went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last week with a market cap of close to $2 billion. Though the company has not been covered much in English, it has been all the buzz in China’s tech community, and is a story that our co-hosts think is good for demonstrating both the similarities and the differences in the rise of D2C in the U.S. and China.  Rui and Ying-Ying begin by explaining what they mean by the “snack market” in China. Though estimates differ on the market size, as well as the definitions of the market itself, our co-hosts agree that the market is enormous as well as highly fragmented. Enter CEO Liaoyuan Zhang (章燎原), whose background prior to founding Three Squirrels — in contrast to many of the founders we have featured so far on TechBuzz — was decidedly unprivileged and unremarkable. He was a street vendor, motorcycle taxi operator, and more, before being hired into a firm that sold nuts and eventually being promoted all the way up to managing director for sales.  Listen to find out: What insights did Zhang glean from his experiences in sales, and in the nut industry? Why do we say that Zhang had the right idea (investing into the Chinese version of D2C brands) and the right timing (early 2012) for starting Three Squirrels? How has Zhang’s genius for marketing fueled the growth of the brand? What about the company’s obsession with intellectual property? What reasons other than branding did Kathy (徐新), the founder of Capital Today who led the company’s Series B, give for investing? Overall, what were and are the company’s weaknesses? Finally, how does the story of Three Squirrels converge with what we are seeing in the U.S. with direct-to-consumer brands such as Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club, Glossier, Kylie Cosmetics, and more?  As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. If you enjoy our content, please do let us know by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us at @techbuzzchina! Thank you also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. We are grateful for our patient and talented producers, Shaw Wan and Kaiser Kuo, and for our wonderful interns, Wang Menglu and Mindy Xu. Thank you!

ANTICONQUISTA political study discussion about "Reading Marx’s Capital Today: Lessons from Latin America" by Marta Harnecker held on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Hosted by ANTICONQUISTA Political Director Carlos Cruz. Reading: https://mronline.org/2017/03/05/reading-marxs-capital-today-lessons-from-latin-america/

In Ep. 27 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss the latest scandal to come out of Chinese internet -- fake reviews on one of China's leading travel websites, Mafengwo. Mafengwo had $1.5 billion in sales last year, 63k transactions, and over 100 million monthly active users.  It's already backed by some of the best investors in the business, including Temasek, Hillhouse, General Atlantic and Capital Today, and in August, it was leaked that it was in the middle of raising $300mm at a valuation up to $2.5Bn.It all started when analytics firm Shenzhen Hurui and a Wechat official account known for their exposés of the tech industry published a blog that claimed 85%  -- 18mm out of 21 mm -- of Mafengwo's user reviews were faked or plagiarized from other sites. Outrageously, some of them were so poorly plagiarized that they still retained the origin website's URL, or in other cases, scripts indicating that the review was translated using an online translator. Mafengwo immediately denied the accusations and even filed a lawsuit claiming defamation. Our co-host this week is Eva Woo, a former business journalist at SCMP, Bloomberg, and Caixin. Together with Eva, Rui and Ying-Ying unravel the tangle of accusations leveled against Mafengwo and explain why the company has taken such a strong stance against them -- hint: its very business model depends on it.  We also briefly go into why the purported victims from which Mafengwo was alleged to have plagiarized from -- Dianping, Ctrip, et al. -- have made any complaints. Another hint: the entire industry could be guilty of such behavior based on questionable incentives, and plus, there exists an entire shadow paid-poster economy that is thriving with the growing reliance on user-generated content as key building blocks for driving traffic. Listen to the newest episode of TechBuzz China and join Rui, Ying-Ying and Eva in exploring: How did this exposé come about and why are users so outraged?  What can we learn from the Mafengwo incident and should we be more wary of the numbers coming out of other Chinese companies? What are the responsibilities of investors in such instances, or do they have reasons to be complicit in accommodating such bad behavior?  As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Let us know what you think of the show by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us at @techbuzzchina to win some swag! Finally, a huge shoutout to our new listeners over at dealstreetasia.com.  

In Ep. 27 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss the latest scandal to come out of Chinese internet -- fake reviews on one of China’s leading travel websites, Mafengwo. Mafengwo had $1.5 billion in sales last year, 63k transactions, and over 100 million monthly active users. It’s already backed by some of the best investors in the business, including Temasek, Hillhouse, General Atlantic and Capital Today, and in August, it was leaked that it was in the middle of raising $300mm at a valuation up to $2.5Bn. It all started when analytics firm Shenzhen Hurui and a Wechat official account known for their exposés of the tech industry published a blog that claimed 85% -- 18mm out of 21 mm -- of Mafengwo’s user reviews were faked or plagiarized from other sites. Outrageously, some of them were so poorly plagiarized that they still retained the origin website’s URL, or in other cases, scripts indicating that the review was translated using an online...

In Episode 27 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss the latest scandal to come out of the Chinese internet — fake reviews on one of China’s leading travel websites, Mafengwo. Mafengwo had $1.5 billion in sales last year, 63k transactions, and over 100 million monthly active users. It’s already backed by some of the best investors in the business, including Temasek, Hillhouse, General Atlantic, and Capital Today, and in August, it was leaked that it was in the middle of raising $300 million at a valuation up to $2.5 billion. A controversy then blew up when analytics firm Shenzhen Hurui and a Wechat official account known for their exposés of the tech industry published a blog post that claimed 85 percent  — 18 out of 21 million — of Mafengwo’s user reviews were faked or plagiarized from other sites. Outrageously, some of them were so poorly plagiarized that they still retained the original website’s URL, or in other cases, scripts indicating that the review was translated using an online translator. Mafengwo immediately denied the accusations and even filed a lawsuit claiming defamation. Our co-host this week is Eva Woo, a former business journalist at SCMP, Bloomberg, and Caixin. Together with Eva, Rui and Ying-Ying unravel the tangle of accusations leveled against Mafengwo and explain why the company has taken such a strong stance against them (hint: its very business model depends on it). We also briefly go into why the purported victims from which Mafengwo was alleged to have plagiarized from — Dianping, Ctrip, et al. — haven’t made any complaints. Another hint: the entire industry could be guilty of such behavior based on questionable incentives, and plus, there exists an entire shadow paid-poster economy that is thriving, with the growing reliance on user-generated content as key building blocks for driving traffic. Listen to the newest episode of TechBuzz China and join Rui, Ying-Ying, and Eva in exploring: How did this exposé come about, and why are users so outraged? What can we learn from the Mafengwo incident and should we be more wary of the numbers coming out of other Chinese companies? What are the responsibilities of investors in such instances, or do they have reasons to be complicit in accommodating such bad behavior?   As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Let us know what you think of the show by leaving us an iTunes review, liking our Facebook page, and tweeting at us at @techbuzzchina to win some swag! Finally, a huge shoutout to our new listeners over at dealstreetasia.com.    

Pinduoduo is the fastest growing ecommerce platform that you have never heard of. It is behind only Taobao and JD.com in the number of users, exceeding JD.com in their monthly gross merchandise volume, and even surpassing Taobao in the penetration rate of users from lower tiered cities. To understand this phenomenon, Rui not only downloaded the app to give us a sense of why it is so popular, but also shared comments by Kathy Xu of Capital Today, an early investor in JD.com, on why she chose not to invest in Pinduoduo. We also had Mark Pols, a former investor from GGV Capital and Morgan Stanley, share his thoughts on how Pinduoduo has tapped into “an enduring human need.” Another trend that is sweeping China is the real estate side of the sharing economy: coworking spaces and offices. Is it a fundamentally real estate business, or does it belong to the service sector? Is WeWork’s purchase of NakedHub a sign that foreign startups can overcome barriers and succeed in China, or is it just the start of another tragic tale? Hear what Ying-Ying and Rebeca Pan, founder and CEO of the U.S. coworking startup Covo, and a coworking industry pioneer, had to say about the future of coworking in the U.S. and China. Like what you’ve heard? Follow us on Twitter @thepandaily and tweet at us! You can also like TechBuzz China on Facebook for the latest updates and give us a good review! If you would like to provide commentaries for the show, you can contact Rui or Ying-Ying at @ruima or @ginyginy on Twitter.

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In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Eric Solberg, founder and CEO of Asia-focused private equity and wealth management firm EXS Capital, talked to our host Nina Xiang. He discussed how he is preparing to invest in China's property sector in its downturn, and why he thinks there are attractive investment opportunities in the Chinese steel sector. Read an excerpt below, but be sure to listen to the full episode in audio. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free in the iTunes store. Q: You resigned from Citigroup Venture Capital International Asia in 2007 and started EXS Capital. What was your consideration behind that decision? A: In early 2007, private equity deals in Asia were very expensive. The average public market PE multiple was 60 times. CVCI has raised a US$4.3 billion global emerging markets fund at that time. As all partners, I was required to invest a very large portion of my net worth, in fact, Citi was going to loan me a lot of money, so that I can make a large personal investment in this fund. But I was concerned that valuations were too high. So I resigned. I withdrew all my money from the fund and sold my Citi stock at US$54, which went all the way down to 97 cents. That turned out to be a lucky decision. Q: What happened to that fund? A: In my understanding, the fund invested very aggressively in 2007 and 2008. That fund was sold recently to a much smaller group. I am no longer involved in that fund, but my guess is that the fund didn't lose a lot of money, also didn't make a lot of money. It did get investors the type of performance they were hoping for. Q: Give us more background on EXS Capital. What does the name stand for? A: It's a play on the initials of my and my son's name, which is Xavier. But we call it "excess" capital, because we think everybody needs "excess capital"; it's our private joke. Essentially, we believe that the volatility in the Asian markets makes the typical closed-end, finite life private equity funds difficult. So if you can have either permanent capital, or can do this on a deal-by-deal basis, we think Asia is the best place to do private equity. Q: Your firm did try to raise an evergreen fund, but it wasn't successful? A: We did try to raise a permanent capital vehicle around 2011. At that time, investors are putting a lot of money into domestic Chinese or Indian funds. There weren't the appetite for that new type of vehicle. Some day, we may go back to that idea now that we've built a longer and stronger track record. But in the meantime, our deal-by-deal basis approach has given us a great deal of flexibility. Q: Chinese private equity firm Capital Today is planning to raise a private equity fund with a 28-year fund life. What do you think will be its biggest challenge? A: Frankly, I don't think that's a right way to do it. Taking a standard private equity fund model, and just making the fund life very long, doesn't solve the problem. If you look at more sophisticated evergreen funds such as Golden Gate Capital and General Atlantic, they have rolling mechanisms to allow investors in and out, and to periodically realize investments. That more creative approach is a better solution. Q: Can you tell us more about a deal you did in China, which was a buyout of a distressed shareholder in a Chinese residential project called Project Byblos? A: We were working with a developer who had a single project with a 3900-unit residential project in Southern China on the coast. This developer was originally financed by a Southeast Asian group, which got into trouble after the global financial crisis. The developer saw this as a good opportunity to buy out this Southeast Asian group. We raised some money for the developer, and structured the deal to give incoming investors minimum IRRs (internal rate of return), as well as sharing the upside with the developer. That worked out well.

Scale Venture Partners Managing Director, Sharon Wienbar gives listeners her perspective on life of a venture capitalist and what her interests are in investing. She is most excited about crowdsourcing, vertical content and business software-as-a-service. Despite the current recessionary environment, Sharon’s outlook remains upbeat.