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We discussed a few things including:1. Rebecca and Justin's entrepreneurial journeys2. The #tech and #startup #ecosystem worldwide3. The state of the entrepreneurial community in the midwest4. Challenges and opportunities ahead5. Future trendsRebecca is a CNBC contributor, author of a newly published book Silicon Heartland, and a media entrepreneur.Her research and writing about Asia's entrepreneurial boom led to three prior books that have been published in multiple languages: Silicon Dragon (2008), Startup Asia (2011), and Tech Titans of China (2019).A guest on BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and NPR, and a quoted expert in the New York Times, she also has spoken at the Brookings Institution, Asia Society, and many universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford.Rebecca has written for several publications including Red Herring, Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and was an international editor at Ad Age and Multichannel News.In addition to her features and special reports for CNBC, she also contributes to thought leadership papers published by major firms.In 2010, inspired by the many entrepreneurs she interviewed in emerging hotspots, she launched Silicon Dragon Ventures as a media platform covering tech innovation and venture capital frontiers and hosting events globally, including in China, Israel and the U.K. as well as Silicon Valleys in the U.S.Her new book, Silicon Heartland, brings Rebecca back to her homeland to explore the region's comeback from the Rust Belt as a Tech Belt ─ and to discover the roots of her own journey.-----Justin was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. After a decade in the investment banking industry, I decided to pursue my passion for biking and tap into the changing world of mobility and electrical vehicles.Starting and scaling a brand during covid brought a long list of challenges but all of those have resulted in a resilient brand. #podcast#AFewThingsPodcast

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America's heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope.

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America's heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Fannin is a business journalist with several financial magazines. She has published several books about the transformation of India and (especially) China into corporate and technological entrepreneurs. One of her early books was Silicon Dragon, about China. Now, because of Covid's travel restrictions, she has confined her reporting trips to the heartland of the US, where she sees real changes in the "rust belt." New companies, such as Intel, are building new plants there to make computer chips and even automotive parts with three-D printing technologies. Is the rural culture there changing as as well? For the video, audio podcast, comments: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-500-silicon-usa.

Joining Dennis Wisco on episode #188 is author, journalist, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin. Rebecca A. Fannin is a leading expert on global innovation, a top-selling author and media entrepreneur. The three books that my guest has written all focus on analyzing the US vs China tech-business culture -- Silicon Dragon (2008), Startup Asia (2011), Tech Titans of China (2019). Her work and ideas are sought after by CNBC, Forbes, and Bloomberg TV, to name a few. Today, Rebecca leads Silicon Dragon Ventures, a news, events and membership platform. ***** Episode Notes > About Rebecca, Ask a VC, and Tech Titans of China, visit https://www.silicondragonventures.com/ ***** Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy. For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. ***** Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

Joining Dennis Wisco on episode #188 is author, journalist, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin. Rebecca A. Fannin is a leading expert on global innovation, a top-selling author and media entrepreneur. The three books that my guest has written all focus on analyzing the US vs China tech-business culture -- Silicon Dragon (2008), Startup Asia (2011), Tech Titans of China (2019). Her work and ideas are sought after by CNBC, Forbes, and Bloomberg TV, to name a few. Today, Rebecca leads Silicon Dragon Ventures, a news, events and membership platform. ***** Episode Notes > About Rebecca, Ask a VC, and Tech Titans of China, visit https://www.silicondragonventures.com/ ***** Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy. For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. ***** Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

Lumost'un 36. bölümünde konuğumuz, Dünya'nın en değerli şirketi olup olmadığı tartışmaya açık olan Tencent. Bölüme Tencent'in kurucusu Pony Ma'nın hikayesiyle başlıyoruz. Tencent’in sancılı kuruluş yıllarından IPO’suna kadar geçen dönemi konuşuyoruz. İkinci kısımda Martin Lau ve Allen Zhang ikilisinin Tencent’e katılma hikayelerine bakıyoruz. Şirketin gelirlerini nasıl başarılı şekilde çeşitlendirdiğini analiz ediyoruz. Son kısımda ise Tencent’in başarılı yatırım stratejisi üzerine konuşarak bölümü tamamlıyoruz.Serinin genelinde Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.Lumost'a Patreon'dan destek olmak için:https://www.patreon.com/lumost

Lumost'un 35. bölümünde konuğumuz, Dünya’daki en büyük akıllı telefon üreticilerinden biri olan, tasarım dili olarak Apple’a çok benzemesi nedeniyle Çin'in Apple'ı olarak anılan Xiaomi. Bölümün ilk kısmında Xiaomi’nin kurucularından Lei Jun’un hikayesine Kingsoft üzerinden bakacağız. Xiaomi’nin kuruluşundaki Google etkisine değişiyoruz. Bölümün ikinci kısmında Xiaomi’nin iş modeli üzerine konuşuyoruz. Şirketin bu kadar küçük kar marjlarıyla asıl planının ne olduğunu anlamaya çalışıyoruz. Son kısımda ise Xiaomi’nin gelir modelini analiz ediyoruz. Şirketin ekosistem yaratma stratejisiyle küllerinden nasıl tekrar doğduğunu konuşarak bölümü tamamlıyoruz.Serinin genelinde Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.Lumost'a Patreon'dan destek olmak için:https://www.patreon.com/lumost

Çin Dosyası’nın bu bölümünde konuğumuz, Alibaba’nın ardından Çin’de e-ticaretin en büyük oyuncusu Jingdong ya da daha bilinen ismiyle JD. Yabancı yatırımcıların çoğunlukla Alibaba'ya odaklandığı bir Dünya’da, JD'nin radar altında kalarak çok özel bir yapı inşa ettiğini rahatlıkla söylenebilir. Bu bölümde ilk olarak JD’nin kurucusu Richard Liu’nun hikayesine ve JD’nin kuruluşunun ilk yıllarında geçirdiği dönüşüme bakıyoruz. İkinci kısımda ise JD’nin Alibaba gibi dominant bir oyuncunun yanında, stratejisini tamamen farklılaştırarak nasıl başarılı olduğunu konuşuyoruz. Podcast’in son kısmında ise JD’nin faaliyet gösterdiği alanları analiz edip, özellikle lojistik sektöründe attığı adımlara bakıyoruz. Şirketin geleceği adına en büyük risklerin hangi noktalarda olduğunu anlamaya çalışarak bölümü tamamlıyoruz.Serinin genelinde ise Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.

Lumost'un 32. bölümünde konuğumuz, 225 milyar $’lık piyasa değeriyle, Alibaba ve Tencent’in ardından Çin’in halka açık en değerli üçüncü şirketi Meituan Dianping. Pandeminin başladığı mart ayından bu yana, piyasa değeri yaklaşık 3 kat artmış bir şirket Meituan Dianping . Son 1 yıl içinde işlem yapan farklı kullanıcısı sayısı 450 milyondan fazla. Bu kullanıcıların ortalama sistemden aldığı servis sayısı ise 25. Platformunda 6,3 milyondan fazla aktif satıcı bulunuyor. Şirket, Çin'de 2.800'den fazla şehir ve bölgede faaliyet gösteriyor. Bu rakamlar karşımızda korkutucu bir devin olduğunu anlatmak adına yeterli muhtemelen. Bu bölümde önce Meituan’ın kurucusu Wang Xing’in hikayesine bakacağız. Meituan öncesi Amerika’dan başarılı olan girişim fikirlerini nasıl Çin’e uyarladığını konuşacağız. Çin’in Yelp’i Dianping ile Meituan’ın birleşmesinin her ikisi için neden bu kadar önemli olduğunu çözümleyeceğiz. Bölümün ikinci kısmında Meituan Dianping için söylenen hizmet sektörünün Amazon’u tanımını açacağız. Meituan Dianping’in gelirlerinin yaklaşık %60’ını oluşturan yemek dağıtım işinde, Dünya’daki benzerlerine göre neyi farklı yaptığını anlamaya çalışacağız. Bölümün son kısmında ise Meituan Dianping’in farklı hizmetleri teker teker platformuna nasıl dahil ettiğine bakacağız. Şirketin gelecek adına taşıdığı riskleri ve buna karşılık sahip olduğu avantajları konuşarak podcast’i kapatacağız.Meituan uygulamasının nasıl çalıştığını anlamak için bu videoyu, şirketin nasıl çalıştığını anlamak için de bu videoyu izleyebilirsiniz.Serinin genelinde ise Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.

Lumost'un 31. bölümünde konuğumuz bu kez benim kişisel olarak hayran olduğum ve üzerine konuşmaktan çok büyük keyif aldığım Pinduoduo. Pinduoduo, sadece 5 yıl içinde piyasa değeri 100 milyar $’ın üzine çıkmış, bunu bügüne kadar en hızlı başaran Çin’li bir e-ticaret sitesi. Bu değerlemeye ulaşmak için Microsoft’un 25 yıla, Google ve Facebook’un 12 yıla, Alibaba’nın 14 yıl ihtiyacı olduğunu düşündüğümüzde bu başarının ne kadar sıradışı olduğu daha net anlaşılıyor. Bu kadar doygunluğa ulaşmış bir pazarda yeni bir oyuncunun çıkıp pazarda söz sahibi olması bile başlı başına olağanüstü bir hikaye. Podcast’in ilk kısmında Colin’in sıradışı yaşamına bakıyoruz. İkinci kısımda ise sosyal alışverişin ne demek olduğunu sorguluyoruz. Pinhaohuo’nun kısa sürede yarattığı etkileyici başarının sebepleri üzerine düşünüyoruz. Üçüncü kısımda ise Pinhaohuo deneyinin Pinduoduo’ya nasıl dönüştüğüne bakıyoruz. Son kısımda ise Pinduoduo’nun alışveriş deneyimini nasıl oyunlaştırdığını konuşma vakti. Şirketin yaşadığı problemleri ve gelecekte atabileceği stratejik adımları konuşarak bölümü tamamlıyoruz. Bu bölüm özelinde Turner's Blog, GGV, Acquired Podcast, Ycombinator, Medium(Clark Boyd) yararlandığım ana kaynalar oldu. Serinin genelinde ise Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.

Lumost'un 30. bölümünde ilk olarak küçük bir Amazon, Alibaba karşılaştırması yapıyoruz. Sonra Alibaba’nın yeni perakende, lojistik ve finans tarafındaki stratejisini inceliyoruz. Son olarak da şirketin M&A stratejisi üzerine konuşup bölümü tamamlıyoruz.Bu bölümde özellikle Duncan Clark'ın "Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built" kitabından yararlandım. Serinin genelinde ise Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu. Alibaba'nın yeni perakende stratejisiyle ilgili bu videoyu izleyebilirsiniz.

İlk bakışta, Alibaba, Çin’in Amazon’u ya da veya eBay'i olarak düşünülse de iş modeli olarak önemli farklılıklara sahip. Alibaba’nın her yıl bekarlar gününde kırdığı satış rekorları, ülkelerin yıllık e-ticaret hacminden fazla. Perakendeden lojistiğe, ödeme sistemlerinden bulut bilişime onlarca farklı alanda Dünya’nın en değerli şirketlerinden biri durumunda. Yaptığı 350’den fazla yatırımla, Çin’in startup ekosistemine yön veren iki şirketinden biri.Çin’in kapalı bir toplum olması sebebiyle, Alibaba’nın bu başarıya rekabetten uzak, zorlanmadan ulaştığı gibi bir düşünce var. Lumost'un 29. bölümünde, aslında bunun ne kadar yanlış olduğunu, Jack Ma’nın perspektifinden anlatıyorum. Bu bölümde Jack Ma’nın ilham verici hikayesini, Alibaba’yı nasıl kurduğunu, şirketin ilk yıllarından neler yaşadığını, eBay ile rekabetini konuşuyoruz.Bu bölümde özellikle Duncan Clark'ın "Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built" kitabından yararlandım. Serinin genelinde ise Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu. Joe Tsai'in Alibaba'nın ilk günlerini anlattığı videoya buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.Jack Ma'nın apartmanda Alibaba kurucularına yaptığı konuşmaya da buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Lumost'un 28 bölümünde önce yakın dönem Çin tarihini çözümlemeye çalışıyoruz. Çin’in yıllar içinde geçirdiği dönüşüme ve girişimcilik ekosisteminin evrimine bakıyoruz. Özellikle Çin’de PayPal Mafia etkisi yaratan Fidonet’in, teknoloji şirketlerinin kurucuları arasında oynadığı kritik rolü konuşuyoruz. Teknoloji şirketlerinin, büyüme yolunda nasıl bir plana sahip olduğunu analiz edip, öne çıkan girişimlere çok kısa değiniyoruz. Son bölümde ise Çin’deki şehir sınıflandırmasından ve girişimlerin bu sınıflandırmaya uygun olarak nasıl bir strateji izlemeleri gerektiğini konuşup podcast’i kapatıyoruz.Bu seriyi hazırlarken Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.

Batıdaki şirketlerin ürünlerini/hizmetlerini sürekli olarak deneyimlediğimiz için, neden başarılı oldukları konusunda az/çok fikir sahibiyiz. Ama Çin tarafına baktığımızda bildiklerimiz oldukça sınırlı. Genel olarak Çin Teknoloji Dünyası’nın bizler için kapalı olduğu bir gerçek. Hala Çin’li bir teknoloji şirketini tanımlamak için Amerika’lı benzerinden yararlanıyoruz.Bu bölümle birlikte, Lumost’un ikinci sezonunda 10 bölümlük Çin dosyasını açıyoruz. Şirket analizlerini daha rahat yapabilmek için bu bölümde Çin’li tüketicileri biraz daha yakından tanıyoruz. Çin’in ulusal politikalarının teknoloji üzerindeki etkisini, bilgisayar yerine cep telefonu üzerinden gelişen teknolojinin artılarına bakacağız. Bu seriyi hazırlarken Çin Teknoloji Dünyası ya da Çin’in devlet politikası üzerine yazılmış 6 kitaptan yararlandım. Bunlar, Rebecca Fannin’in “Tech Titans of China” ve “Silicon Dragon” isimli kitapları, Edward Tse’nin “China’s Disruptors” isimli kitabı, Kai-Fu Lee’nin “AI Super-Powers” isimli kitabı, Elizabeth Economy’nin “The Third Revolution” isimli kitabı ve son olarak da Amy Webb’in “The Big Nine” isimli kitabı. Yine her zaman olduğu gibi podcast’ler ve bloglar da yol gösterici oldu. “Technode” ve “Tech in Asia” da üretilen değerli içeriklerden yararlandım. “Tech Buzz China”, “Inside China Tech”, “Beyond the Valley”, “996” ve “Acquired” da Çin üzerine çok şey öğrendiğim Podcast’ler oldu.

As one of the top 5 Women to watch in Asia Tech (Nikkei Asian Review), Carman Chan is a veteran in the technology industry with decades of experience as an entrepreneur with multiple exits, a tech columnist and a globally recognized venture capitalist. Carman began her entrepreneurship journey when she was in university. In order to pursue her passion for the newly emerging Internet, she passed up a fully sponsored PhD from Imperial College to become a serial internet entrepreneur. Carman’s first company, English Street was acquired by HKET(0423.HK), a Hong Kong listed newspaper group. Her second company was merged with Hiiir in Taiwan and and later acquired by FarEasTone (4904.TW). Carman is also a best-selling book author for several accelerated learning books. Spending eight years as a tech columnist for IT magazines, she wrote about internet business models and internet marketing. After several successful exits Carman started Click Ventures, her angel fund. With a focus on providing seed to series A financing to technology startups, Click Ventures is differentiated by offering mentorship from entrepreneurs with over twenty years of first-hand experience. Click Ventures has grown into a leading investment manager, and two of its funds are featured as Top 5 Seed Fund (Vintage 2003-2015) in the world and Top 4 Funds to Watch by Preqin respectively. Click’s current portfolio includes 40+ investments including Spotify.com, Docusign, Palantir.com, Memebox.com, Youappi.com...etc. Due to her deep experience, Carman is frequently invited to speak or serve as a panel member for prestigious events around the world. She has appeared in 10+ countries at high profile events including the Web Summit, Slush, AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum, and Silicon Dragon. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmanchan/ Website: https://www.clickventures.vc/ AngelList: https://angel.co/carmanchan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geeksofthevalley/support

Relations between the US and China are at a low-point right now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic among other things, but how is that affecting global innovation? Today’s guest on the WAM podcast is an innovation expert, author, public speaker, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin, who is the founder and leader of Silicon Dragon Ventures. Rebecca’s journalistic career began in Silicon Valley during the dot-com era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. She’s a regular media commentator and publics peaker, focusing on investments and emerging technology companies. Rebecca has just published her third book, Tech Titans of China, which documents the rise of China's tech companies and intense competition in the sector. In this episode, host Rosemary Coates and guest Rebecca dive into how Rebecca started her company and where it has led her, as well as the recent decision to take the events component of her business online due to COVID-19. Rebecca gives us her perspectives on global tech and innovation and how they affect manufacturing, as well as how the tech race between the United States and China may be hindering collaboration and innovation. Make sure not to miss out on Rebecca’s interesting approach! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relations between the US and China are at a low-point right now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic among other things, but how is that affecting global innovation? Today’s guest on the WAM podcast is an innovation expert, author, public speaker, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin, who is the founder and leader of Silicon Dragon Ventures. Rebecca’s journalistic career began in Silicon Valley during the dot-com era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. She’s a regular media commentator and publics peaker, focusing on investments and emerging technology companies. Rebecca has just published her third book, Tech Titans of China, which documents the rise of China's tech companies and intense competition in the sector. In this episode, host Rosemary Coates and guest Rebecca dive into how Rebecca started her company and where it has led her, as well as the recent decision to take the events component of her business online due to COVID-19. Rebecca gives us her perspectives on global tech and innovation and how they affect manufacturing, as well as how the tech race between the United States and China may be hindering collaboration and innovation. Make sure not to miss out on Rebecca’s interesting approach!

Rebecca Fannin, author of "Tech Titans of China" and founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures joined us for a conversation to discuss her new book and offered her perspectives on how China will reshape the world with their breed of tech giants: Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and many more. Rebecca began with the story of her career and how she came to cover Chinese technology companies from its earliest days. She discussed the major themes of her new book, and how the current trade tensions will shape China's path in the technology space and why we need to start thinking of China as originators of technology rather than the misconceptions that they are copycats. Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with time-stamps included): Rebecca Fannin (@rfannin, LinkedIn), Author of “Tech Titans of China” and Founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures [0:16] As a young person who also works for a media company, I must ask, how did you start your career? [0:32] What advice would you give to young people looking to be a tech reporter or a media entrepreneur? [3:55] You have started covering China tech much earlier than most people with your first book “Silicon Dragon”, what are the major key misconceptions you have observed in how other parts of the world cover China? [5:30] As you have interacted with many key entrepreneurs such as Robin Li and Jack Ma, who is the most interesting entrepreneur in China who you have interviewed so far? [7:13] Tech Titans of China: “How China’s Tech Sector Is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder, & Going Global” [10:30] What are the main themes of the book and who are the intended audience? [10:40] We have known the Baidu-Alibaba-Tencent or BAT in short that are core key companies in China similar to Amazon, Google and Facebook in the US. How are they different? [13:20] From copiers to now originators, what are the key turning points for China to become a technology power in the world? [15:45] Is the government and their regulations the key reason why the tech giants in the US do not manage to penetrate into China? What are the other key reasons as to why the US tech companies have so many problems entering China? [17:50] If China has not banned Google, Facebook or Twitter, would these companies have succeeded? [20:10] We are increasingly seeing the decoupling of China and the US technology sector given the current US-China trade war. Do you think that the global supply chain which powers tech companies from both countries will break apart with what happened to ZTE and Huawei? [22:17]  How does China have evolved in these three key areas [22:19]: Ecommerce [22:22] AI [25:18] Drones and robots given that they have the most established and well developed manufacturing ecosystem in Shenzhen while US manufacturing has declined over the past three decades [27:58] Where do you see the future of Chinese tech for China and will it start spilling to the rest of the world given its nascent influence in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa? [29:17] Which tech giants in China are currently interesting from your perspective? [31:20] Closing [33:42] How can my audience find you? [33:52] Podcast Information: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Himalaya Spotify Libsyn Google Play Overcast FM SoundCloud Luminary Twitter Facebook Video Facebook Page Linkedin Stitcher Castbox RadioPublic Acast PodBean ListenNotes TuneIn The show is hosted and produced by Carol Yin (@CarolYujiaYin) and originally created by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong).  Sound credits for the intro music: Taro Iwashiro, "The Beginning" from Red Cliff Soundtrack.

Since the beginning of China’s economic reforms in 1978, China has conquered the world of low cost manufacturing. Shenzhen has emerged as the epicenter of the global electronics industry, and even inland cities have become export hubs. The next step for China’s economy is its ascent in hi-tech industries. Over the last decade, Beijing has … Continue reading "A Clutch of Silicon Dragon Eggs: How Beijing is Incubating the Next Generation of Tech Giants"

In episode 35 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about competitors to the reigning Chinese social media champion, WeChat. Specifically, they focus on three apps that all decided to launch on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, two weeks before Chinese New Year: Bytedance's Duoshan, Wang Xin's self-proclaimed “anti-WeChat” Toilet, and Bullet Messenger 2.0. Following their releases, WeChat promptly blocked links to all three. Our co-hosts ask: Does WeChat have a reason to be scared? Why was it so defensive? Is there truly a chance for any of these companies to topple Allen Zhang's miraculous creation? And if so, how would that come about? Rui and Ying-Ying begin by giving their perspective on WeChat's two main weaknesses. The first is its decreasing representation of young users, specifically, teenagers — a challenge that many other social networks that have been around for a while, including Facebook, also face. The second is the emergence of WeChat Moments as a battleground for user time. This development is a function of the intermingling of personal and professional relationships within one app, and the ensuing messy social graph that WeChat has accumulated. Our co-hosts go on to explain that all three of the apps that were launched this week tried to capitalize on one of the opportunities WeChat leaves open. They describe each product in more detail, delving into them in descending probability of success. Rui and Ying-Ying's top pick is Bytedance's Duoshan. They discuss: In what ways has the product stayed true to its short-video roots? How accurate is the Toutiao insider description of the app as a combination of “Snapchat's framework” plus “Instagram and Messenger's GIF function” and “Apple Watch's heartbeat”? Does it truly solve an organic user problem? As for Toilet, which proudly calls itself “the social network dark web,” just how reminiscent is it of the bygone Secret app in the U.S.? What is the opportunity that its founder sees in anonymous social networking, which, in fact, already exists in China, including in QQ itself? In third place is celebrity-investor-backed Bullet Messenger's 2.0 version. It has renamed itself Chat Treasure (聊天宝 liáotiān bǎo) and rebranded with a new logo, an image of a smiling gold ingot. The ingot serves as an apt reflection of the app's new positioning as a portal for poorer users who seek to make some money or find great deals. Rui and Ying-Ying argue that its main competitive advantage is its marketing and aggressive, gamified user acquisition tactics. Listen to find out: What do Rui and Ying-Ying conclude about each of these new entrants, and why? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Do 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! Thanks also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. Finally, TechBuzz listeners in the Bay Area may sign up for Silicon Dragon's Silicon Valley event, taking place this week on January 24. You can find more information and sign up here: https://silicondragonvalley2019.eventbrite.com. Please use code SDValley2019Buzz for 50 percent off!

In episode 35 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about competitors to the reigning Chinese social media champion, WeChat. Specifically, they focus on three apps that all decided to launch on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, two weeks before Chinese New Year: Bytedance’s Duoshan, Wang Xin’s self-proclaimed “anti-WeChat” Toilet, and Bullet Messenger 2.0. Following their releases, WeChat promptly blocked links to all three. Our co-hosts ask: Does WeChat have a reason to be scared? Why was it so defensive? Is there truly a chance for any of these companies to topple Allen Zhang’s miraculous creation? And if so, how would that come about? Rui and Ying-Ying begin by giving their perspective on WeChat’s two main weaknesses. The first is its decreasing representation of young users, specifically, teenagers — a challenge that many other social networks that have been around for a while, including Facebook, also face. The second is the emergence of WeChat Moments as a battleground for user time. This development is a function of the intermingling of personal and professional relationships within one app, and the ensuing messy social graph that WeChat has accumulated. Our co-hosts go on to explain that all three of the apps that were launched this week tried to capitalize on one of the opportunities WeChat leaves open. They describe each product in more detail, delving into them in descending probability of success. Rui and Ying-Ying’s top pick is Bytedance’s Duoshan. They discuss: In what ways has the product stayed true to its short-video roots? How accurate is the Toutiao insider description of the app as a combination of “Snapchat’s framework” plus “Instagram and Messenger’s GIF function” and “Apple Watch’s heartbeat”? Does it truly solve an organic user problem? As for Toilet, which proudly calls itself “the social network dark web,” just how reminiscent is it of the bygone Secret app in the U.S.? What is the opportunity that its founder sees in anonymous social networking, which, in fact, already exists in China, including in QQ itself?   In third place is celebrity-investor-backed Bullet Messenger’s 2.0 version. It has renamed itself Chat Treasure (聊天宝 liáotiān bǎo) and rebranded with a new logo, an image of a smiling gold ingot. The ingot serves as an apt reflection of the app’s new positioning as a portal for poorer users who seek to make some money or find great deals. Rui and Ying-Ying argue that its main competitive advantage is its marketing and aggressive, gamified user acquisition tactics. Listen to find out: What do Rui and Ying-Ying conclude about each of these new entrants, and why? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Do 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! Thanks also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. Finally, TechBuzz listeners in the Bay Area may sign up for Silicon Dragon’s Silicon Valley event, taking place this week on January 24. You can find more information and sign up here: https://silicondragonvalley2019.eventbrite.com. Please use code SDValley2019Buzz for 50 percent off!

In episode 34 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the latest version of WeChat, which first came out on iOS the third week of December 2018, and on Android a few days later. It has been over four years since WeChat released an update this large, and since then, it's added on over half a billion monthly active users. The latest updates included several widely expected features, namely, enhanced sharing of both video and content, which overlap with Bytedance's core strengths — definitely not a coincidence. What's the latest behind what is still arguably the most influential internet product of the past decade? And what has been the impact of WeChat's founder on its product development? Rui and Ying-Ying share that WeChat was created by Zhang Xiaolong, or Allen Zhang, who joined Tencent via the internet giant's acquisition of Foxmail. He was originally tasked with heading up the Tencent R&D center and leading the QQ Mail team. As the now legendary — and publicly confirmed — story goes, Allen had a flash of insight, inspired by the traction the Canadian Kik Messenger had amassed in just 15 days. He sent a late-night email to Tencent CEO Pony Ma about the opportunity and the potential threat to existing Tencent products from this kind of mobile-based instant messaging. Pony agreed, and entrusted Allen to execute the release of Tencent's own version. Just a few months later, Allen's team released the WeChat version 1.0. Our co-hosts explain that, though hard to imagine today, WeChat had an extremely rocky start and experienced several shaky periods during its growth. Looking back, it was by no means a sure-bet product from the beginning. Rui and Ying-Ying take listeners on a journey through the app's turbulent history, through its various version iterations, and up to the present day. Throughout, they explain the impact of Allen Zhang's ethos: Our co-hosts argue that he is an artist and a philosopher at heart who cares more about the user experience than about business metrics. How have these values shaped WeChat's most recently stated primary missions: to be a great tool for the users it serves, and to constantly evolve and change in order to do so? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Do 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! Thanks also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. Finally, TechBuzz listeners in the Bay Area may sign up for Silicon Dragon's Silicon Valley event, taking place soon on January 24. You can find more information and sign up here: https://silicondragonvalley2019.eventbrite.com. Please use code SDValley2019Buzz for 50 percent off!

In episode 34 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the latest version of WeChat, which first came out on iOS the third week of December 2018, and on Android a few days later. It has been over four years since WeChat released an update this large, and since then, it’s added on over half a billion monthly active users. The latest updates included several widely expected features, namely, enhanced sharing of both video and content, which overlap with Bytedance’s core strengths — definitely not a coincidence. What’s the latest behind what is still arguably the most influential internet product of the past decade? And what has been the impact of WeChat's founder on its product development? Rui and Ying-Ying share that WeChat was created by Zhang Xiaolong, or Allen Zhang, who joined Tencent via the internet giant’s acquisition of Foxmail. He was originally tasked with heading up the Tencent R&D center and leading the QQ Mail team. As the now legendary — and publicly confirmed — story goes, Allen had a flash of insight, inspired by the traction the Canadian Kik Messenger had amassed in just 15 days. He sent a late-night email to Tencent CEO Pony Ma about the opportunity and the potential threat to existing Tencent products from this kind of mobile-based instant messaging. Pony agreed, and entrusted Allen to execute the release of Tencent’s own version. Just a few months later, Allen’s team released the WeChat version 1.0. Our co-hosts explain that, though hard to imagine today, WeChat had an extremely rocky start and experienced several shaky periods during its growth. Looking back, it was by no means a sure-bet product from the beginning. Rui and Ying-Ying take listeners on a journey through the app’s turbulent history, through its various version iterations, and up to the present day. Throughout, they explain the impact of Allen Zhang’s ethos: Our co-hosts argue that he is an artist and a philosopher at heart who cares more about the user experience than about business metrics. How have these values shaped WeChat’s most recently stated primary missions: to be a great tool for the users it serves, and to constantly evolve and change in order to do so? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Do 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! Thanks also to our listeners over at our partner, dealstreetasia.com. Finally, TechBuzz listeners in the Bay Area may sign up for Silicon Dragon’s Silicon Valley event, taking place soon on January 24. You can find more information and sign up here: https://silicondragonvalley2019.eventbrite.com. Please use code SDValley2019Buzz for 50 percent off!

Rebecca Fannin wrote Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race more than 10 years ago, at a time when both China’s tech companies were on the rise—and the future was unclear. She’s my guest this episode, and her account of those days is fascinating—and not simply a matter of early entry and good luck. Take the case of Jack Ma. I remember inviting Ma to Singapore in 1998 to join a panel of eCommerce entrepreneurs at a time when the industry was in its infancy. I watched in amazement as he won hearts and minds with his visionary – some, then, might have said outlandish – predictions for our digital future. Looking back now, what is striking is that, above all else, Jack Ma had a story to tell. It wasn’t everything but it was enough to win investment support from investors like Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and Softbank. My guest Rebecca Fannin—who eventually went on to found Silicon Dragon Ventures—gives us her own take Alibaba, but also reminds us that these are different times. Today the room is crowded with Alibaba wannabes and even more crowded with heavy-breathing investors who want a piece of the China tech dream. Is it too much money chasing too few deals? Why do companies and investors alike continue to undervalue the importance of enlightened and dynamic leadership? Could it be that in an environment where innovation operates at breakneck, dizzying speed, the human dimension - embodied by the charismatic CEO – may prove to be the key determining factor in China’s quest for global tech dominance? As always, thanks for listening.    

Rebecca Fannin of Silicon Dragon chats with John Chu, a founder of Jetson.ai, an innovative voice-first commerce platform that helps you search and buy products on its app. John will be pitching at Silicon Dragon's pitch contest, June 18, in NYC. See more here at SiliconDragonventures.com, Events.

Silicon Dragon founder/editor Rebecca Fannin interviews Xiaomi director of product management Donovan Sung in New York about the smart hardware maker's plans for the U.S. market. Donovan will be speaking at Silicon Dragon's flagship event in NYC, June 18. Stay tuned! https://silicondragonny2018.eventbrite.com

Silicon Dragon host Rebecca Fannin interviews Ellie Li, co-founder of Projections.io, and her investor Lee Lin of Lair East Labs in New York about her dramatic startup story with and why Lair put in the seed money. Projections.io was a finalist in the Silicon Dragon pitch contest in NY last June, and attracted funding from there to ramp up and monetize her business.

Rebecca Fannin Is our guest for this episode. She is a Journalist, author and media entrepreneur She is the founder of Silicon Dragon which organizes events and research. Rebecca writes a weekly column about innovation and venture investment trends at Forbes.com She wrote two books about China; Silicon Dragon and Startup Asia.Episode Content:Introducing RebeccaHow did Silicon Dragon start? How the idea came up?Let's talk about the startup ecosystem. Thoughts on comparing each ecosystem to Silicon Valley? Are US and Europe somehow behind of everything happening compared to the bustling entrepreneurship in Asia? Are they missing the train or have missed it?Rebecca talking about her impressive network of events all around the world connecting different ecosystems to Asia.Rebecca interviews a lot of interesting people. Who was the person that was most difficult to bring to an event? And which one was the most interesting one to interview?Rebecca recommends two books she read recently.What are two tools she use every day to make her work better?How can people reach out to Rebecca?You can help us create even more content for you - Support us on our Patreon page Episode Mentions:IntroWhat is Passover?Cross Border Summit 2017 - Mike's conferenceWeChat group - add Shlomo (ID: shlomof) or Mike (ID:michelini)InterviewSee more about Rebecca’s career hereInnovation in Emerging Markets - Book where Rebecca Fannin wrote the Asia sectionRebecca's Weekly Forbes columnBaiduAlibabaEbayRebecca's Book Recommendation:What Every Angel Investor Wants You To Know by Brian CohenThe Startup Game by William Draper IIIWechat - ID: rebeccafanninRebecca's Facebook pageDownload and SubscribeDownload this episode: right click on this link and choose "save as"Subscribe to China Business Cast on iTunesOr check out the full list on subscription options Periscope Live broadcasting of the recordings follow @StartupNoodle (open link on mobile)Add Mike ('michelini') or Shlomo ('shlomof') on wechat to join China Business Cast WeChat group

Rebecca A. Fannin is an international business journalist and author of the well-received book, Silicon Dragon? How China is Winning the Tech Race (McGraw-Hill, 2008). With 18 years experience covering global business, innovation and entrepreneurship, Ms. Fannin is currently the international editor of the Hong Kong-based Asian Venture Capital Journal and Private Equity Asia. Additionally, she writes a blog for Huffington Post and is a contributor to several leading business magazines, including Inc., Fast Company, The Deal and Worth. Previously, Rebecca was international news editor at Red Herring (1999-2002), deputy editor at Advertising Age International (1996-1999) andeditor of the Pulitzer-owned International Business (1990-1995). Her work also has appeared in Wired, Asia Inc., Merrill Lynch 360 and Time Inc.’s AsiaWeek. Ms. Fannin began her career as a copy editor at the Dayton Journal Herald, as a Dow Jones intern.