Archive for 'VC/Start-Up'
The Art of the Start
Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Chris.
(Steal the title of Guy’s book) For these days I have been recollecting thoughts and hard-learned lessons. I try to make up with something that ticks, something that could virus across the border and be influential. But I haven’t yet. The market is volatile, a brand with good book value could be out of market overnight without [...]
From Zero to IPO to Exit Round-up
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
This post is a stream of the Career101 topics, for which understanding I believe is essential to some. So the illustrated example here floats, In the start of a product life cycle, there would be a prototype of model being tested and incubated in the campus of Stanford near the famous Sands Hill Rd, where most [...]
From Blogging to Evangelizing (2)
Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
Further to the last post on From Blogging to Evangelizing (1) ii Capital Today (今日资本) & Ying Zai Zhong Guo （赢在中国） Capital Today Group’s recent investment includes a highly rated TV-show Ying Zai Zhong Guo (Win in China, similar to the BBC hit show Dragon’s Den) features a feast of business ideas, pitches and all sexy [...]
From Blogging to Evangelizing (1)
Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
Evangelizing, a word pretty well used nowadays in regard of marketing that in essence brings profound impact to people’s attention. From the classical marketing book, we have classified “Sales” and “Marketing” while “evanelizing” has not gained its position yet, at least not in the marketing book I read. In a broader sense, “blogging” gives a perfect [...]
What Happens Next?
Posted on 05. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
The Street really has a herd mentality, all with their both hands in, plus the creative service of Investment Banks have led to a unprecedented catastrophe of the world. No one escape. There are three clips from WSJ,com that explicitly depict the crisis in the year 2008 and hereafter. This is a lesseon hard learned in [...]
China: Pull the Band together in Winter
Posted on 03. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
I think it is a great idea to keep a post daily, A to summarize the day, B to better plan for tomorrow. So tonight should not be an exception for a fresh start of 2009, the year of B-U-L-L. So I post two instead. Over time, I had been collaborating with my firm to churn [...]
Paradigm Shift – Awakening Giant Catching Up
Posted on 03. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
Further to my last thread, we could see vast majority of similar things happening in China. Take tudou.com (invested by GGV, IDGVC, JAFCO, and a few more VCs, ranked 22nd of SilliconAlley’s fast tech company list) for example, is now worth an estimated value of US$200m. If my memory is intact, it is the only [...]
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