Tag Archives: Technology

CHINICT Day 1 Recap

A friend and I in attendance at CHINICT

This week I took part in the 8th edition of CHINICT, a technology and entrepreneurship conference in Beijing. It was a busy few days, and I did not have the opportunity to digest and solidify the content from the conference itself. But now that the whirlwind has passed, I wanted to personally spend some time to recap a small part of the conference; both to increase personal retention of information, and to help organize data for use in academic papers. And since I believe the information may be of value to others, I have decided to publish my brief summary on this blog. If you’re interested in learning more about what I gained from some of the speakers onstage, read on!

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Further Review: Competition with Chinese Characteristics

Franck Nazikian: Competition with Chinese Characteristics.

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I love this picture, it shows the world as connected via Facebook.

I recently published this post on behalf of my employer. While I am quite satisfied with the outcome, I realize that there are issues left unwritten or unsaid. In particular, I would like to highlight certain characteristics of China technology entrepreneurship which I feel are relevant to understanding this industry.

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China IT is ready, are You?

New game. Let's play find Jon!

During the past couple of decades, the world has gotten accustomed to the label “Made in China.” Over the years, China has worked to shed its reputation of poor quality and has transitioned to a location where companies feel comfortable manufacturing their entire product line – from the highest tier to the simple commodities. A similar shift is starting to develop in the IT industry. While Chinese Internet companies are relatively unknown within the international market, domestic firms have made marvelous technological and expansion developments in the past few years within China. Many of the social networking services in China are on par with international equivalents, and some are ready to challenge the current leaders on a global scale. Now is the time for us to divert attention towards the Chinese social networking scene and understand the progression in this region; it won’t be long before these services penetrate users abroad.

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