Technopreneurship, Incubation and Angel Investments in China
May. 31, 2010•0 likes•2,223 views
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An introduction to mainland China's current situation in terms of an early stage technology companies ecosystems - what's there and what's missing? What does a technopreneur need to do to prepare?
Technopreneurship, Incubation and Angel Investments in China
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6. Most consumers do not care about brand, although more and more people are starting to have brand awareness.
7. The consumer market is still very fragmentedfor most product / service categories.
8. Top tier cities (e.g. Beijing, Shanghai, etc.) are already becoming expensive and very competitive. The ‘new’ potential is in 2nd and 3rd tier cities.
9. Emerging middle class has only just started to pay attention to diet, fitness, and a healthy lifestyle.
10. Women have recently started to buy accessories, cosmetics, fancy lingerie, etc. in order to enhance their sense of well-being and self-respect.
72. Current crisis will slow down but will it greatly hurt the VC market in China? The fundamentals of the Chinese economy are still strong - investment opportunities are still here.
76. In the U.S. Series A and B rounds typically account for over 45% of total funds invested.
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80. However, the stock markets in Shanghai and in Shenzhen continue to rapidly improveespecially in terms of shortening post-IPO lock up, transparency, etc.
81. Government also launched a genuine (?) Growth Enterprises Board (GEB), termed as “China’s NASDAQ”.