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Path to China for
startup
Striving to be the go-
to-guy for Chinese
markets
Jari-Pekka Raitamaa
Founder/CEO of Business Globalizer Limited (Hong Kong).
You can find me at @jraitamaa in Twitter/FB
or email jari-pekka@raitamaa.com
First visit to China in December 2011.
Moved to Guangzhou, China in May 2012 and lived continuously there for
two years.
Now spending at least ⅓ of the year in China.
1.
Why China?
Most populous country in the world (1,3 billion people)
Over 70% speak Mandarin Chinese (960 million)
1,2 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first language
Still among most fastest growing economies in world (estimate 6,8% in 2015)
“China’s Silicon Valley Sparking 49
Technology Startups a Day
(headline in Bloomberg News March 11, 2015)
2.
How?
Barcelona 20th & 22nd October
Global From Asia Podcast
www.globalfromasia.com
Michael Michelini
www.michaelmichelini.com
In China since 2007
Advices
Connect with Chinese students abroad. They are often entrepreneurial and interested to
work with foreign entrepreneurs.
Try Weibo (Chinese Twitter) and WeChat (Chinese WhatsApp)
Tech in Asia - good source for tech startup news: www.techinasia.com
Be Prepared To Get Ridiculed
-Ben Horowitz
thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at
@jraitamaa
jari-pekka@raitamaa.com

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Path to China for Startup

  • 1. Path to China for startup
  • 2. Striving to be the go- to-guy for Chinese markets Jari-Pekka Raitamaa Founder/CEO of Business Globalizer Limited (Hong Kong). You can find me at @jraitamaa in Twitter/FB or email jari-pekka@raitamaa.com
  • 3. First visit to China in December 2011. Moved to Guangzhou, China in May 2012 and lived continuously there for two years. Now spending at least ⅓ of the year in China.
  • 5. Most populous country in the world (1,3 billion people) Over 70% speak Mandarin Chinese (960 million) 1,2 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first language Still among most fastest growing economies in world (estimate 6,8% in 2015)
  • 6.
  • 7. “China’s Silicon Valley Sparking 49 Technology Startups a Day (headline in Bloomberg News March 11, 2015)
  • 9.
  • 10. Barcelona 20th & 22nd October
  • 11. Global From Asia Podcast www.globalfromasia.com Michael Michelini www.michaelmichelini.com In China since 2007
  • 12. Advices Connect with Chinese students abroad. They are often entrepreneurial and interested to work with foreign entrepreneurs. Try Weibo (Chinese Twitter) and WeChat (Chinese WhatsApp) Tech in Asia - good source for tech startup news: www.techinasia.com Be Prepared To Get Ridiculed -Ben Horowitz
  • 13. thanks! Any questions? You can find me at @jraitamaa jari-pekka@raitamaa.com