Archive for the ‘Beijing’ Category



iLEAD conquers the Great Wall of China!~

On 12 Dec Saturday, we met at the lobby of our hotel at 7.30am and set off on the bus to the Great Wall of China. The journey was pretty long so it was a good time for many of us to catch up on our sleep, having been tired out from company visits, networking [...]

Interesting Findings about Entrepreneurs in Beijing

I intended to share my thoughts about Chinese entrepreneurs on the forum when I was in Beijing. However, the thread is postponed till today because of our packed schedule. And just a statement here: below is my own opinion, please feel free to exchange ideas with me J
 
It is an interesting discovery that over 90% [...]

Oak Pacific Interactive - Lessons from the CEO

Today we were honored to have a chance to visit Oak Pacific Interactive (OPI), the leading internet group in China based in Beijing, providing online entertainment, social networking and gaming platform services for customers. As the CEO was busy in a meeting, our interaction began first with an introduction of the company given by [...]

Nick Yang

Life principles from a successful CEO

There is a Chinese saying, “When three people are travelling together, there must be a teacher for me”. This occurred when the iLEADers and I visited Nick Yang, CEO of 牾空 Monkey King Search on the 11 December 2009. Nick Yang recently started his third venture in mobile search engine, targeted towards the 155 [...]

The past 7 days in Beijing

In Beijing, people throw trash on the ground everywhere; I actually looked forward to spotting a trash bin in public! In restaurants and air-conditioned areas, people smoke too. That was something that bugged me a lot especially since I have a pretty sensitive nose.
Ironically, there was once my friends and I stepped into the hotel [...]

Setting Internet Business in China – Tips from Youku

The 1.3 billion people country, China, has received a lot of attention from the business world in the last three decades and they certainly deserve it. China has managed an amazing track record in economical development, maintaining about 10% growth every year. In the internet business sector alone, the country has 316 millions of [...]

Innovative Legend - Lenovo

It’s Day 3 of company visits in Beijing and so much has happened; we’ve been whisked from one company to another, meeting entrepreneurs and industry leaders from start-ups and established companies, and learning so much along the way!~ ^.^
On Monday, the first company we visited was Lenovo and our host was Mr. Cory Grenier, the General [...]