Ep. 94: Entrepreneurship, accelerators and unicorns in China with Matthieu Bodin

China Business Cast

English - May 23, 2019 06:17 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 93: Open Entrepreneurship and Innovation with Amado Trejo & Luis Sarre, Co-founders of Free Entrepreneurs.

Next Episode: Ep. 95: Trade wars and cultural differences with Richard Conrad

Today's podcast we are talking about entrepreneurship, accelerators and unicorns in China with Matthieu Bodin, Regional Manager at Techstars.

Note: In between the time of the recording and the release of this episode, Matthieu has move from Techstars to XNode

Matthieu Bodin

Frenchman, lived 10 years in Greater China and currently based in Shanghai.
Worked in fintech, luxury retail and for a startup prior to joining Techstars.
Helping to grow ecosystems of entrepreneurs throughout Greater China.Regional Manager Greater China at Techstars | Community Builder & Entrepreneur
Was leading the Techstars Startup Programs in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
He built bridges between Techstars and Chinese innovators: sharing his understanding of China within Techstars and its network, or presenting Techstars with Chinese officials and entrepreneurs.
His role is to identify, train and coach Community Leaders locally so they can support the next generation of entrepreneurs.

EPISODE CONTENT:

Matthieu tells a little bit of his background. What does he do, and what’s his relationship to China?
“We need more inventors vs innovation. Radical new discoveries vs incremental (small) improvements.” Details on where does Techstars fits in the global and Chinese ecosystem.
Discussion about entrepreneurship, capital investment and growth strategy
Matthieu shares insights on the whole startup / accelerator / VC ecosystem in China
#1 actionable tip for doing business in China
Ways to get in touch with Matthieu.

Episode Mentions:

Find Matthieu on LinkedIN
Techstars website
37 signals / Basecamp website
Carnet.cc website
Find Techstars WeChat group: techstarsofficial
Join China Business Cast WeChat group
Find Jons on LinkedIN

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