Posted on 08 May 2013. Tags: China, Entrepreneurship, innovation, investing, Silicon Valley, VC, Venture Capital
Connie Chan loves Pinterest. “I bought something the first day I used it,” she said after testing the product, “I thought that other people would, too. I really love it, my friends love it.” What makes Chan different than most Pinterest users is that she’s a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one the tech world’s best well-known venture capital firms….
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Posted in Internet, Mobile, Startups
Posted on 20 October 2012. Tags: Foursquare, Getjar, GMIC SV, Groupon, International Development, Plus8Star, Silicon Valley, Zeptolab, Zynga
The first day of GMIC SV featured several panel discussions, including the Build Local, Distribute Global session focusing on international business development. The discussion highlighted both the strategies and successes of GetJar, Zynga, Groupon, Foursquare and ZeptoLab in foreign markets while being moderated by Benjamin Joffee, CEO of Plus8Star. As these industry leaders shared their…
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Posted in Games, Industry Leaders, Internet, Interviews, Mobile
Posted on 20 October 2012. Tags: EA, Electronic Arts, Gaming, GMIC SV, John Ritticiello, Keynote, Marketing, Silicon Valley, Social Viral
As the first in a series of keynote speakers at GMIC SV John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronics Arts, took some time to set the record straight on the direction and evolution of the gaming industry. The EA front man stressed the importance of quality gaming experiences serving as the core from which games themselves can…
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Posted in Games, Industry Leaders
Posted on 20 October 2012. Tags: Bessemer Venture Partners, Canice Wu, Ethan Kurzweil, G-Startup, GMIC SV, marriage, Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley, Startups, VCs
In hiring, in marriage, and in finding funding for your startup, it’s not necessarily about the money. That was the key message venture capitalists shared with G-Startup competition hopefuls at the Global Mobile Internet Conference Friday morning. Choosing an investment partner is almost like a marriage, said Canice Wu, president of the Plug and Play…
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Posted in Mobile, Startups
Posted on 18 September 2012. Tags: G-Startup, GMIC SV, mobile Internet apps, Silicon Valley
This years G-Startup competition in Silicon Valley has already brought in over 100 applicants from 18 countries. Set to take place at GMIC SV on October 19-20th, G-Startup is the most innovative platform for mobile Internet developers worldwide. The deadline for G-Startup submissions is this evening at 11:59PM PST, so anyone who is still looking to submit…
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Posted in Internet, Mobile
Posted on 09 November 2011. Tags: Android, Apple, China, GMIC, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, MIUI, Silicon Valley, Xiaomi, Xiaomi Phone
China’s tech companies are a force to be reckoned with. With the aim to inform, educate, and promote sharing between the East and West, the GMIC Roadshow USA will bring 8 C-Level executives and top GMIC speakers, who are China’s top mobile leaders, to Silicon Valley on November 5th – 12th. Introducing another member of this trip’s…
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Posted in Events, Industry Leaders, Internet, Mobile
Posted on 05 November 2011. Tags: China, GMIC, GMIC Roadshow, Great Wall Club, Silicon Valley, USA
Connect With Tech Leaders on Tour At The GMIC Roadshow USA San Francisco – Palo Alto – San Jose The GMIC Roadshow – Tech Leaders on Tour The GMIC Roadshow is an exceptional opportunity for Silicon Valley based companies to learn about opportunities in China, build relationships with top leaders and promote their initiatives in Asia without even leaving the Bay area….
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Posted in Events, Featured, Industry Leaders
Posted on 01 November 2011. Tags: China, Evernote, Internet, Silicon Valley, Techcrunch Distrupt
Phil Libin, the CEO of Evernote, stated that “We need to be in China”. While on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt: Beijing, he explained that he wants Evernote here, not because he sees massive numbers of potentional customers, but because he sees massive amounts of creativity going on in China. According to Phil, the goal of…
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Posted in Industry Leaders, Internet, Startups
Posted on 18 October 2011. Tags: Apple, China, Dave McClure, Facebook, Great Wall Club, Open Platform, Silicon Valley
At the end of September Great Wall Club sent its CEO, WenChu, and its Vice President, Barret Parkman, to the United States to begin a whirlwind tour of events, dinners, and business meetings. The climax of this trip was a closed door executive round-table dinner hosted by the Great Wall Club, which brought together some of…
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Posted in Featured, Industry Leaders, Internet, Mobile
Posted on 16 October 2011. Tags: Alibaba, DeNA, GMIC, Letao, Netdragon, Silicon Valley, Sky-Mobi, USA, Xiaomi
The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC), a conference hosted by the Great Wall Club, will kick off a promotional event series for the conference this coming week by heading to the United States. The “GMIC Roadshow” will bring 8 C-Level executives of leading mobile Internet companies in China to San Francisco as they visit companies,…
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Posted in Events, Featured