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·Aug 22, 2017

Why You Might Build Your Start-up in China over Silicon Valley 🇨🇳🇺🇸

Differences between the tech ecosystem in China vs. the US, from the perspective of a founder that lived in the Bay Area for the last 10 years. — Location matters. There’s a reason that talent from across the world congregated in the 50-mile stretch of land spanning San Jose to San Francisco. (You might be interested to check out Steve Blank’s Secret History of Silicon Valley, a wonderful talk on how this place came to be.) In this…

China

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Why You Might Build Your Start-up in China over Silicon Valley 🇨🇳🇺🇸
Why You Might Build Your Start-up in China over Silicon Valley 🇨🇳🇺🇸
China

11 min read


Aug 3, 2017

Startups Are Simple. Just Get Two Things Right.

Startups are hard. Yet startups are also simple. Don’t overthink it. Thanks to ZhenFund 真格基金 (the world’s largest angel fund, based in Beijing), I got to participate in an EIR program called ZhenResidence 真驿站 over the past 10 days. …

Startup

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Startups Are Simple. Just Get Two Things Right.
Startups Are Simple. Just Get Two Things Right.
Startup

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Jun 27, 2017

Nanjing, Where Dynasties Change Hands

History Visiting Nanjing helped me realize the grandeur and success of the Chinese empire throughout history. It also showcased the ebb and flow of a civilization — and how dynasties change hands. Nanjing was a renowned historical capital of China for a multiple dynasties. Situated in the fertile southern lands, it…

China

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Nanjing, Where Dynasties Change Hands
Nanjing, Where Dynasties Change Hands
China

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Jun 22, 2017

Takeaways from Mary Meeker 2017

It’s such a treat to read the KPCB Mary Meeker report every year. It gets me out of my own bubble, and opens a window to the world. We live in a global society and we are all citizens of the world. …

Internet

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Takeaways from Mary Meeker 2017
Takeaways from Mary Meeker 2017
Internet

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·Jun 20, 2017

Where Technology Meets Culture: Week 1 of Living in Beijing

Although I visit China about once a year, but until this current trip, they’ve all been short one-week trips. During those trips, I was undeniably a visitor and an outsider, surviving on a roaming T-Mobile SIM card and the Google stack (well, plus WeChat). …

China

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Where Technology Meets Culture: Week 1 of Living in Beijing
Where Technology Meets Culture: Week 1 of Living in Beijing
China

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May 22, 2017

Book Reflection: Decisive — How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work

Decisive — How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath INTRO Villains of decision making: Narrow framing (limiting the options we consider) Confirmation bias Short-term emotion Over confidence WIDEN OPTIONS Widen options. More real choices and alternatives. Vanishing options test — now what if we remove…

Psychology

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Psychology

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May 7, 2017

Book Reflection: Flow

Book: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Notes To cultivate flow, one must be active and engaged, not passive and succumbing to desires. It’s an active thing. Overly trusting instinct is not good. Slaves of rewards, whether organic or social. Pleasure vs enjoyment. One is passive, the other is active. It’s impossible to…

Flow

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Book Reflection: Flow
Book Reflection: Flow
Flow

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Mar 21, 2017

Cuba: a trip down the time capsule

Arrival — There’s no mistake. Landing in Havana definitely is like landing in a different country, and a different time era.

Travel

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Cuba: a trip down the time capsule
Cuba: a trip down the time capsule
Travel

10 min read


Jan 18, 2017

Luxury is personal. Luxury is finding peace.

2016 had been a crazy year. For those who knew me, the latter of the year had been particularly tough. More than anything else, and more than I needed it out of any other trip, I needed the time and space to disconnect and rediscover peace within. Logistically, Angela and…

Travel

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Luxury is personal. Luxury is finding peace.
Luxury is personal. Luxury is finding peace.
Travel

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Jun 20, 2016

Book Reflection: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

If you asked me — “which person would you most like to meet?” Deng Xiaoping, the mastermind behind China’s reform and opening, would be on that list in a heartbeat. Growing up in 1990’s Beijing, and having attended school guided by Deng’s philosophy, I’ve long respected him as a leader…

China

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Book Reflection: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Book Reflection: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
China

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