Doing business in Shanghai, and more about economy of Shanghai.
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Articles in Business
Integrity of Resume
Aug 6,
2010 Today, a candidate came to interview at our company. The experience, and the answers to questions looks very promising, but there is one problem: he intentionally changed the date...
Xindanwei is Cool
Apr 6,
2010 I was in Xindanwei this afternoon to chat with @isaac, @popoever, and @aaajiao. I heard about Xindanwei from time to time, but never related it to Isaac - who...
Bet is Greatest Tool to Increase Visability
Apr 1,
2010 I just made a bet with college in my company. The bet is like this: The loser will travel to a city in the middle of Hunan province named...
HTHT IPO
Mar 25,
2010 Hanting, the chain hotel group will go IPO tomorrow (March 26, 2010). The ticker will be HTHT - China Lodging Group. I am a frequent Hanting customer. I know...
In Market We Trust - Part II
Mar 10,
2010 xge made a very good point under my entry In Market We Trust. That is exactly what I am trying to say about the market - the difference is,...
In Market We Trust
Mar 9,
2010 The main take away from my Silicon Valley trip is the understanding of "market". I know, the recent financial crisis can be used as a way to argue the...
My Advice to Entrepreneurs
Jan 3,
2010 Occasionally, friends ask me for advices of their startup. I am flattered but shy away from giving any advice, since I just started the journey about 5 years ago...
Lego 3001 (Brick 2 x 4)
Dec 24,
2009 We started technical days with a great name - Lego Day. Yes. The Lego means the Denmark toy manufacture Lego. We bought Lego 66284 Build and Play Value Pack...
Coins or Paper Money
Nov 23,
2009 We talked about the network effects of a real society many days ago. Hopefully, that explains why Chinese don't use voice mail, calendar, or classified. We talked about it...
Ten Characteristics of Great Companies
Sep 3,
2009 Feld posted an article about Ten Characteristics of Great Companies. Nice article. Among the ten, if you ask me to pick three, here it is: 3) Great companies make...
IBM vs Dell Laptop
Aug 25,
2009 When we read about books about several years of transition of competition, we take it for granted that some brands can quickly take over the other brand, but in...
United Airlines is Bad
Jul 3,
2009 I wrote United Airlines is Good 7 years ago, when I just started flying to US. On one hand, my expectation was lower than today, and on the other...
Eatery is Really Small Business
Oct 21,
2008 After the National Holiday, I started to take bus to work, so I got the opportunity to walk along the Tianping Road (天平路), and pass many breakfast eatery shops....
Winter for Startups is Coming
Oct 16,
2008 Winter is coming. It is not the winter in the weather and seaonal sense. It is for startups. With the financial crisis gets worse in US, which is no...
Stock Market Big Drop
Jun 26,
2008 I always react very slowly to what is happening in stock market in China. Recently, the big drop of Shanghai Stock is also crazy (like that crazy and more...
Jeff Immelt on Business
Mar 5,
2008 Found out some note on my notebook when I listened to Jeff Immelt's speech during a meeting. Just some random notes. Big vs Small Credibility Big + Fast always...
Motel 168 Going Public?
Feb 13,
2007 After dinner, and open TV, I noticed a piece of news on China Business Network (CBN) channel: Motel 168 is going public this third quarter, aiming to raise 100...
Will Shanghai be the Next Silicon Valley by 2009?
May 20,
2004 A reader was preparing for a debate. The debate topic is, Will Shanghai be the next Silicon Valley by 2009? He sent me a list of questions. I'd like...
United EasyCheck-In
Nov 5,
2002 ...or steps toward computerized world. United always surprises me with its avanced equipment recently. EasyCheck-In is another one. Easy Check-in Easy Check-in Demo But bad news from United states...
United Airlines is Good
Nov 4,
2002 Today, I received my air ticket for Seattle. I love the ticket Yes. I love the ticket issued by United Airlines. It is a decent paper ticket with a...