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China’s preferential regulations can help it win the self-driving race

China’s self-driving regulations may be the most supportive, while Western governments may be suffering from “analysis paralysis.”
Max Parasol · · 5 min read
Kaifu Lee’s Innovation Works gets $15m investment from the World Bank

Kaifu Lee’s Innovation Works gets $15m investment from the World Bank

World Bank investment arm IFC wants a way into China’s incubators and accelerators, and it’s starting with Innovation Works.
C. Custer · · 1 min read
3 things founders must do to build a $10 billion company, according to Kaifu Lee

3 things founders must do to build a $10 billion company, according to Kaifu Lee

One of China’s top investors just explained how to get into the super unicorn club.
C. Custer · · 4 min read
Kaifu Lee explains the real dangers of AI after AlphaGo’s historic victory

Kaifu Lee explains the real dangers of AI after AlphaGo’s historic victory

After watching Google’s AlphaGo beat a world Go champion, Kaifu Lee discusses some of the dangers this technology could pose.
C. Custer · · 6 min read

Something is wrong with China’s entrepreneurs, and Kaifu Lee knows how to fix it

Kaifu Lee is a man who knows more than anyone about China’s founders, and he’s found something they’re lacking.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Kaifu Lee and other investors announce new training program for startup founders

Interested in doing a startup in China? Investors and startup gurus Kaifu Lee, Xu Xiaoping, and Cai Wensheng want to help. At a meeting in Beijing on Thursday, the three announced a new founder training program they’re calling Young CEO Club.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Silicon Valley startup Kamcord snags $1 million in funding from Tencent, Innovation Works

As Silicon Valley investors are getting more interested in (and aware of) startups in Asia, it seems that the reverse is also true. San Francisco startup Kamcord, which offers an
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Taiwan’s TMI Launches Hardware Acceleration Program With Backing From Kaifu Lee

Taipei-based incubator, Taiwan Mobile Innovation (TMI), has launched its hardware acceleration program earlier this month. It hopes to attract mobile and internet-related hardware startups to take part in this inaugural
Vanessa Tan · · 4 min read

Kaifu Lee: Rumors of Weibo’s Death Are Exaggerated

We’ve written a lot about the rise of WeChat and the danger it poses to Sina Weibo. Last night, a weibo post (ironically enough) suggesting Weibo may be very overvalued
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Kaifu Lee: Check Out My Chart of How Often I Get Censored by Sina Weibo

Despite insisting that he’s no activist and is just keen on debating with his 33.4 million followers on Sina Weibo, entrepreneur and former Google China country manager, Kaifu Lee, finds
Steven Millward · · 2 min read