Path to China for startup

Striving to be the go-to-guy for Chinese

markets

Jari-Pekka RaitamaaFounder/CEO of Business Globalizer Limited

(Hong Kong). You can find me at @jraitamaa in Twitter/FB

or email jari-pekka@raitamaa.com

First visit to China in December 2011.

Moved to Guangzhou, China in May 2012 and lived continuously there for two years.

Now spending at least ⅓ of the year in China.

1.Why China?

Most populous country in the world (1,3 billion people)Over 70% speak Mandarin Chinese (960 million)1,2 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first languageStill among most fastest growing economies in world (estimate 6,8% in 2015)

“China’s Silicon Valley Sparking 49 Technology Startups a Day(headline in Bloomberg News March 11, 2015)

2.How?

Barcelona 20th & 22nd October

Global From Asia Podcastwww.globalfromasia.comMichael Micheliniwww.michaelmichelini.com

In China since 2007

AdvicesConnect with Chinese students abroad. They are often entrepreneurial and interested to work with foreign entrepreneurs.

Try Weibo (Chinese Twitter) and WeChat (Chinese WhatsApp)

Tech in Asia - good source for tech startup news: www.techinasia.com

Be Prepared To Get Ridiculed-Ben Horowitz

thanks!Any questions?

You can find me at@jraitamaa

jari-pekka@raitamaa.com