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Episode:

304: Jan Smejkal aka Your China Guy (Cross Border Kyle KYL9)
Category: Business
Duration: 00:52:09
Publish Date: 2018-07-05 23:00:54
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 04:45 What has Jan seen happen with the "community" in China specific to Startup Grind which grew from 3 or 4 chapters to 25? How did he develop that community?
  • 10:00 Where does Jan see the Shenzhen community today? What does he see happening in that community around startups and entrepreneurship? What's the pulse?
  • 26:45 Where is China going? With the venture markets and startups taking off, where is this situation going?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Welcome Jan Smejkal aka Your China Guy to Cross Border Kyle with host Kyle Ellicott
  • 01:25 What is Jan aka Your China Guy up to?
  • 02:45 Jan works with Startup Grind. How many chapters does it have now?
  • 04:45 What has Jan seen happen with the "community" in China specific to Startup Grind which grew from 3 or 4 chapters to 25? How did he develop that community?
  • 10:00 Where does Jan see the Shenzhen community today? What does he see happening in that community around startups and entrepreneurship? What's the pulse?
  • 15:45 A quick sidestory of Kyle in Shenzhen
  • 24:25 How did Jan come up with the name Your China Guy?
  • 26:45 Where is China going? With the venture markets and startups taking off, where is this situation going?
  • 31:10 Kyle advises you should give China a chance
  • 38:00 The number of people traveling in and out of San Francisco alone globally is huge but there's a lot more activity happening in China
  • 40:25 Jan's top 3 pieces of advice for first timers landing in China
  • 45:45 Jan's favourite travel hack
  • 47:00 Who is Jan's favourite China unicorn?
  • 48:00 Where can someone find more about Startup Grind in China? Go to startupgrind.com/
  • 50:50 Find Jan on twitter.com/yourchinaguy or contact him through email at jan@startupgrind.com
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