If you want to discover the Next Big Thing in technology…ENTER THE
DRAGON.
You already know that China is the most populated nation on the planet. You already
know about the rapid growth of its Internet and the recent development of its
technologies. But did you realize that China has…The world's largest number of mobile
phone users (500 million)
Three times as many engineering students as the United States?
A dozen more billion-dollar tech firms than the United States?
The fastest growing venture capital market in the world?
It's time to face the facts: China is catching up to the United States as a global
leader of technology—and, within a few years, may surpass every nation in the world. By
modeling their new techno-based companies on successful American ones like Google and
Yahoo, a new breed of entrepreneur is leading China through a second Industrial
Revolution.
Financial journalist Rebecca A. Fannin traveled from Shanghai to Beijing and
beyond to speak face-to-face with China’s hottest up-and-comers. For some of these young
entrepreneurs, it’s their first interview with the Western press—and their first
chance to introduce their companies before the stocks hit Nasdaq.
You'll meet smart and savvy self-starters like Robin Li, who made his company Baidu in
the image of Google. You'll meet inventors and innovators like Liu Yingkui, who developed
software for selling goods over cell phones, not PCs. You'll also meet the American
venture capitalists who are searching for deals every day in every corner of China.
Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, techno whiz, or dot-com mogul, you can make
peace with the dragon—and profits, too.
Rebecca A. Fannin
is the International Editor of the Hong Kong weekly Asian
Venture Capital Journal and a former International News Editor at Red Herring. Since 1992,
she has been reporting on innovation, technology, and the emerging economies in Hong Kong,
Bangalore, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, and other major cities around the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction XI
The Copycats
Baidu-China's Boldest Internet Start-Up 3
Alibaba-The Wizardry of Jack Ma 19
Dangdang.com-The Amazon Plus of China 33
Chinacars.com-Cruisin' with Style 45
Oak Pacific Interactive-Web 2.0 on Steroids 57
Bokee.com-Growing Pains 71
The Venture Capitalists
Silicon Valley's Tech Route to China 85
The Innovators
Lingtu-China's Navigator 101
Oriental Wisdom-Confucian Capitalism 113
Pingco-Ping Me, Please 123
Maxthon-The Way China Surfs the World 133
LatticePower Corporation-China Lights Up the Globe 143
Endnotes 153
Acknowledgments 167
Index 171
300 pages, Hardcover