Archive for June, 2007
A Conversation with Michael Li: U2IPO Partner
2 Comments Published by BV China June 22nd, 2007 in Venture Capital, Shanghai, ChinaI recently met up with my good friend Michael Li, Partner at U2IPO, in San Francisco. The Shanghai based firm is dedicated to using their rich entrepreneurial and investment experience to partner promising entrepreneurs with appropriate backers. Here is our conversation:
What is U2IPO’s mission?
It aims to be the best and largest platform in China to […]
HiPiHi: China’s Own Virtual World
2 Comments Published by BV China June 21st, 2007 in Online Community, Venture Capital, User Generated Content, China, Virtual World, Second Life, Beijing
Location: Beijing
Company Description: Virtual Worlds are stirring a lot of buzz around Silicon Valley these days. Sites such as Second Life, Gizmos and Habbo have raised nearly $80 million VC dollars since 2004. China, already having proved itself as a strong market for online multi-player gaming and social networking, has followed suit. The most […]
Mapping Success in China
0 Comments Published by BV China June 19th, 2007 in Mobile Applications, Online Community, Map Blogging, Search, User Generated Content, Shanghai, China
Locations:
UUMap- Shanghai
Edushi- Hangzhou
Accurate online maps are an expected convenience these days for busy city dwellers needing to get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible. Two mapping companies stand out as leaders in a crowded market but each have effectively taken a separate approach to attracting users. UUmap, with a similar […]
VeryCD: Finding Success in a Crowded P2P Market
0 Comments Published by BV China June 11th, 2007 in Online Community, Blog Service Provider, User Generated Content, P2P, Online Video, Shanghai, Video Sharing, China
Location: Shanghai
Company Description: VeryCD holds a top position among China’s P2P downloading sites (Alexa China: 78, Alexa Overall: 324) through its comprehensive media directory and 1.5 million daily users. After downloading the Chinese version of eMule, an open source P2P software client, nearly any and all digital media can be shared. After a quick […]
V2EX: China’s Tech-Geek Haven
0 Comments Published by BV China June 6th, 2007 in Online Community, RSS Feeds, User Generated Content, Shanghai, ChinaLocation: Shanghai
Company Description: More interesting than the actual site is V2EX’s founder Livid Liu, a 21 year-old self-proclaimed geek who has united China’s tech-nerd community into a productive force. Liu named V2EX after his personal mantra “Way to Explore / Way too Extreme” (W2EX would probably have meshed better). It is an open source […]