The German Innovators in China Podcast: Providing access to innovation trends in China & the EU

Sep 04 2024 17 ep. 45 mins 8
The German Innovators in China Podcast: Providing access to innovation trends in China & the EU artwork

You are passionate about innovation and excited about the German and Chinese market? You are an entrepreneur or you even have your own startup? Then tune in to the German Innovators in China podcast. Every month we talk to German and Chinese innovators & entrepreneurs about the latest trends in each market as well as cross-border. So please stay tuned and feel free to reach out to us via our LinkedIn Group if you have any suggestions or are looking for contacts in Germany or China.

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#13 CHINABEATS - Made in China: The success story of Jonas and Naked Hub

Sep 04 2024 41 mins  
In 2018, naked Hub, a leading coworking & technology business founded in China in 2015, was exited to WeWork. At that time, it had hosted over 1 million guests from China and around the world, and provided over 10,000 members across 24 locations with the community and services they needed to make a life, not just a living. Jonas Wolf was one of the key employees helping to lea

#12 - CHINABEATS - Sustainability in motion: China's ESG journey

Sep 02 2024 44 mins  
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 20 years in Asia working to engage, inspire and equip those around him to take their first step. Bettina and Johannes chat with Rich about his passion, his take on China's motion in sustainability & ESG, and what this means for China's future economic development. About Ri

#11 - CHINABEATS - China's circular economy - navigating the new frontier

Aug 31 2024 38 mins  
Helping brands and their products stand out with sustainable and circular design, is the mission of Tim Binnion, founder and CEO of (better)labs. He is one of THE key persons regarding the topic of circular economy in the Shanghai ecosystem and shares his passion and knowledge at conferences all across Asia. In this episode, Tim and Bettina discuss the status and outlook of circula

#10 - CHINABEATS- AI in China - from early research to driving force

Aug 30 2024 47 mins  
Join Bettina and Chance Jiang, web3 developer, passionate entrepreneur and China AI expert, on their discussion of China's AI strategy and its development from early academical research to national core strategy. About Chance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chancejiang/ Time stamps: 01:09 intro of Chance Jiang 01:55 development of AI in Chinese Academia 04:04 China's special

#09 CHINABEATS - Hit the ground running - the Swiss way

Jan 30 2024 44 mins  
In this episode, Bettina talks with Philippe and Felicia from Swissnex in China about the Swiss "super tool box" of highly integrated services and why "hitting the ground running" is one of the best IP protection strategies in the Middle Kingdom. Key tips / take-aways include: Deep tech startups usually have a significant competitive advantage which is hard t

#08 CHINABEATS - Understanding how China fosters entrepreneurship

Jan 15 2024 39 mins  
Jelte Ansgar Wingender, CEO of the businesses FoundersLair, Dealflow and Flair, shares his best practices on how to manoeuvre the government-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem in China. He further gives hands-on advice on how to secure your IP if you are building a hardware startup. Key tips include: Enter Chinese startup competitions since it is a great way for you to develop an

#07 CHINABEATS - Long-term success strategies in the Chinese market

Jan 11 2024 36 mins  
Bettina and Wei Zhou, CEO of the Shanghai based accelerator XNode, discuss how startups can scale their China business and become successful in China long-term. Key tips include: Work closely with international corporates and international networks during your market entry phase. Find a Chinese middleman on the ground who can grant you access to local governments, state owned e

#06 CHINABEATS - Entering China as a deep tech startup

Jan 11 2024 39 mins  
Felix Reinshagen, CEO and co-founder of NavVis, shares his personal China experience and explains why the market is so important for deep tech startups today. He points out that entering the Middle Kingdom early on can help you to fully understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks of a new technology, especially in deep tech. And he finds that being focused on a f

#05 CHINABEATS - Collaboration & gamification in the Middle Kingdom

Aug 09 2023 44 mins  
Jason Alleyne, co-founder and Managing Director of the startup CFO-AI, shares how collaboration and gamification have made a difference for his personal journey in the Chinese market. He finds that family pride, group KPIs and the incentivisation of societal behaviour via gamification play a key role in China and are the secret sauce that makes Chinese businesses so successful. Ch

#04 CHINABEATS - How to localise business in China in 2023

Jul 10 2023 38 mins  
In this episode, Bettina talks with Felix Wendlandt, founder of the beer brand Brander Urstoff, about how to develop tailored business strategies for the Chinese market. Felix shares his experience on how and why to build a mainly Chinese team, how to master sales challenges in China, and why you might not want to stress the German origin of your brand nowadays if you’re operati