a great 5 part series describing the chinese innovation/funding process. <br><br><a href="http://steveblank.com/2013/04/10/china-the-sleeper-awakens/">http://steveblank.com/2013/04/10/china-the-sleeper-awakens/</a><br><a href="http://steveblank.com/2013/04/11/chinas-torch-program-the-glow-that-can-light-the-world-part-2-of-5/">http://steveblank.com/2013/04/11/chinas-torch-program-the-glow-that-can-light-the-world-part-2-of-5/</a><br>
<a href="http://steveblank.com/2013/04/12/the-rise-of-chinese-venture-capital/">http://steveblank.com/2013/04/12/the-rise-of-chinese-venture-capital/</a><br><a href="http://steveblank.com/2013/04/13/zhongguancun-in-beijing-chinas-silicon-valley-part-4-of-5/">http://steveblank.com/2013/04/13/zhongguancun-in-beijing-chinas-silicon-valley-part-4-of-5/</a><br>
<a href="http://steveblank.com/2013/04/14/china-startups-the-gold-rush/">http://steveblank.com/2013/04/14/china-startups-the-gold-rush/</a><br><br>Some interesting statistics like: <br>For a hundred years the fantasy of global marketers was, “ if only 
everyone in China would buy one…”  That day is final here. The numbers 
of mobile subscribers are staggering – <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;langpair=auto%7Cen&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;tbb=1&amp;u=http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11294132/n12858447/15310704.html&amp;usg=ALkJrhi5tHW8kP0ohKBsNDIauYfO2jsc6Q">1.18 billon, 260 million are 3G</a>. Chinese Internet companies live in a large closed, self-contained ecosystem with 564 <i>million</i> web users with <i>420 million</i> having mobile web access. 309 million use microblogs and 242 million shop online.....<br>
<br>While not running a startup myself, Steve Blanks books have been an interesting read.<br><br>With thanks,<br>John Gitau<br><br><br><br>