Silicon Dragon Weekly Digest: Alibaba jumps into VR with HTC to help new technology to scale up more widely, Tencent does a $226 million deal in Douyu TV live streaming, Sequoia India backs peer-to-peer lending service in Singapore.
“There are so many opportunities right now in China, I feel like I’m in an all-you-can-eat buffet where I am just tempted to grab way too many dishes!” says Steve Hoffman, captain of Founders Space, which has just opened in Shanghai.
Tencent’s forays into Hollywood could be just the start. How about Superman on WeChat?
Viewpoint: The reality is, despite its great allure, U.S. companies are more likely to lose their shirts than make their fortune in China.
US tech brands like Twitter and Facebook are looking to China’s innovators for ideas. That’s a first!
Silicon Dragon presents its annual LA event, July 27 at the Pasadena Convention Center. This year’s theme is Hollywood Meets China Meet Tech.
Silicon Dragon 2017 – Calendar of Flagship Events & Salons
Panelists Andy Stack, River Studios; David Levitt, Pantomime; Adam Arrigo, Wave; Emma Chen, Ximmerse; Ryan Wang,
Outpost Capital with moderator: Everardo Gomez, VP-Digital Media, East West Bank
Panelists discuss the momentum behind Hollywood-China deals:
William Pfeiffer, Dragongate; Jonathan Garrison, CastleHill Partners; Max Epstein, DMG Entertainment; Christina Chou, Creative Artists Agency; David Uslan, Uslan Entertainment; Jinjian Huang, Partner, Nixon Peabody; with moderator Robert Cain, Pacific Bridge Pictures
Panelists Eric Mika of LeEco and Mark Rafalowski of Dick Clark Productions discuss US-China content and program branding with Variety executive editor Steven Gaydos.
Henry Hsiao, VP, Strategic Development and M&A, Mattel chats with Silicon Dragon’s Rebecca Fannin about the company’s new techie toys and focus.
Allen DeBevoise, managing director of Third Wave Digital and chairman of Machinima, chats with Bennett Pozil, executive VP at East West Bank, about digital media trends, at Silicon Dragon LA 2016, July 27.
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Silicon Global Online: Ask A VC Series
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Silicon Heartland (Penguin Random House, 2022)
Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global (Hachette Book Group, 2019)
Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom
Silicon Dragon: How China Is Winning the Tech Race
