[Podcast] China paradigm #13: How to grow a web agency in China from 0 to 3 million USD
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David, CEO of Daxue Consulting, interviews Aurélien Rigart, Co-founder of IT Consultis a Shanghai-based digital Agency. Rigart shares with us practical-based tips for starting a web agency in China. IT Consultis has done 450 projects with clients ranging from startups to large companies like Budweiser and Decathlon and […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #12: From WeChat to Douyin, how to master China’s e-commerce landscape
Matthieu David, founder of China Paradigm, interviews Jenny (Tingyi) Chen, Co-founder and COO of WalkTheChat, a WeChat marketing agency and software platform specialized in China’s e-commerce landscape. Chen describes how strong shared values allowed solidified the cross-cultural partnership with WalkTheChat’s other co-founder Thomas Graziani. Though neither of the co-founders are developers, they were able to […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode #11: How to successfully increase the number of retail shops in China by five-fold
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David, CEO of Daxue Consulting, interviews Stephane Torck, the President and CEO of Asian Markets Development Company LTD, about his experience advising and supporting companies with retail shops in China in penetrating China’s markets. Torck explains how he took over a not profitable 80-store company and made it […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode 10 – How an app makes China’s healthcare more consumer-centric
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Sebastien Gaudin, the CEO, and co-founder of The CareVoice. The CareVoice is a health insurance tech company which uses a SAAS (software as a service) business model to make hospitals and clinics more customer-centric. Learn how Gaudin aligns the interests across many communities like health, tech, […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode #9: How to successfully run a restaurant in China
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Florent Bonnefoy, founder of Bonnefoy + Partners, about his 10 years of experience in the food-related business in greater China. He explains us how to perfectly run a restaurant in China. Bonnefoy + Partners works with food entrepreneurs across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #8: How can businesses keep up with China’s changing mobile scene?
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Thomas Meyer, co-founder of Mobile Now Group. Thomas teaches us how businesses can keep up in China’s changing mobile scene, the best social commerce practices to do on WeChat, and some advice on getting to a good agreement with co-founding partners. Mobile Now Group has the […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #4: How to set up and run an accounting business in China with Stephane Grand
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Stephane Grand, Founder & CEO at S.J Grand financial and tax advisory (sjgrand.cn) since 2002. From Taipei, where he is opening a new office, our guest tells us how he started his accounting business in a very regulated industry and what can be done to help […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #3: How to build and run a SaaS product in China with Thomas Morisset
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Thomas Morisset, CEO of the Saas made for goods. Through the story of Made for goods, we explore how to build and run a SaaS product in China. Thomas Morisset explains how he found his co-founders, his business model and how to enter the WeChat ecosystem. […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #2: How to reach 6 million USD sales without initial investment in the real estate industry in China
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews J.X. Paulin, Founding partner & Managing director at DBX International, a real estate business in China. In China since 1994, and specialized in the real estate industry, he explains to us what it means being a foreigner and doing business in the country. During the interview, […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #1: How to switch from an agency to SaaS model with Thomas Graziani
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Thomas Graziani, founder of WalkTheChat. The podcast explores how he switched from an agency model to a SaaS product model in China, how to build a business in China, and what the product WalkTheChat can bring to e-commerce businesses to get access to the Chinese market […]
[Interview] Shanghai is for Entrepreneurs: Big Sur and the coffee shop industry in China
How Carol Liu, the founder of Big Sur Tea and Coffee Shop, forged a new path in the coffee shop industry in China Carol Liu invested in one of the best coffee machines on the market, La Marzocco. For Carol Liu (刘晓光), her story is a part of a growing crowd in Shanghai. Once China […]
[Interview] How to reach on high-end tourism market in China?
Over the next few years, how will the high-end tourism market in China evolve around the upcoming adventure travel segment? Published on June 5th 2016, Hurun Report’s (胡润百富) annual study about Chinese luxury travelers displays a shift in wealthy traveler expectations. Indeed, whereas leisure travel was the most popular travel theme in consumers’ minds for […]