Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector is challenging the world by innovating faster, working harder, and going global
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- Author：Rebecca Fannin
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Summary
Sliver award winner in International Business/Globalization 2020 Axiom Business Book Awards The rise of China's tech companies and intense competition from the sector is just beginning。 This will present an ongoing management and strategy challenge for companies for many years to come。 Tech Titans of China is the go-to-guide for companies （and those interested in competition from China） seeking to understand China's grand tech ambitions， who the players are and what their strategy is。 Fannin， an expert on China， is an internationally-recognized journalist， author and speaker。 She hosts 12 live events annually for business leaders， venture capitalists， start-up founders， and others impacted by or interested in cashing in on the Chinese tech industry。 In this illuminating book， she provides readers with the ammunition they need to prepare and compete。
Featuring detailed profiles of the Chinese tech companies making waves， the tech sectors that matter most in China's grab for super power status， and predictions for China's tech dominance in just 10 years。
Featuring detailed profiles of the Chinese tech companies making waves， the tech sectors that matter most in China's grab for super power status， and predictions for China's tech dominance in just 10 years。
Reviews
Oscar Castanedo
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Informative。 Sometimes it read as a paid insertion
books4chess
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"Technology is global by definition， and it's without borders"The book delivers an informative， detailed reality check for the future of tech， with a great focus on AI and the existing 'Titans' - or big dogs of the country。 Each company is presented through a tidy little profile， case studies are packed and no failed business - in the US or China - was left unnamed。The information is great。 It goes into a lot of detail about the financial history behind recent bust and boom's in China - many of "Technology is global by definition， and it's without borders"The book delivers an informative， detailed reality check for the future of tech， with a great focus on AI and the existing 'Titans' - or big dogs of the country。 Each company is presented through a tidy little profile， case studies are packed and no failed business - in the US or China - was left unnamed。The information is great。 It goes into a lot of detail about the financial history behind recent bust and boom's in China - many of which I regret not following at the time。 I vividly recall vividly losing my OFO bike deposit and not quite understanding why。 Further， I found the book allowed me the opportunity to reflect and correct my own misconceptions formed by anecdotal experience - such as believing Baidu was useless due to it's notoriously outdated English search results， despite being the winning Chinese language search engine。The fact that one case study - Didi - is already totally outdated despite the book not yet being published is further testament to the pace of tech developments in China and actually further emphasises the arguments of the book。 I can't fault the nuanced line of discussion， extremely well-researched analysis and understanding of the leaders in the Chinese market。Finally - who doesn't love a book that throws in a tip or two around short term loan start up's， reminding readers "don't fill out the form in all capital letters。 WeLab has found applicants who write in upper case are not good credit risks"。5/5Thank you NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
You Zhi
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I will rate this a 3。5/5 if I could， generally a very simple read but it is just consisting a summary of the rising of China technology sector， hardly any details about how its tech unicorns are strategizing their business to gain popularity in China and to gain trust among investors。 But， if you are unaware of how strong China is becoming in its technology sector， this book will be a good start for you。
Gianluca Veschi
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A must-read for anyone interested in understanding and Investing in the Chinese market
Đậu Hồng Cúc
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Đọc sách như đang đọc báo cáo tài chính về hướng đầu tư của các công ty lớn trong B。A。T tại Trung Quốc cũng như các quỹ đầu tư mạo hiểm tại nước này。 Do đó cuốn sách có vẻ hơi tẻ nhạt và quá nhiều số liệu với mình。 Tuy nhiên， nếu có nhu cầu tham khảo về thị trường Trung Quốc thì đây cũng là một tài liệu đáng để xem qua。
Tam
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Much more up to date description of the state of tech in China: the main players， the main investors， the rising stars。 So exciting！
B。 Cheng
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This is a frustrating book because while we can all acknowledge the great strides China's internet & technology has made， this book is very， very heavy in its praise while completely ignoring or quickly glazing over the many issues and negatives （copying， subsidizing， government intervention， etc）。 This is a frustrating book because while we can all acknowledge the great strides China's internet & technology has made， this book is very， very heavy in its praise while completely ignoring or quickly glazing over the many issues and negatives （copying， subsidizing， government intervention， etc）。 。。。more
Rob Mills
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It was ok， a bit of colour on the companies themselves （eg。 I understand what Pinduoduo does now） but mailny read like a quick synopsis of venture capital investments。 Very rah-rah， the author is friends with the entire VC community there and makes money reporting on their activities。 Only 200 pages， not very rewarding but not taxing and I guess I learned something。
Tim Hughes
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People's Republic of China （PRC）， is the world's most populous country， with a population of around 1。428 billion in 2017 and is the third largest country by area。 In Q3 2019， WeChat， the Chinese equivalent of Facebook had 1。15 billion monthly active users。 Giving social media to all these people has transformed its society and business。 The shear number of people means that apps that are taken on and used can get traction quickly。 There was a time when China meant “copying” ideas。 In the book， People's Republic of China （PRC）， is the world's most populous country， with a population of around 1。428 billion in 2017 and is the third largest country by area。 In Q3 2019， WeChat， the Chinese equivalent of Facebook had 1。15 billion monthly active users。 Giving social media to all these people has transformed its society and business。 The shear number of people means that apps that are taken on and used can get traction quickly。 There was a time when China meant “copying” ideas。 In the book， Rebecca A。 Fannin argues that in less than two decades， China tech innovation has evolved from and gone through three phases of development。 From China copying innovation， to invented in China， and now too copy from China。 Meaning that US companies duplicate Chinese innovations。Let’s take Uber one of the darlings of the western worlds move to a frictionless economy。 This was copied from the Chinese version of WeChat， where you could book a taxi through that app， 5 years before Uber was launched。 It’s worth noting that you still cannot book a Taxi through Facebook， the western equivalent of WeChat。Travis Kalanick the X CEO of Uber’s latest venture is to capitalize on the rapid growth of prepared-food delivery sector， now has a stake in City Storage Systems， took controlling interest in U。K。-based FoodStars， a "dark kitchens"。 This is all about disrupting the home delivery market such as Deliveroo， Just Eat etc。 This way of delivering food from a kitchen shared service， is already in operation in China。Rebecca， provides great context as to the history of China’s internet innovative history as well as the Chinese equivalent to Mark Zuckerberg， Jeff Bezos， Elon Musk， Larry Page，Travis Kalanick， etc。 She talks about the venture money that’s involved and the numbers of users。 Want to get an understanding of the Chinese internet， social media and venture capital world， this is worth a read。 。。。more
Greg
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It has been a while since the last time I’ve read about the tech companies in China。 Every time I read a new book about this topic I learn new things。 This may reflect how fast innovation is going on in China today。 This book is full of information on how tech companies in China such as Baidu， Alibaba， Tencent， and others shape the digital landscape of the world。 China is increasingly becoming a powerhouse of technological innovation in a very rapid way。Readers who are looking for what is happen It has been a while since the last time I’ve read about the tech companies in China。 Every time I read a new book about this topic I learn new things。 This may reflect how fast innovation is going on in China today。 This book is full of information on how tech companies in China such as Baidu， Alibaba， Tencent， and others shape the digital landscape of the world。 China is increasingly becoming a powerhouse of technological innovation in a very rapid way。Readers who are looking for what is happening in the tech sector of China will definitely enjoy this book。 。。。more
Zak
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Useful in the sense that there's a lot of info about key players， top Chinese tech companies， venture funds， etc。 Other than that I found it a bit dry and unengaging。 Useful in the sense that there's a lot of info about key players， top Chinese tech companies， venture funds， etc。 Other than that I found it a bit dry and unengaging。 。。。more
Mam Yanisa
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The book is full of information and statistics which paint a very clear picture of what is the current situation in China regarding technology。 Although the book might be considered a little bit outdated now that I read in 2019， what I get from the book can help me project the future and understand the current situation better。 I had many 'WOW' while I was reading this book。 It contained many aspects such as politics， business and economics。 In short， it's very worth reading。 The book is full of information and statistics which paint a very clear picture of what is the current situation in China regarding technology。 Although the book might be considered a little bit outdated now that I read in 2019， what I get from the book can help me project the future and understand the current situation better。 I had many 'WOW' while I was reading this book。 It contained many aspects such as politics， business and economics。 In short， it's very worth reading。 。。。more
Pouv Kaing
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China technology is real now This book changed my perceptions on Chinese being a copycat with crappy quality to the the world leader in breakthrough innovation and initiative。 I have just realized that TikTok and DJI are originated in China。
Jingwei Shi
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A brief overview of the technology scene in China。 The book was more like a Forbes article instead of an industry deep dive。
Justin
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***I was granted an ARC of this via Netgalley from the publisher。***China has become hard to ignore。 After some false starts in the last century， the country has becoming one of the fastest and biggest economies in the world。 One sector in which this is happening is technology， with advances in China doing just as well and， in some cases， surpassing Silicon Valley’s innovations。 This is explored in the book， Tech Titans of China: How China’s Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Improving Fast ***I was granted an ARC of this via Netgalley from the publisher。***China has become hard to ignore。 After some false starts in the last century， the country has becoming one of the fastest and biggest economies in the world。 One sector in which this is happening is technology， with advances in China doing just as well and， in some cases， surpassing Silicon Valley’s innovations。 This is explored in the book， Tech Titans of China: How China’s Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Improving Faster， Working Harder & Going Global by Rebecca Fannin。 Fannin is a technology writer， author and media entrepreneur that has have extensive experience in China and has written about the country before。 Fannin puts that experience to good use by giving an in-depth look at how the technology sector where “China’s game-changers are already on par with and， in some cases， ahead of the United States。” She guides us through the rise of the Baidu， Alibaba and Tencent， three of the biggest tech companies in China and what strategies they are employing that have been key to their success。 The reader gets a clear look at their efforts to expand market share， the big M&A’s they make to stay ahead and grow and the up and coming companies that may challenge them。 If one comes to this book with the idea that the US is secure with its place on top in the tech sector this book will put that to bed。 The author does an excellent job in surveying the fields of shared economy （shared bikes， ride sharing） AI， electric vehicles， drone and robots and showing the advances and innovations these companies have made in these areas。 This has prompted many US companies to try to enter the Chinese market， but few have been successful。 The ones that have survived， Starbucks， AirBnB and others are highlighted by the author and the reasons for their success explored。 The author throughout the book makes it a point to tell the reader that the US at the moment may this be a leader in tech but the work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese may soon see them become where Silicon Valley looks to for inspiration and not the other way around。 If you are interested in the growing technology sector of the Chinese economy， then this is the book for you。Rating: 4 stars。 Would recommend to a friend interested in Chinese markets and business。 。。。more
Warren Mcpherson
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