Unicorns & Unicorpses: China’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

CEIBS Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy Shameen Prashantham explains how the coming together of money, technology and people has created one of the world’s most dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystems in China. He offers some practical examples of successful companies that have thrived here, both homegrown startups (like the bikesharing company Mobike) and those founded by international entrepreneurs (Falafel Games and Zotter Chocolate). He also discusses some of the challenges entrepreneurs face, and some universal lessons for entrepreneurs no matter where they may be headquartered.

Prof. Prashantham’s talk was recorded at an Executive Forum at CEIBS Shanghai Campus September 7, 2017 titled “Entrepreneurship in China: CEIBS’ Role” which also featured a discussion with CEIBS alumni entrepreneurs and Financial Times Business Education Correspondent Jonathan Moules.

Read Prof. Prashantham’s Financial Times column on start-up opportunities in China here. He also discusses China’s dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem in this Tech in Asia article.

To learn more about Mobike and China’s many bike-sharing start-ups and their overseas expansion see here and here.