WTOIP Global - Help Foreign Tech Startups Launch Business in China

Technology is now changing the world. For people with technical experience and background, one of their dream maybe start their own business. Many of you do know that China has become the world's second largest economy, constituting a super driving force as to the global economy and technological innovation. So China is becoming one of the perfect destinations, and below are some basic steps for tech startups to start business in China . Know Your Target Customers Often, many tech startups which focus on technology upgrade may not take into consideration about why and how their target customers use the product. All they care about is jumping in the development from the get-go. It’s much easier to get busy instead of being premeditated, prudent, sober. However, investing in the preparation stage without a right direction will only bring disproportional results down the road. Which problem is the product really trying to solve? And who are the real target customers? Th...

When startups raise money, a founder and a co-founder have to contact different investors, show their talents to attract investments. Usually we heard about several terms like seed round, Series A,B,C. What does they mean in startup funding process? In one word, the company receives money from venture funds that focus on specific growth points at specific sizes. Let’s explain a little more about them below: Seed round This is usually a small amount of money (Generally USD 70,000 to 150,000) given to a person or a team to give it the momentum it needs to turn its initial idea to product. Normally, they will have a concept and will know that it has potential viability on the market, but they won’t have a working prototype yet. Investment orgonizations hardly involve this round, but individual angel and incubator foundation focuses on this part. Series A When a product have sufficient data and the business model has been verified preliminary, they can seek funding from a ...

Though it’s hard to make decision, before a tech startup starting business in China , they have to decide whether to protect their technology achievement by patents that open their technologies, or trade secrets. There are quite a lot Chinese and foreign cases and studies on this topic,below are some common situations. 1. If tech startups are about to negotiate of financing, or are likely to be acquired by big companies, they should apply for patents as soon as possible to prove their technological capabilities and increase the bargaining weight. 2. Whether to protect their technology achievement by patents or trade secrets depends on the technical complexity, the requirements of the production process of the startup industry. If your competitors can easily copy, or surpass your ideas or products simply by looking at your patent specification, you should consider more seriously. After all, patent infringement litigation takes time and money. The market share is likely to...

In the process of looking for investors, how to choose and how to contact with them it is extremely important. For starters who know little or have no idea about fundraising, who and which approach for them to look for investors to start business in China ? In general, the channels to reach investors are mainly in the following 3 ways. Recommended by Friends No matter in what time, friend recommendations seem to be a fast and efficient way to reach high quality investors. For investors, they are more willing to invest in projects that are recommended by friends, because personal factors such as trust and relationship come into play,but whether they are suitable for each other still depends on the specific circumstances of both the startups and the investors. Relatively speaking, this is the fastest channel, but in fact, it is very hard for foreign startups to have such a network of resources in China, and the matching rate is not high. Media Exposure and Entrepre...

As the world's fastest-growing major economy, China maintains about 7% of economy growth each year, and offers many opportunities to foreign startups. It continues to attract many foreign startups to come to China for business and investment. However, opportunities comes with challenge. To start business in China means you have to deal with its historical, political and cultural complexity. In this article, we will point out a few foreign entrepreneurs need to pay attention to before they enter the China market. Understanding Local Culture The entrepreneur first needs to be sensitive to China's culture and how it affects business. One important concept to master is “Face”. Face represents a person’s reputation and feelings of prestige within the workplace, family, friends, and society. For example, it is quite natural for foreigners to point out someone’s mistakes at the meeting, make alternative suggestions, or directly reject other's demands, but in China it...

Starting your own business is not an easy job, for foreign startups, to start a business in China are much more difficult. In order to maximize the success rate of entrepreneurship, what are the factors that successful startups have to do? Here are some basic things need to start business in China . Distribution Channel The role of sales channels for startups is very important. Even if you have a good product, if there is no suitable sales channel, not only nobody knows your product, but more importantly, you can not make a profit. If you can’t generate revenue, it will be hard to attract employees and investors, therefore making growth nearly impossible. For startups abroad to start their own business in China, a less risky approach is to look for local partners such as WTOIP Global . By utilizing their industry and connection resources, you can rapidly enter your target markets. Capital and Funding In the early stages of your business, entrepreneurs should prep...

China’s economy is the world’s second largest and fastest growing economy. Nowadays starting business in China is a dream for nearly any international startups. For foreign tech startups, they have their own advantages such as advanced technologies and innovations, talent and foreign background, if they can utilize their advantages in China, they will be competitive enough to survive and develop under the fierce competition. Below are three technology opportunities in China which has attracted increasing attentions these years. Artificial Intelligence China has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence, and now even surpasses the US by some measures. For instance, the number of AI-related patent submissions by Chinese researchers has increased by nearly 200 percent in recent years. China also has some big advantages in AI. With a huge amount of internet citizens, we see different consumer behaviors every day, which is a lot slower in the US. So is has a huge exper...