Ep 8: Early stage investing in Asia (with William Bao Bean, General Partner @SOSV)

Update: 2021-06-20

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Our guest for this episode is William Bao Bean, a general partner at SOSV, one of the most active seed investors in the world.

He manages Chinaccelerator, a global Internet accelerator focused on helping B2B start-ups enter China and Chinese start-ups expand overseas, and MOX, a mobile online accelerator. We discuss why William decided to ditch equity research for venture capital, mistakes B2B start-ups make when entering China, and Chinaccelerator and MOX's unique approach to helping start-ups find customers quick and cheap.

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Ep 8: Early stage investing in Asia (with William Bao Bean, General Partner @SOSV)

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Ep 8: Early stage investing in Asia (with William Bao Bean, General Partner @SOSV)