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 dynamicentrepreneurship ecosystems in China. He offers some practical examples ofsuccessful companies that have thrived here, both homegrown startups (like thebikesharing company Mobike) and those founded by international entrepreneurs(Falafel Games and Zotter Chocolate). He also discusses some of the challengesentrepreneurs face, and some universal lessons for entrepreneurs no matterwhere they may be headquartered.

Prof. Prashantham’s talk was recorded at an Executive Forum atCEIBS Shanghai Campus September 7, 2017 titled “Entrepreneurshipin China: CEIBS’ Role” which also featured a discussion with CEIBS alumnientrepreneurs and Financial TimesBusiness Education Correspondent Jonathan Moules.

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

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