Guy Sivan's guest appearances

Guy Sivan

Asia Startup Pulse

The Harbinger - China Tech & VC Podcast

Hutong (Ad)Ventures

Peter Davison

Ben Hu

David Chen

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Kevin Chen

Greg Nance

Patrick Lee

Ariel Liu

Alan Clayton

Rui Ma

Lily Liu

Florian Bohnert

Stephane Monsallier

Edith Yeung

OwlTail

Sarah Keenlyside

T.R. Harrington

We have a special episode today, it’s the Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series! Twice a year, we invite eight speakers to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. This time, our speakers include serial entrepreneurs, investors, professors, and more. They are some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem, so we are thrilled to bring you their insights.  This week, the theme is entrepreneurship lessons. We have three talks from successful founders who have experience building companies from the ground up. Stay tuned for insights from T.R. Harrington, Sarah Keenlyside, and Guy Sivan!   [2:08] T.R. Harrington, 8 Startup Lessons in 8 Minutes[13:15] Sarah Keenlyside, How to Hire Better[20:32] Guy Sivan, Growth Simplified  T.R. Harrington is the current Program Director at MOX – the Mobile Only Accelerator. He is also a startup mentor, an angel investor, and the founder and CEO of Darwin Marketing which was successfully acquired by iProspect in 2016.  Sarah Keenlyside is Founder and CEO Bespoke Travel Company. She was recently nominated for the 'Most Pioneering Woman in Travel' Award by the Telegraph Newspaper, and an 'Inspiring Woman Award' in the British Business Awards.Guy is a serial entrepreneur in China. In 2010, he sold his third startup's core technology to a publicly listed company. He is currently the co-founder of Vericant, a company that helps US schools better understand their Chinese applicants through on-demand video interviews. Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos; our guests T.R, Sarah, and Guy; editors David and Geep; producers Eva Shi and Matthew Wu; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsors People Squared and Himalaya. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com If you like us, please give us a 5-star review and share with your friends!  Follow us on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/ Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com 

We have a special episode today, it’s the Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series! Twice a year, we invite eight speakers to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less. This time, our speakers include serial entrepreneurs, investors, professors, and more. They are some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem, so we are thrilled to bring you their insights. This week, the theme is entrepreneurship lessons. We have three talks from successful founders who have experience building companies from the ground up. Stay tuned for insights from T.R. Harrington, Sarah Keenlyside, and Guy Sivan! [2:08] T.R. Harrington, 8 Startup Lessons in 8 Minutes [13:15] Sarah Keenlyside, How to Hire Better [20:32] Guy Sivan, Growth Simplified T.R. Harrington is the current Program Director at MOX – the Mobile Only Accelerator. He is also a startup mentor, an angel investor, and the founder and CEO of Darwin Marketing which was successfully acquired by iProspect in 2016. Sarah Keenlyside is Founder and CEO Bespoke Travel Company. She was recently nominated for the 'Most Pioneering Woman in Travel' Award by the Telegraph Newspaper, and an 'Inspiring Woman Award' in the British Business Awards.Guy is a serial entrepreneur in China. In 2010, he sold his third startup's core technology to a publicly listed company. He is currently the co-founder of Vericant, a company that helps US schools better understand their Chinese applicants through on-demand video interviews. Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos; our guests T.R, Sarah, and Guy; editors David and Geep; producers Eva Shi and Matthew Wu; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsors People Squared and Himalaya. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a> If you like us, please give us a 5-star review and share with your friends! Follow us on Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/</a> Email us: <a href="mailto:team@chinastartuppulse.com">team@chinastartuppulse.com</a>

8 Entrepreneurship Lessons, How to Hire Better, Growth Simplified; 8x8 Speakers Series (1/3) with T.R. Harrington, Sarah Keenlyside, and Guy Sivan

Upon graduating from Columbia University in 2005, Guy moved to Beijing to found his first startup. Since then Guy has been a serial entrepreneur in China and in 2010 sold his third startup’s core technology to a publicly listed company. Guy is currently co-founder and CEO of education company Vericant which helps US schools to better understand their Chinese applicants through on-demand video interviews. Vericant is backed by Shunwei Capital, one of China’s top tier venture capital firms with Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun as its Founding Partner.   Key points covered:  Guy’s background and how did he come to start Vericant? University admissions is a competitive niche, how does Vericant differentiate from competitors? Why did Shunwei invest in Vericant? Why did Vericant take capital from Shunwei?   What to get out of Board meetings? What are the learnings from managing a distributed team?  Items mentioned: Favourite book:  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Most inspiring education company: Vipkid founded by Mi Wenjuan Twitter: (at)hutongv, (at)haymarkethq Hutong (Ad)Ventures is a podcast on how to succeed in China featuring top venture capital investors, founders and operators with real China experiences. Hutong (Ad)Ventures is part of Haymarket HQ. Hosted by Jemma Xu.

Upon graduating from Columbia University in 2005, Guy moved to Beijing to found his first startup. Since then Guy has been a serial entrepreneur in China and in 2010 sold his third startup’s core technology to a publicly listed company. Guy is currently co-founder and CEO of education company Vericant which helps US schools to better understand their Chinese applicants through on-demand video interviews. Vericant is backed by Shunwei Capital, one of China’s top tier venture capital firms with Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun as its Founding Partner. Key points covered: <ol> <li>Guy’s background and how did he come to start Vericant?</li> <li>University admissions is a competitive niche, how does Vericant differentiate from competitors?</li> <li>Why did Shunwei invest in Vericant? Why did Vericant take capital from Shunwei?  </li> <li>What to get out of Board meetings?</li> <li>What are the learnings from managing a distributed team?</li> </ol> Items mentioned: Favourite book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni</a> Most inspiring education company: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIPKID" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vipkid</a> founded by <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/person/cindy-wenjuan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mi Wenjuan</a> Twitter: (at)hutongv, (at)haymarkethq Hutong (Ad)Ventures is a podcast on how to succeed in China featuring top venture capital investors, founders and operators with real China experiences. Hutong (Ad)Ventures is part of Haymarket HQ. Hosted by Jemma Xu.

Hutong (Ad)Ventures #9: Guy Sivan, Founder @ Vericant

We sit down with Guy Sivan, who - immediately upon graduation from Columbia University - moved to Beijing in 2005 and has since started 4 different companies. In 2010, he sold his third startup’s core technology to a publicly listed company, and today he is CEO of Vericant, a Shunwei backed company that helps US schools better understand their international and Chinese applicants through video interviews and spoken English evaluations.As we know, there are few examples of foreign tech companies entering China and being successful in the long run, and similarly the start-up environment within China is just as tough for expat founders. With over 10 years of experience in Beijing, Guy offers a unique view and shares with us some of his lessons. For example, what are major cultural differences and how do you avoid the classic expat blunders? What advantages (if at all) do you have as an expat founder, and how can you play to your competitive strengths? What are trends in the lucrative Chinese education space that has churned out several unicorns. And lastly, what is like working out of Chinaccelerator, and what is their value proposition?Link to write-up here: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/successfully-launching-chinese-start-ups-as-an-expat-with-vericant-ceo-guy

We sit down with Guy Sivan, who - immediately upon graduation from Columbia University - moved to Beijing in 2005 and has since started 4 different companies. In 2010, he sold his third startup’s core technology to a publicly listed company, and today he is CEO of Vericant, a Shunwei backed company that helps US schools better understand their international and Chinese applicants through video interviews and spoken English evaluations. As we know, there are few examples of foreign tech companies entering China and being successful in the long run, and similarly the start-up environment within China is just as tough for expat founders. With over 10 years of experience in Beijing, Guy offers a unique view and shares with us some of his lessons. For example, what are major cultural differences and how do you avoid the classic expat blunders? What advantages (if at all) do you have as an expat founder, and how can you play to your competitive strengths? What are trends in the lucrative Chinese education space that has churned out several unicorns. And lastly, what is like working out of Chinaccelerator, and what is their value proposition? Link to write-up here: <a href="https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/successfully-launching-chinese-start-ups-as-an-expat-with-vericant-ceo-guy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/successfully-launching-chinese-start-ups-as-an-expat-with-vericant-ceo-guy</a>

Successfully Launching Chinese Start Ups as an Expat - with Vericant CEO Guy Sivan