Mei Guan Xi（没关系）

I started my job at a venture backed company on wednesday - I must say that it’s honestly a little tough getting back to work. It’s been over a year since I’ve really worked and it takes some getting use to sitting down in front of the computer for the whole day. I […]

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As many of you know that I am looking for jobs at a startup or a venture capital firm. I am concentrating on looking for a job in a tech venture backed startup for a few reasons:

Since I came all the way to China, I might as well get the full experience of working […]

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I believe cell phone subscribers are approaching something like 420 million people in China now. Make that 420,000,001. I thought cell phones plans weren’t that straightforward in the US, but it’s child’s play compared to the plans in China. There are many different types of set plans whether prepaid, postpaid, buying from […]

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I alluded to this a bit earlier when talking about fashion in China, but there clearly is a big income gap between the wealthy and the average Chinese.
This is simply illustrated by this ridiculous mall I walked by today on Nanjing Xi Lu. It’s a super ritzy mall with only brands like […]

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After a bit of looking I found the apt I wanted yesterday but it was a little out of my price range. It was in a perfect location by the subway and not far from XinTianDi （新天地）, a foreigner haven with nice restaurants and cafes. He wanted 8000rmb but I was hoping to […]

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