We had a wonderful TechCrunch China/TechNode conference on August 11 – 12, 2014 in Beijing that gathered over 70 speakers, more than 100 startups in the exhibition and over 4500 visitors. Below are the best of the conference, on-stage talks, finalists of the startup competition and cool startups in the exhibition.
Tech Trends
– App Annie CEO: China Surpassed UK to Be the Third in iOS Revenue in June 2014
– Top VCs: Tech Trends in China
– Trends Group VP Jeff Chang: Fashion Tech and Chinese Entrepreneurial Environment
– 500 Startups’ Dave McClure: Should Startups Go Global or Remain Local?
– Flurry VP Sean Galligan: The Age of Living Mobile
– Challenges and Prospects of Cryptocurrencies in China
– Chinese Cloud Services Taking on New Role as Incubators
– Fireside Panel: Enterprise Software In China: Where Is The Demand?
– China’s English-language Training Market Expected to Reach US$21 bn by 2016
– Saul Singer: Startup Nation, The Book That Brought Israeli Fuzz in China Tech Industry
– Korea Startup Ecosystem Growing stronger, While Japanese Startups Struggle to Find Investors
– ZhenFund Bob Xiaoping Xu: Partner Up of Fail Down
– Google Greater China President Scott Beaumont: The Digital Future
– Lending Club, Dianrong Cofounder Soul Htite: P2P Industry To Be Regulated in Future 3-4 Years
The Smart Hardware Movement
– Smart Hardware: What It’s Missing, and the Future of Smart Devices
– Hardware Accelerator HAXLR8R Partner Benjamin Joffe: What Projects We Don’t Accept
– IOT, Qualcomm’s Next Opportunity in China?
– Misfit’s Sonny Vu: Wearables not Compelling Enough, Needs to Be More Design & Lifestyle Oriented
– Acton Founder Janelle Wang: Zip Along with RocketSkates, World’s First Smart Wearable for Mobility
The Rising Chinese Tech Stars
– Pete Lau: How Chinese Smartphone Company OnePlus Went Global in just 8 Months
– Founder and CEO of Toutiao, a Chinese News App that Raised US$100M Earlier This Year, Talks About Copyright Protection Measures
– The Most Popular Chinese Input Software Sogou Sees The Next Opportunity in Hardware
– LightInTheBox President Kevin Wen: Building a Cross-border Online Retail Business
– Sungy Mobile Zhang Xiangdong: Chinese Apps Put More Effort into Business Model than User Experience in Overseas Markets
Increasingly more tech startups and VCs are expanding to China or interested in this market.
– Secret Unveils China Team, Saying Anonymous Socializing Is Perfect For China
– Leap Motion CEO Announces Big Plans for China Market
– Web Security Startup CloudFlare to Expand Chinese Market, But In a Careful Way
– BellaBeat, a Product Evolving Around Customer Emotions, is looking at China market.
– Huib Kleinhout Unveils Opera Coast And Discusses Future of The Web
– Coin’s Kanishk Parashar: Store All Your Cards on the Coin
– OurCrowd Founder Jonathan Medved: Equity Crowdfunding
– Pat Gallagher, General Partner of CrunchFund: Seed Fund and MarketFit
– Firechat: Always Connected
Cool Startups
Here are the 15 finalists of the Startup Competition and below are some startups in the exhibition we think are cool.
– DIITU, a Smarter Way to Share Life Moments with Your Friends
– Tripalocal Wants To Connect Travellers With Local Hosts for Authentic Experiences
– Nimble Gives You Control of Your Computer from Your Fingertips
– Pocknect Turns Your Events Contacts Into Meaningful Connections
– Fineck, A Smart Necklace for A Healthier Neck and Spine
– Snapdeal Uses Visual Search, Helps You Find A Good Deal
– Home Design Software Aifuwo Links Home Owners, Designers And Retailers Together
– Smartinspection, an App That Makes Paper Disappear at Construction Site
– Venture-Backed Travel Startup Bequ Takes SNS Seriously
– Shenzhen-Based Coding Lets You Develop Anytime, Anywhere
See you next year!
Tracey Xiang is Beijing, China-based tech writer.
This post originally appeared on the TechNode website and was republished with the authors permission.