Business Club Series of Tsinghua Alumni Association of Northern California
Success or Failure: Stories of Mobile Startups in China
With mobile market emerging in China, there are more and more VC and companies moving their attention on the huge opportunity, such as cell phone design house, 3G baseband chip development, wireless value-added service, and etc. How to get success in China mobile market?
The practical strategy will be discussed here: 1. Mobile industry landscape 2. Case studies of mobile startups 3. Lessons learned about how to conduct successful mobile business. 4. Market dynamic and opportunities.
Panel Speaker Bill Li, Formerly Director of Engineering, Google Mobile Richard Lim, Managing Director, GSR Ventures
Moderator: Sam Zucker, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Silicon Valley office
Date and time: 4/26, Thursday, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Garden Court Hotel 520 Cowper St, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 322-9000 www.gardencourt.com
Cost: Free
Agenda: 6:00-6:30: registration and refreshment 6:30-8:00: Lecture and Panel Discussion 8:00-9:00: Q&A
Speaker and Moderator BIO:
Bill Li
Bill Li is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded multiple Internet/mobile companies in Silicon Valley and China. He has 18 years of extensive R&D and management experience in work-class companies as well as startups. He was the head of mobile engineering in Google, where he built the mobile team from scratch and led the team to launch ground-breaking products/services with the biggest carriers in the world, including China Mobile. Prior to Google, he was co-founder and VP of engineers for three internet/mobile startups in Silicon Valley and China. Before that, Bill was a senior architect in leading software companies including Oracle, Sybase and Versant Object Technology.
Growing up in China, Bill Li graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with Bachelor degree of Computer System. He also has Master Degree of Science from USF and Executive MBA.
Richard Lim
Richard manages the GSR Silicon Valley office, and focuses on investments in the Internet and semiconductor component sectors.
Prior to GSR, Richard was an entrepreneur and was involved in founding three U.S. internet startups: iMarket (acquired by Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB)), Quickdot and Co- nect (acquired by Pearson (NYSE:PSO)). He was also an executive at Lotus Development Corporation.
Richard grew up in Singapore and has a MBA from Stanford University (Arjay Miller Scholar) and a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MD equivalent) from the National University of Singapore.
Richard is a Charter member of Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA).
Sam Zucker
Sam Zucker is a partner in O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Silicon Valley office and a member of the firm?s Transactions Department and Corporate practice. Sam specializes in corporate transactions for technology, life sciences, and growth companies in the U.S. and overseas at every stage of their life cycle, from startups to public companies. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, strategic alliances, venture capital and private equity financings, international and multi-jurisdictional transactions, public and private securities offerings, and regulatory matters including SEC, Nasdaq, NYSE, and ISS rules and regulations. He works extensively with the firm's international offices on cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, and financings throughout the world, particularly China.
Sam advises his clients' management and boards of directors on corporate governance and critical strategic matters, including acquisitions, corporate and business development, and capital market strategies as well as general corporate and regulatory issues. He is a frequent speaker on international technology transactions.
