Who wins the FUTURE? CHINA vs EUROPE on Startups and AI

I spent 10 days in Shanghai meeting top AI labs and robotics startups. At the end of the tour, I sat down with Catherine, a Chinese founder who helps European founders do business in China, and Chinese founders do business in Europe. She was born and raised in China, studied in the UK and lived in Berlin, so she knows both worlds from the inside. In this conversation we talk about: Why opening a company in China takes one week, and in Europe it can take months How Chinese founders raise money and why investors there love practical founders Why European startups often move to the US, while Chinese ones stay What Europe should learn from China, and what China should learn from Europe Privacy, cameras and safety: how Chinese people really see it How AI is changing Chinese society, from layoffs to the rise of one person companies Can you build a business in China without speaking Chinese? Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:30 True or false: China edition 01:30 Who is Catherine 05:45 Innovation rules: China vs Europe 09:35 How fundraising works in China 13:15 What Europe and China can learn from each other 16:20 Shanghai vs London, Berlin and Milan 18:10 Cameras and privacy 19:55 Cost of living and rents 23:20 Doing business in China as a foreigner 26:05 The ideal founder 28:30 Chinese founders vs European founders 32:30 Taoism, Sun Tzu and life choices 34:40 AI and social change in China 39:10 Food, books and pizza #ChinaVsEurope #startups #china #ai About me I’m Francesco Nox, and for over 10 years I’ve been helping founders take the leap from 0 to 1 through startup programs. 🌐 francesconox.com If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe and let me know in the comments: what should Europe copy from China? __________ 🔴 Iscriviti al canale 👉    / @francesco-nox   Good vibes, strategie e risorse per sperimentare e fare il primo passo imprenditoriale 🎢 Ci sentiamo qui? Trovi link e risorse ogni settimana https://substack.com/@francesconox Innovazione e startup da oltre 13 anni, nei quali ho: aiutato 100+ startup early stage aiutato grandi aziende a rendere l'innovazione possibile moderato e organizzato 100+ eventi tech supportato 200+ aspiranti founder nel fare il loro primo passo La mia missione: 🌟 Aiuto gli aspiranti founder a fare il loro primo passo e cercare la loro vocazione imprenditoriale.