Find out where the new innovation hot spots are, what the next consumer waves will be, and where to catch them Asia's innovation hot spots are fast emerging as first-choice destinations for bright, young entrepreneurs. From Taiwan to Singapore, technology center hubs are forming to rival the original Silicon Valley. Startup Asia gives you a close-up view into the key growth trends shaping entrepreneurship in China and India, plus the new frontier market of Vietnam. Showing how entrepreneurs and investors can start up in Asia and go global, the book provides a first-hand, on-the-ground tour of the new technology centers that are gaining momentum all over Asia. Interviews with the most successful venture capitalists and entrepreneurs reveal their winning strategies and show how a new generation of entrepreneurs in China and India are no longer looking to the West for their cues but are instead crafting their own local business models and success strategies. Shows entrepreneurs and investors how they can pursue their dreams of launching successful start-ups in Asia Reveals that many of the same venture investors that first funded young businesses in Silicon Valley moved into China, then India, and are now finding their way to Vietnam Addresses the risks of doing business in Asia's developing markets, including lack of intellectual property protection, political and regulatory shifts, bribery, and corruption From high-profile Forbes contributor Rebecca Fannin, Startup Asia is the essential guide for anyone looking to trek into this new frontier.

Find out where the new innovation hot spots are, what the nextconsumer waves will be, and where to catch themAsia's innovation hot spots are fast emerging as first-choicedestinations for bright, young entrepreneurs. From Taiwan toSingapore, technology center hubs are forming to rival the originalSilicon Valley. Startup Asia gives you a close-up view intothe key growth trends shaping entrepreneurship in China and Indiaplus the new frontier market of Vietnam.Showing how entrepreneurs and investors can start up in Asia andgo global, the book provides a first-hand, on-the-ground tour ofthe new technology centers that are gaining momentum all over Asia.Interviews with the most successful venture capitalists andentrepreneurs reveal their winning strategies and show how a newgeneration of entrepreneurs in China and India are no longerlooking to the West for their cues--but are instead craftingtheir own local business models and success strategies.* Shows entrepreneurs and investors how they can pursue theirdreams of launching successful start-ups in Asia* Reveals that many of the same venture investors that firstfunded young businesses in Silicon Valley moved into China, thenIndia, and are now finding their way to Vietnam* Addresses the risks of doing business in Asia's developingmarkets, including lack of intellectual property protectionpolitical and regulatory shifts, bribery, and corruptionFrom high-profile Forbes contributor Rebecca Fannin, StartupAsia is the essential guide for anyone looking to trek intothis new frontier.

Foreword by Kai-Fu Lee xvIntroduction 1PART I ASIA'S HOTSPOTS OF INNOVATION 9Chapter 1 China's Next Generation Tech Stars 11Chapter 2 India Emerges to Narrow the Gap 47Chapter 3 Vietnam: The Next Frontier 77PART II ROAD MAP TO HOT SECTORS 101Chapter 4 Catch the Mobile Boom 103Chapter 5 Get In on the Cleantech Boom 115Chapter 6 Ride the Consumer Wave 131Chapter 7 Create a Niche in a Proven Sector: Outsourcing 143PART III TOOLBOX FOR SUCCESS STRATEGIES 151Chapter 8 Tap into Government Incubators 153Chapter 9 Become the Next Twitter, LinkedIn, or Groupon for Asia167Chapter 10 Originate a Breakthrough Discovery 179Chapter 11 Take Your Startup Public on the NYSE or NASDAQ189Chapter 12 Go Global from Asia 203Afterword 213Acknowledgments 215Notes 219About the Author 229Index 231