Ep. 23 Weibo co-founder Indigo on China's startup scene, NFTs, life in Japan/Vancouver

<p>Indigo was co-founder of Sina Weibo, or China’s Twitter. After Weibo, he started doing angel investments and incubating new projects. One of his main investments included the largest off-line art selling platform in China. Recently he got into the world of web3 and NFT. He writes a blog about frontier tech, and teaches online courses on stock investments in these areas. He is based in Vancouver.</p> <p>I spoke to him about China’s startup environment since 2009, his takeaways from doing angel investments, his views on web3 especially NFTs, and his observations of target countries of Chinese immigration.</p> <p>02:24 Indigo's work at Weibo, post-Weibo investments, and classes on Web3 & investing</p> <p>08:35 Phases of development of China's internet sector</p> <p>11:08 Streaming commerce</p> <p>17:14 Exit of venture capital from China</p> <p>19:06 How young people in China today are evaluating a career in entrepreneurship</p> <p>22:12 Out-migration from China: Evaluating Singapore, Japan, Vancouver</p> <p>29:28 Indigo’s advice for making angel investments: sourcing via personal connections, working on a platform full of entrepreneurs</p> <p>32:23 Why streaming commerce is popular in China and not in the US</p> <p>35:39 Three uses for NFTs: digital collectibles, creator royalty, soulbound tokens</p> <p>46:08 Indigo’s life vision includes continually getting involved in businesses with young people</p>