Category Archives: Being an entrepreneur

The Fall of Apple

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I am a big Apple fan. 2003 – The first laptop I bought when I left my hometown and when study in Paris was an Apple. I stayed with Apple since that. At that time, my boyfriend was studying to … Continue reading →

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Transparency, Tolerance and Facebook – Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Next week I will attend Techcrunch Disrupt SF where Mark Zuckerberg will have a fireside talk and I am really excited.I am a huge fan of Mark Zuckerberg. I read the Facebook Connect, the article about him in Time, watched several of his talks (inc… Continue reading →

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My interview about start-up ecosystem in China – growVC podcast

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I have been lucky enough to be interviewed on growVC podcast (podcast about global entrepreneurship and start-ups crowdsourcing).Was pretty nervous because I have a hard time to position myself as an expert in anything, but I shared my experience … Continue reading →

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About grassrootsly.com

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

http://www.grassrootsly.com It is my start-up, I launched the website 2 weeks ago but thought about the idea about 2 years ago (it evolved a lot since).Pitch: grassrootsly is a solution to connect Brands to offline local communities. ex: Your are … Continue reading →

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Is it right to make money from ignorance? AKA. how it took me 4h to set up my free email account from my domain…

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I finally got myself a website (www.grassrootsly.com), decided to use weebly which is a great website design and hosting platform for non developers. There is a small learning curve but all in all very easy to use. For the more advance ideas of my… Continue reading →

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Looking up and seeing the star

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I know it can feel safe to have a roof above your head, but I prefer to look up and see the infinity of possibilities, feeling free and seeing the stars… I am an entrepreneur. Continue reading →

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The Walking Depressed aka. Creative Mind stuck in a World of Conformity

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I always thought that Entrepreneurs were people more sensitive than average, because you have to be idealistic, you have to keep faith that the world deserve to be better to keep fighting everyday when you could choose to have a easy life (metro/b… Continue reading →

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Seeking partners for a techie coworking space in Wudaokou – URGENT!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

After spending a few weeks working in Lush / Bridge Cafe / Sculpting in Time and MAAN coffee, i finally found myself an office…for until April 5. It is my friend iOS coding school, appleschool.cnI was meaning to write a blog post titled “Learnin… Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur Hardship Series: Tough times all entrepreneurs encounter

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Entrepreneur Hardship 101 ??? Borrowing money I quit my job 1 month ago, to finally really start 100% with my start-up. Problem is..it was not completely plan. I left my company after some disagreement with management (see post ???What qualified as mo… Continue reading →

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Vulnerability is not weakness: Mastering Shame.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Just watched this TED speech from Brene Brown and I can not agree more with her.I wrote before 2 reasons for this blog: 1) Sharing my experience of being a community builder with iWeekend and inspire others. 2) Being Open and Transparent to help b… Continue reading →

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