Jan Smejkal, Community Director of Startup Grind APAC




The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups show

Summary: <div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ffffff-EEEEEE"></div> <p>Listen to this episode on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jay-kim-show-entrepreneurship-investing-startups/id1195300022?mt=2">iTunes</a></p> <p>What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jaykimmer">@jaykimmer</a>.</p> <h2><strong>LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE</strong></h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.up21.com/en">The Prague coworking space</a> from which Jan was interviewed</li> <li>Find Jan on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourchinaguy/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://cn.linkedin.com/in/jansmejkal8">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yourchinaguy/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/yourchinaguy">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.startupgrind.com/">Startup </a><a href="https://www.startupgrind.com/">Grind</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startupgrind.com/u/JanSmejkal/">Jan’s bio at Startup Grind</a></li> <li><a href="mailto:Jan@startupgrind.com">Jan@startupgrind.com</a></li> </ul> <h2><strong>DETAILED SHOW NOTES</strong></h2> <ul> <li>(2:15) Jan’s quick description of what he does for a living</li> <li>(11:09) How Jan ended up in China and why he’s still there three years later</li> <li>(15:44) Jay and Jan the current scale of and why there are great opportunities for skilled foreigners with the right mindset and attitude.</li> <li>(17:35) How Jan scaled Startup Grind from six to twelve cities in six months and why boots on the ground in China are so important</li> <li>(21:33) How Jan found partners to work with</li> <li>(24:58) The process of starting a Startup Grind community</li> <li>(33:18) Jan’s goals for the rest of 2017</li> <li>(40:47) How to connect with and follow Jan</li> </ul>