The one with Kanye West is worth a watch also. Dude is nuts, and I'm not a fan of his music, but after watching the interview, I have to concede that I was overly dismissive towards him, and there's a method to his madness. No wonder Musk likes him so much. If this sounds strange, watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxOeWuAHOiw
This is brilliant on Yelp's part. Surprised a POS system didn't already do this, but I guess they have less to gain. I wonder what % of US consumers max out their data plans in a month - that would give you an idea of what adoption might look like.
Option one sounds like it will put you near smarter people. If you want time to hack on the side, but are out of cash, move to India and live on 150 dollars a month and hack full time.
Absolutely. China is a fantastic place to learn about how value is created, copied, and consumed. Especially in the internet space: look at TaoBao, China's response to Ebay, where buyers haggle down rather than bid up.
I met with an engineer from a Tsinghua spin-off company about creating a social network based around QR codes, technology big in Japan which has not taken off in the US. Webapps, or any product for that matter, will evolve to meet the cultural nuances specific to China. That's an interesting problem to solve.
h34t: In Guangzhou, be sure to visit the African trading community near Yuexiu park at Xiaobei lu and Huanshi lu. That will teach you a ton about commerce in China.
