A Business of His Own.

The Chinese entrepreneur Wu Xisang, a former computer programmer, has developed into a competent CEO. Wu, now 34, was one of the earliest Chinese beneficiaries of the Internet boom; he started his first company after graduating from college in 1995 and is now on his fifth start-up. The fact that h...

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Publicado en:Beijing Review Vol. 50; no. 18; pp. 26 - 28
Autor principal: Gao Yulei
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Beijing Review May 3 2007
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Sumario:The Chinese entrepreneur Wu Xisang, a former computer programmer, has developed into a competent CEO. Wu, now 34, was one of the earliest Chinese beneficiaries of the Internet boom; he started his first company after graduating from college in 1995 and is now on his fifth start-up. The fact that he sold his first four companies earned him the nickname Taoxian Chengxuyan, or “the programmer who keeps cashing out.” After two investment rounds totaling $10 million for his current company, Huoshi Software, he has had to resist the temptation to cash out for the fifth time in order to put his nickname behind him.