Practical wisdom for building businesses and creating value — Master Chi’s teachings on entrepreneurship, career strategy, networking, and the realities of commerce.
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Student Question: Master Chi, I’ve been running my WeChat content account as a side hustle for eight months now. Monthly income is around …
Student Question: I’ve been running a dropshipping business for eight months. I followed every tutorial I could find, sourced my products …
Student Question: I’m a founding partner at a 40-person SaaS company in Shenzhen. We’ve spent two years building what I consider a …
Student Question: I run a boutique e-commerce operation — apparel and accessories, targeting women 25 to 40. Seven employees. We’ve been …
Student Question: I’m 34, working in middle management at a state-owned logistics company in Wuhan. Salary is around 18,000 yuan a month, which …
Student Question: I’m 34 years old. I was a regional sales manager at a mid-sized tech distributor in Chengdu — decent salary, company car, the …
…to earn considerable wealth. The secret is this: never — never, ever — act on impulse and throw money into a franchise deal. And never start a …
Around mid-last year, a friend’s daughter returned to China after studying abroad and was figuring out her next steps. Her father specifically …
Master Chi: Let me sum up the essence of this whole situation in one paragraph. There is a grand theater. It normally has some messy, anything-goes …
Student Question: Hello, Master. I’m the department director who wrote in previously — I’ve asked you two questions before, and I …