Comments on: Backpacker Likes China So Much That He Launches A Startup There And Becomes A (Profitable) Minor Celebrity – by Dominic Johnson-Hill

By: Confessions of a China Entrepreneur.

Confessions of a China Entrepreneur. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:50:05 +0000

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By: duncan_m

duncan_m — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:28:16 +0000

I agree with alot of what was said there. I have often been led to believe through education that there is only one route and certainly know alot of my friends who have followed that path.

Ken Robinson who is an advocate of creativity in schools did a great talk on it at TED last year:
http://yesandclub.com/blog/2009/11/20/ken-robin...

By: duncan_m

duncan_m — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:28:16 +0000

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:01:06 +0000

Good suggestion by Kristen, there are a ton of creative types that can help there. BTW, you can find some great music at stockmusic.net — that's where I got my background music for my recent screencast.

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:32 +0000

Excellent interview. It's great to hear what his thought process was behind the stuff that he did to promote his business.

At the end, it was interesting how he talked about 3 hours of homework every night, and the competitiveness of the Chinese. That's extremely impressive. Still, if you lose creativity in the process, then it's not worth it. In any case, I think we Americans are way too lax when it comes to education (and working hard) when compared to the rest of the world. Lots of room for improvement.