How Coursera Cracked the Chinese Market

Posted by dhawalhs on Saturday August 22, 2015 @12:12AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/21/how-coursera-cracked-the-chinese-market/

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Re:How Coursera Cracked the Chinese Market by pki on Saturday August 22, 2015 @11:17AM (#10102712)

So basically friends and guanxi...

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Re:How Coursera Cracked the Chinese Market by verroq on Saturday August 22, 2015 @12:30PM (#10102903)

That's literally life isn't it? Not matter how technically brilliant your product is, dealing with people is the single most important thing in business.

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Re:How Coursera Cracked the Chinese Market by SarahofGaia on Saturday August 22, 2015 @02:40PM (#10103303)

What does "guanxi" mean? I'm aware it's a Chinese word.

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Re:How Coursera Cracked the Chinese Market by personjerry on Saturday August 22, 2015 @03:26PM (#10103441)

guanxi = relationships/network

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