FreeS Fund 2019 North America Trip ② | We Hope to Walk Through the Fog and Discern the Patterns with You
Six VC Meetups — Come Say Hi
Innovation never sleeps. From the explosion of innovation in Silicon Valley in the 1950s, to the early stirrings of internet entrepreneurship in the 1970s, the mobile internet boom since 2008, and the current AI wave — countless great companies have emerged: Fairchild Semiconductor, IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Airbnb, Instagram, WeChat, Tesla, and many more.
The business models of these companies were rarely born from so-called lightning-strike moments of inspiration. All of them navigated different stages and cycles of industry development. What's interesting is that different tech industries have all passed through the same four stages: mechanization, automation, digitization, and intelligence.
Coming back to the present, we happen to be at a rare inflection point. China is not only the world's largest manufacturer but has also surpassed the United States to become the world's single largest retail market. Layer on the impact of the internet, and the digitization level of many industries has risen dramatically. This timing creates more brilliant possibilities for commercial innovation, and gives us a unique vantage point to observe the evolution of new business in China. When we're willing to put in the effort to study industry development patterns, supply-demand dynamics, and policy environments — to separate (macroeconomic "pessimistic") sentiment from facts — we gain more certainty and confidence about the future.
We want to share that confidence with you, if you're interested in entrepreneurship and investing. From November 16 to November 20, Feng Li (Uncle Feng), founding partner of FreeS Fund, will be at MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and Stanford to share macro trends and cutting-edge VC thinking. We look forward to seeing you there.
The detailed schedule is below. Please copy the registration link, paste it into your browser, and fill out the registration form. Once registered, we'll email you the specific address in advance.
① MIT CHIEF 2019 Annual Summit
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November 16, 9:00am
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② MIT Special Session
Conversation with Feng Li: Innovation Opportunities Behind Tech Industry Development Patterns
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November 17, 3:30pm–5:30pm
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BioSpark VentureLab
Sharing Series #1: Healthcare Focus
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November 16, 6:00pm–8:00pm
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Harvard Special Session
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November 18, 5:00pm–7:00pm
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UC Berkeley Special Session
Conversation with Feng Li: Innovation Opportunities Behind Tech Industry Development Patterns
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November 19, 7:00pm–9:00pm
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Stanford & Leap Special Session
Conversation with Feng Li: Innovation Opportunities Behind Tech Industry Development Patterns
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November 20, 6:00pm–8:00pm
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There's another purpose for Uncle Feng's trip to North America: recruiting an "Investment Observer," personally mentored by him. Your role is observer, synthesizer, and deep participant.
▍Who are we looking for?
- Strong curiosity about venture capital, powerful logical thinking, strong comprehension, and a willingness to dig into the essence and patterns of things
- Excellent writing skills, sharp instincts for what makes good content, and high enthusiasm for distribution
- Some sense for venture capital investing is a plus
▍What does the work look like?
- Attend meetings and meet people alongside Uncle Feng
- Observe, research, and collaborate with the investment team to produce high-quality content
▍What do we offer?
- A platform with freedom of atmosphere, broad perspective, and high growth potential (working shoulder-to-shoulder with founding partner Feng Li and an excellent team)
- Witnessing the transformation of business and understanding the stories and logic behind investments and deals (satisfying your curiosity)
- Contributing to the building of Uncle Feng's personal brand and the brand of a new type of early-stage fund (your efforts will be seen)
- Accompanying a cohort of innovative companies as they grow and thrive (making greatness happen)
- Competitive compensation and benefits within the industry (something tangible)
- Shared commitment to an ideal: doing what's right, not what's easy (in an industry so close to money, this is quite rare)
▍How to apply?
We welcome you to bring your resume and meet us in person at any of the 6 events on this North America trip. We look forward to exchanging ideas with you.
Of course, you're always welcome to send your resume and past work to hr@freesvc.com. The position is based in Beijing. We look forward to your joining us!
▍About FreeS Fund
FreeS Fund (FREES FUND) is dedicated to mobilizing all possible capital, technology, and resources to invest in outstanding startups and help them grow into great enterprises with long-term social and commercial value.
Founded in 2015, FreeS Fund focuses on early and growth-stage investments. Our key investment areas are consumer, hard tech, and biotech & healthcare. We look for opportunities across lifestyle, education, finance, intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence, biotech and new drug R&D, new energy and new materials, and more.
FreeS Fund focuses on long-term value, is research-driven, and encourages innovation. Like entrepreneurship, the path of investing is a long one. We firmly believe that being right is more important than being easy.
Founding partner Feng Li is a former partner at IDG Capital. He led investments in outstanding innovative companies including Three Squirrels (300783.SZ), 360 Finance (NYSE: QFIN), Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI), LAIX / Liulishuo (NYSE: LAIX), and CreditEase (NYSE: YRD).
▲ Run Liu × Feng Li: China's Economy Is Bottoming Out and Full of Opportunities
▲ Feng Li Column: Why Should We Thank Chinese Manufacturing?
▲ Feng Li × Liaoyuan Zhang: Reflections on the Eve of Three Squirrels' IPO
▲ Li Xiang × Feng Li: Strip Away the Emotion, What Did China Look Like in 2019?
▲ Feng Li: 2018 Was Hard, But It Was Absolutely a Year of Inflection Point Significance
▲ Feng Li Column | Speculating on the Endgame of China's New Retail
▲ Feng Li Column | The Middle Path of New Retail
▲ Feng Li Column | The Essence of New Retail, in 10 Words
▲ Feng Li Column | US Dollar and Hong Kong Dollar Interest Rate Hikes, and the Unicorn Winter
▲ Feng Li Column | What Was the Secret That the Only Major Country to Successfully Transform in History Grasped?
