Broad market government's care and innovation dream
Young people who have dared to venture in the past five years have come to the forefront of business
Five years ago, the then 26-year-old Chen Kuan returned to China from the United States to start a business and ran towards the blue ocean of artificial intelligence.
The Beijing Tuxiang Technology Co., Ltd. that he founded has entered the field of artificial intelligence-assisted medical imaging and has received 4 financings in 5 years.
In a list released by the Hurun Research Institute, Inference Technology was rated as one of the high-growth companies in the field of artificial intelligence that is most likely to reach a valuation of $1 billion within 3 years.
In 2015, when Chen Kuan decided to return to China to start a business, the government work report clearly stated for the first time that "mass entrepreneurship and innovation" should be turned into one of the "dual engines" for China's economic development.
The entrepreneurial dreams of a large number of young people were ignited, and their wonderful ideas were fostered and grown.
Taking Beijing as an example, according to the information released by the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, data related to entrepreneurship and innovation has doubled, including the number of newly established technology companies, the number of national high-tech companies, The number of corner beast companies and overall valuation, etc.
For Chen Kuan and his entrepreneurial partners, the motherland’s market is large enough to allow them to plant their entrepreneurial dreams; in Beijing, which encourages young people to venture into entrepreneurship and innovation, he and his team receive “nanny-style” entrepreneurial services; and when the country needs him At that time, the energy accumulated by entrepreneurship can carry his responsibility.
Entrepreneurship grows from the crowd
In 2016, when Chen Kuan proposed the idea of using artificial intelligence to assist medical diagnosis, it was not recognized.
When he and his team were given a trial opportunity by a hospital and entered 2017 with difficulty, the state issued the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan", artificial intelligence suddenly became a trend, and investors followed the trend.
It is assumed that the technology received a round of investment this year, and the young team embarked on the fast track of development.
As of September this year, the implementation points of Inferred Technology Artificial Intelligence Medical have covered 33 provincial administrative regions across the country. While expanding the domestic medical market, it has also completed the strategic layout in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. Medical artificial intelligence services have covered 10 globally. Countries.
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the contribution of Inferred Technology to the early detection of patients with new crown pneumonia grafting artificial intelligence has been repeatedly reviewed by the "Lancet" magazine.
An investor analyzed that the reason why inferred technology can become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence medicine in a short period of time is that the company has enough application scenarios in China to accumulate experience.
The broad market and application is indeed an important cornerstone for many entrepreneurs to grow rapidly in recent years.
Six years ago, Beijing Haidian Book City was re-launched as "Zhongguancun Entrepreneurship Street". After that, the first characteristic block in the mainland with the theme of innovation and entrepreneurship became the place where thousands of entrepreneurial youth began to realize their dreams. 3841 incubating entrepreneurial teams.
In 2017, the 27-year-old Ren Yanling started her entrepreneurial life in the entrepreneurial incubator of Zhongguancun Entrepreneurship Street-Peking University Entrepreneurship Training Camp.
She and several like-minded young people turned their attention to the youth ice and snow project training.
Her goal is very clear, that is, to catch the ride of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The market prospect of "300 million people on ice and snow" is very broad.
In 2018, Ren Yanling received 5 million yuan in income from the first year of the incubator's formal operation, established cooperative relationships with many primary and secondary schools in Beijing, and established her own ice hockey club, which is well-known in the industry.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the first half of this year, the company's business was damaged, but as the epidemic situation stabilized, ice and snow training became popular again.
In Ren Yanling's view, in this large enough market, there is no such thing as a winter that cannot be passed.
Entrepreneurship has become a trend from "people".
The public is not only my country's huge market potential, but also a continuous entrepreneurial group.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, in Beijing, the main body of innovation and entrepreneurship has moved from a niche to the general public. Researchers, university teachers, corporate executives, military cadres, doctors, college students and other entrepreneurs have participated extensively. High-knowledge entrepreneurs become the main force.
The entrepreneurial generation shows sufficient vitality and resilience
On October 19, the National Bureau of Statistics released data stating that in the first three quarters, my country's GDP grew by 0.7% year-on-year.
In quarterly terms, the first quarter fell 6.8% year-on-year, the second quarter increased 3.2%, and the third quarter increased 4.9%.
Some analysts believe that my country’s economy is able to stabilize the basic market and achieve rapid recovery growth. The strong resilience of hundreds of millions of market players has played a basic supporting role. Especially in recent months, the new market players and start-ups have increased significantly, which is powerful. Supported employment.
During the epidemic, the digital economy startups that have been active in recent years have improved the economic ecology from online shopping to contactless delivery, from home office to online education, fitness, and from big data to "home economy", creating more The number of jobs has played an irreplaceable role.
On July 10 this year, Beijing Quhuo Technology Co., Ltd. was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in the United States. It opened nearly 70% higher on the same day. It triggered a circuit breaker three times in a short period of time and became the most shining star among the stocks of the day.
This company, established in 2012, has grown rapidly during the 13th Five-Year Plan period when “Internet+” has become an outlet.
The company's main business is to provide "shared" employees for large-scale life service platforms such as Meituan, Ele.me, and Didi, and it also provides opportunities for personal growth and skill improvement for workers on the platform.
In the post-epidemic era, Funhuo Technology was listed on NASDAQ and favored by investors, which is related to the business needs released by the market during the epidemic.
Investor analysis said that in the future, more instant consumption platforms such as Meituan and Didi will adopt the flexible employment methods provided by Funhuo.
During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, accompanied by the upsurge of entrepreneurship, the new economy characterized by new technologies, new models, new formats, and new services is booming.
Take Beijing as an example. In 2019, Beijing’s new economy achieved an added value of 127.658 billion yuan, an increase of 57% over 2016, accounting for 36.1% of the city’s regional GDP, an increase of 3.4 percentage points over 2016.
Care for every innovation and entrepreneurship that breaks through the cocoon and becomes a butterfly
In the past five years, the young entrepreneurs Ren Yanling, Chen Kuan and their entrepreneurial team have sheltered from the wind and rain on the road to entrepreneurship, and they all have the experience of being pulled by others in times of difficulty.
Chen Bingshu, vice president of Inferred Technology, said that the company was included in the list of "Beijing Specialized and New Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" soon after its establishment. The government issued service vouchers to the listed enterprises, provided subsidies for enterprises to participate in exhibitions, training and other services, so that small and medium-sized It can be operated in the early stage of development.
This year, as a key enterprise in the fight against the epidemic in Haidian District, Beijing, Suppose Technology has received policy support from the government such as value-added tax relief, rent relief, and loan interest discounts.
In response to the difficulty of Hubei employees unable to return to work at the beginning of the year, Beijing also provided a subsidy of 1,450 yuan per person per month for Hubei employees of enterprises for a total of 3 months.
Chen Bingshu said that Haidian District has established a WeChat group dedicated to service companies, and staff members ask about the needs of the company from time to time.
Consistent with the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of the younger generation, in the past five years, the government has less and less restrictions on startups, and the services provided have become more and more abundant. There are even some government-backed companies dedicated to supporting startups. platform.
Liu Yanming has been working in financial institutions. In September 2019, he joined the Beijing small and micro enterprise financial integrated service platform.
This platform is a wholly-owned subsidiary established by Beijing Financial Holdings Group to provide financial services to small and micro enterprises.
From the perspective of risk control, most financial institutions "like the poor and love the rich", and financing difficulties have always been a pain point for small and micro enterprises. However, according to Liu Yanming, Beijing's small and micro enterprise financial integrated service platform is doing the opposite. , Specializing in helping small and micro enterprises connect with financial institutions and government departments, and provide them with financial services such as "loan assistance", "investment assistance" and "insurance assistance".
Especially during this year's epidemic, the platform launched a financial anti-epidemic area, which specifically provides financial services for companies that help fight the epidemic. It not only helps companies overcome difficulties, but also assists companies in launching anti-epidemic products to the market in time.
After working hard in financial institutions for many years, Liu Yanming’s feeling is that in recent years, society has paid more attention to start-ups. In addition to angel investment, start-ups can seek more diversified support.
The data from the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission can also support his view. At present, Beijing has more than 500 crowd-creation platforms such as incubators, university science parks, and crowd-creation spaces, serving nearly 57,000 entrepreneurial companies and teams, and effectively promoting labor The development of high-precision industries such as intelligence, integrated circuits, and medicine and health.
At the same time, Beijing has gathered about 200,000 entrepreneurial service companies, nearly 20,000 angel investors, and more than 670 venture capital institutions, forming an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of "integration of elements, collaboration of entities, cultural integration, and environment-friendly".
China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Liu Shixin and Zhang Min Source: China Youth Daily