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In memory of Bob Nylen, or BAO Nai-Leng
About a year ago, I set off on a round of meetings with an experienced media entrepreneur, Bob Nylen, to get some feedback on plans for expanded China-focused publishing. Bob had been involved in founding (and fundraising for) New England Monthly, sat on the boards of various western Massachusetts media companies, and been an essential agent at Beliefnet.com in spite being, he said, moralistic rather than a believer. When we visited Rho Ventures in New York I met Perry Chui, who is now with Steamboat Ventures in Shanghai. Perry is [...]