Recently, Forbes releasedits“2018 Asia 30 Under 30 Elite list”, featuring 59 innovators and disruptors from mainland China. Thislist includes 30 individuals under the age of 30 from 10 diverse fields, recognized as technological disruptors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. These elitesare breaking away from conventional thinking, establishing new norms for the next generation. The 300 selected individuals on the list embody visionary thinking and disruptive ideas, highlighting the overarching theme of“disruption and innovation”.
Among the honorees, there are alsoalumni from HUST,achieving remarkable success in their respective domainsat a young age, truly deserving admiration!Let'sget to know themthrough these profiles:
Xiaoya Li (Retail and E-commerce)
Co-founder of Hui Shou Bao/Founder of Ke Le You Pin, graduated from the Department of Control Science and Engineering at HUSTin 2010.
LiXiaoyaLi,formerly a Tencent e-commerce product manager, was honored in the“2015 Tencent System Entrepreneurial StarsList”. Departing from Tencent e-commerce as product manager, her journey took an unexpected turn when preparing to traverse the Eurasian continent from Tibet with friends, she received a call from He Fan, the founder of Hui Shou Bao. She was moved by Hui Shou Bao’s entrepreneurial vision of“restoring value to idle items”.Today, Hui Shou Bao serves as a professional second-hand mobile phone recycling platform in China, catering to over a hundred million users, providing a service to monetize old devices.
Driven by the vision of“restoring value to idle items”,Hui Shou Bao established long-term strategic collaborations with renowned enterprises like Huawei,Vivo, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. Additionally, they launched the offline brand“Huan Ji Xia”to create a“trade-in for new”recycling scenario. In a span of over three years, they recycled over 8.91 million phones, amounting to a total value of 5.3 billion RMB, rapidly emerging as a leading platform in the second-hand recycling industry.
In September 2017, Hui Shou Bao completed a 300-million-yuan Series B financing round, the largest in the second-hand recycling industry. To further deepen the entrepreneurial vision of“restoring value to idle items”,Xiaoya Li established the self-operated B2C second-hand mobile phone sales platform“Ke Le You Pin”,becoming a significant partner for the major second-hand premium phone sales platform in China.
Regarding her chosen career, Xiaoya Li expressed:“Hui Shou Bao is a career worth a life time of dedication. I hope Hui Shou Bao can facilitate better utilization of idle phones, restoring value to idle items, and prevent resource waste and environmental pollution caused by digital waste.”
Miao Kong (Enterprise Technology)
Founder & CEO of Zhu Ge io, graduated in 2013 with a major in Software Engineering from HUST.
Miao Kong was invited tointern at Innovation Works and joined the 37degree team for entrepreneurship after graduation. During histimeat 37degree, heledthe team inserving renowned enterprises such as CCTV, Haier, and BMW.Over the past four years, Miao Kong has been dedicated to exploring data analysis and data mining, culminating in the creation of Zhu Ge io.
Miao Kong mentioned that their core team originated from 37 degree. While serving enterprises, he and his team discovered that internal data from these companies and user behavior data within their products were not being effectively utilized,despite harboring immense value.
In 2015, Miao Kong founded Beijing Zhu Ge Yun You Technology Co., Ltd., one of the earliest companies domestic platform for user behavior data analysis. After three years of development, it evolved intoan all-in-oneplatform based on real-time user full-lifecycle data,integrating user-centric behavioral analysis and real-time automated marketing. As of January 2018, over 30,000 enterprises were using Zhu Ge io. Moving forward, Miao Kong aims to propel Zhu Ge io onward, unleashing the power of innovative technology.
Huan Xu (Enterprise Technology)
Founder & CEO of Qimai Technology & ASO100, graduatedin 2010 with a major in International Economics and Trade program from HUST.
Huan Xu previously worked at the Guangzhou Postal Bureau.From September 2011 to June 2014,he served as the Marketing Brand Manager for Pudding Mobileappat Beijing Buding Fangzhou Technology Co., Ltd., leading the Pudding Movie Ticket Project Department.SinceJuly 2014, as a co-founder, Huan Xu established Beijing Can Ruo Xing Chen Technology Co., Ltd.,and currentlyserving as the General Manager and CEO of Qimai Technology.
In 2013, CEO Huan Xu and CTO Dong Wang co-founded Qimai Technology, leading a team of seven to launch a professional mobile promotion data analysis platform:Qimai.cn (formerly ASO100). This platform provide scomprehensive solutions for user growth to mobile internet enterprises. Qimai Technology pioneered the application ofbig datain mobile promotion,with the integration of artificial intelligence, has been driving and leading technological innovation in the field of marketing and promotion. In 2016, after three years in operation, Qimai Technology successfully went publicon the NEEQ, becoming the first listed company in the mobile promotion field. In 2017, Qimai Technology achieved are venue of over 100 million RMB, with a staggering 629% year-on-year profit growth in the first half of the year.
In addition to his business ventures,Huan Xu has also served as an annual honorary entrepreneurship mentor at Tsinghua University, frequently sharing entrepreneurial experiences in universities, inspiring and encouraging young students full of dreams and innovative spirits.
