
It seems the height of summer is over in Shanghai. Early this week still temperatures were still around 37 degrees, but not we are back around 30-31 degrees. I like the heat, but I also appreciate a bit cooler weather. Finally I can go for a walk at lunch time again, without having to take a shower afterwards and change clothes. In the evening it is actually quite cool (lower 20′s). I went running two days ago, and when I walked back from the gym at 10PM it was very pleasant to be outside. Normally I tried to be back inside asap because of the heat, but now I walked around my apartment block to cool off a bit.
I am a Dutch entrepreneur in Shanghai who has lived and worked over 12 years in China. Co-founder of among others Tudou.com and unitedstyles.com, advisor to Spil Games for which I set up and led the Asian operation (2006-2011), and angel investor in Chinese Internet and tech start-ups. Married to Grace, with whom I have a son (Scott) and a daughter (Elaine). These are my personal views and do not necessarily represent the companies I am involved with. You can reach me at marcvanderchijs (at) gmail (dot) com