Rob Young: Opening China’s First Pub – An Entrepreneur’s Tale
We’re joined by Rob Young, a career entrepreneur who’s launched several successful businesses in China. Young got his start selling sphagnum moss to orchid growers in central Taiwan, before moving to Shanghai in the early 90s to open the first Western pub in China. More recently, Young launched China’s first foreign-owned scooter manufacturer. In this episode, we discuss his entering a cooperative joint venture with the Department of Civil Defense to open his first bar, pouring the first pint of Guinness in China, and the differences between the business environment today and when he first arrived.
