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Founder Notes

Why Cultural Projects Fail — And the Failures That Are Actually Preventable

Most cultural project failures aren't mysterious. They follow predictable patterns…

CAAP Method

Why Korean Cultural Export Outperforms China’s

South Korea's cultural economy is running laps around China's internationally. The gap…

CAAP Method

What Cultural Productisation Actually Means (And How to Do It)

'Productisation' gets used constantly in cultural sectors — and almost always…

CAAP Method

How to Take Chinese Cultural IP to International Markets

A practical guide to the strategic, commercial, and operational realities of…

Founder Notes

What I Learned the Day My Company Went Into Administration

The hardest day of my professional life taught me something I couldn't have learned any…

CAAP Method

CAAP: The Six-Step System for Turning Culture Into a Product

Culture As A Product — the framework I built after a decade of taking Chinese cultural…

CAAP Method

The Three Traps That Kill Most Chinese Cultural Export Projects

Most Chinese cultural export projects fail in the same places — not because the work…

Founder Notes

How I Sold Chinese Lanterns to 2.65 Million British People

In 2013, I walked into the 100th venue in London and slid a proposal across the table…