John Artman：動點科技嚮導
As Editor-in-Chief of TechNode, John Artman finds himself at the precipice of one of the most fascinating places of our times: the China tech scene.
作為TechNode的總編輯，John Artman發現自己正站在我們這個時代最迷人的地方之一：中國科技的的懸崖邊上。
The Beijing based American is at the axes ofmedia and technology,East and West, and is both aninsider and an outsiderin those contexts.
這個在北京的美國人是媒體和科技以及中西方的軸線，對於這些他既是一個圈內人又是一個圈外人。
TechNode is TechCrunch』s Chinese partner, and reportsChinese tech news to an international audience. TechNode tries to balance instant reporting and analysis of tech trends. John』s criteria is simple yet crucial:「Do I learn something from this?」, and it』s this attitude which makes TechNode』s coverage such vital reading.
TechNode是TechCrunch在中國的合作夥伴，並向全世界的觀眾報道中國的科技新聞，TechNode儘力將保持時報告和技術趨勢分析的一致性。John的標準很簡單，但卻至關重要——「我能從中學到什麼？」正是這種態度使得TechNode的報道處於一個十分重要的地位。
TechNode is incredibly active on the scene, as they should be, and I』m constantly running into them at events, big and small, from 50 people gatherings at Fuxing Zhong Lu naked Hub on a Wednesday evening to huge thousand people conferences in Seoul. The Friends of TechNode WeChat group is without doubt the most active and insightful Chinese tech community I』ve come across.
TechNode在每一個活動現場都保持他們應有的活躍，我經常在大大小小的活動中遇到他們，從周三晚上在富復興中路裸心社的50人聚會到首爾的大型千人大會我們都能看到他們的身影。TechNode的微信小組裡的朋友是我見過最活躍、最有洞察力的中國科技人士了。
John sees technology as alens with which to look at society』s larger issues. Whilst interested in technology, John』s main interest is how technology companies conduct business and their impact on society itself.
John把科技作為一個透視鏡，用來觀察社會更大的問題。雖然John對科技很感興趣，但是他們的主要的興趣是科技公司如何經營業務及其對社會本身的影響。
We speak to John in the run up toTechCrunch Hangzhou, which on the2-3rd of Julypromises to be this year』s most exciting tech conference. With this year』s theme as 『Beyond Unicorns』TechNode promises to go back to its roots of looking at startups, and cutting edge tech trends.
7月2日至3日，TechCrunch杭州舉行的科技大會有望成為今年最激動人心的一次大會。今年的主題是『不僅僅是獨角獸"，TechNode承諾會對初創企業和前沿科技趨勢追根溯源。
What are your general thoughts on the Chinese tech scene at present?
你對目前中國的科技界的總體趨勢的看法是怎樣的？
I think it』s interesting how China』s tech field has prospered so quickly, and it』s not because of patents and research, but actually thehuge amount of capital and the investment-heavy culture. As far as I can see, there』s little technical innovation, butmore perfection of existing technologies, like Alibaba perfecting e-commerce. Unicorns come out of China because of the ready capital.
我覺得中國科技領域是如何迅速發展起來的這一點非常有意思，這並不是因為專利和研究，而是一種巨大的資本和文化的投資。在我看來，沒有什麼是技術的創新，只有更多的現有技術的完善，比如阿里巴巴完善了電子商務。所以中國的投資行業是因為現有資本的存在。
What do you think of this tendency of hot trends to quickly consolidate and investor interest to move onto the next hot topic?
你如何看待這種熱點趨勢迅速鞏固和投資者轉移到新的熱點話題的這種趨勢？
There』s this constant heating and cooling down cycles. You』ll get everyone jumping onto a trend, with all sorts of obviously bad investments like shared umbrellas – but even when they fail, investors still gain relevant experience and user data, so it』s a learning process.
這是一個持續的從熱門到落沒得循環，這會讓每個人都參與進這樣的投資，這樣就會產生很多明顯的糟糕投資，比如共享雨傘——即是失敗了，投資者任然可以獲得相關經驗和用戶數據，因為這是一個學習的過程。
What do you think is the next big thing in technology?
你認為在科技領域中下一個大事件是什麼？
Blockchain, definitely.Blockchain now is what the internet was in the 90s,and recognisably so. That』s why there are so many people trying to get into the industry. It seems to me that blockchain entrepreneurs are the tech guys who missed out on making Google and Apple, and so blockchain is their way of making their mark.We believe blockchain is so important that we』ve given it a whole two days at Hanghzou.
絕對是區塊鏈。現在的區域鏈就像90年代的互聯網一樣，而且可以被察覺到。這就是為什麼有那麼多人試圖進入這個行業。在我看來，區塊鏈的企業家是那些錯過了加入谷歌和蘋果的計時人員，所以區塊鏈是他們的成名之路。我們絕對相信區塊鏈是非常重要的，並且我們我們已經在杭州整整花兩天的時間來證明它的重要性。
How do you keep up to date with the latest tech and news?
你是如何跟上最新的科技和新聞的？
I try to use the latest apps and technology when I can, but ultimatelyI』m a lot more interested in learning about technology than using it.So I read a lot around the subjects of tech, a particular favourite of mine is theStratecherydaily newsletter by Ben Thompson, a Taiwan based American who』s somewhat of a KOL in Silicon Valley. I also like The Information, and we』ve podcasted with Shai Oster, their Asia bureau chief.
我儘可能地使用最新的APP和技術，但是最終我發現相比於使用它們我更喜歡學習這些科技。所以我讀了很多的科技話題，我最喜歡是Ben Thompson的Stratechery每日通訊，他是一位住在台灣的美國人，在矽谷有點像KOL。我也非常的喜歡The Information.
Tell me about this summer』s TechCrunch Hangzhou Event
和我們聊聊今年夏天的TechCrunch的杭州活動吧
This year our theme isBeyond Unicorns, where we go back to looking at startups, because that』s what we』ve always been about anyway. That』s why we keep our ticket prices pretty reasonable at999 RMBper person which is comparatively low, especially given the opportunities and attendees.
今年我們的主題是「不僅僅是獨角獸」，我們回到了初創企業，因為這是我們一直以來的主題。這是就是為什麼我們的票價保持在每人999元，這種較低的價格是在考慮到參與者因素，並且我們也想給更多的人這次機會.
Which startups are you most looking forward seeing at TechCrunch Hangzhou?
在杭州的TechCrunch的活動中，你最期待看到那些初創企業？
There are 2 really exciting startups, both in thepharmaceutical sector. One isNovoHeart, which using deep machine learning and genomics to grow fake organs. Another isRipple; they are one of the first blockchain companies to create a solution for a real problem.
這次有兩個令人興奮地初創公司，他們都在製藥行業，一個是NovoHeart，他們利用機器學習和基因組學習培育模擬器官。另一個是Ripple，他們是首批為真正解決問題而創建的解決方案的區域鏈公司之一。
Tickets start from 999RMB
門票價格999元起
Date 時間:
2-3rd June 2018
2018年 7月 2號-3號
Address 地址:
Hangzhou Yunqi Town International Convention and Exhibition Center
雲棲小鎮國際會展中心二期
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