Local Who?
In every path I have chosen in my life I was both local and outsider: In Tel Aviv, Israel, I was a DJ and a Bartender by night while practicing law by day. In Beijing, China, while still DJ-ing in China’s more exotic cities (the picture below was taken at Jinan, Shandong province, 1.10.2008) , I managed to establish two separate internet companies and hence was labeled as “a Foreign Entrepreneur”. You can say I am a non-tech person in a world of geeks and a geek in a world of DJ’s…
At the same time, I am local – I manage to learn things and to adjust to situations and new cultures and although indeed an outsider by definition, becoming a true local anywhere I go is a matter of minutes. This is also my approach when I am asked to advise companies and startups on matters of entrepreneurship, social media marketing and business building. I come as an outsider, learn what I have to learn and then speak like a true local.
Guy Rotberg is a serial entrepreneur who spent the past four years in one of the most exciting places to be for an entrepreneur in this century – Beijing, China. Recently relocated to SF Bay Area in California, Guy spends his time by combining his two loves (besides his wife…) Internet (advising start up companies, doing  social media marketing and blogging) and Real Estate (investment advisory, syndication groups, private consulting).
Guy has over 10 years of experience in the Internet, HR and Legal industries in China and Israel. He Co-founded www.Meijob.com , the leading matching job search engine in China and www.jipingmi.com, the leading property search engine in China. Guy currently holds the position of Chairman in Meijob and a Director in Jipingmi. Prior to Meijob, Guy founded the Legal Recruitment Department for BGI China, a leading Chinese search & Recruitment firm, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and before that he practiced law in Israel for 6 years.Guy holds an LLB from Tel Aviv University and is a certified lawyer in Israel.
