ShaoLan is the founder and creator of Chineasy, a visual-based system which makes learning Chinese fun and easy. Chineasy has become a showcase on how to use design and technology to solve large-scale problems.

ShaoLan is a tech entrepreneur with extensive business experience in Asia and Europe. She co-founded pAsia Inc, one of the major players on the Internet in 1990's and began Caravel Capital in 2005 to advise young tech companies. She is also a two-time TED speaker, Talk Chineasy podcast host, Fmr Member of Development Advisory Boards of Saïd Business School of Oxford University, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and Asia House. She has authored several books including - Chineasy, The New Way to Read Chinese (2014, translated into 19 languages), Chineasy Everyday (2016), four best-selling books on software in Taiwan which was written during her University days. Her first App Chineasy Cards ranked #2 (UK) and #6 (USA) in Education category at AppStore.

She was named by The Sunday Times Magazine - One of the twenty-one 'Leading Ladies in Tech in 2015', Apple - 'Woman who inspired' in 2018 celebrating International Women's Day, Microsoft - 'Person of Action' who inspire in 2018, and Entrepreneur.com - one of the Six Women with Asian roots who Redefining Creative Entrepreneurship in 2019.