Archived content from StartupsHK, the community that helped build Hong Kong's startup ecosystem. Explore the history, interviews, and stories from the early days of the GBA tech scene.
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Top-photo.jpg) Many people know that usability testing can help them refine their website/app design effectively. However, they have not incorporated usabilit...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/codeclub-1.jpg) CodeClub, a project kicked off by volunteers who set up after-school clubs that teach young children how to programme computers. Aiming to ins...
Did you know there are a lot of super-successful Kickstarter campaigns that originated from Hong Kong? Crowdfunding on Kickstarter is a speedy way to harness the power of the crowd. By rallying the we...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/retrospotevents-001.jpg) Here’s a message for newly joined entrepreneurs in this city: “You can startup for less than the cost of an iPhone 5s!” Yes, this is ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AW-Photo.jpg) Alex So is a co-founder of FastLanePro Hk, a tech savvy professional accounting firm which serves the startup community. He is passionate in pro...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MartODHK.jpg) Meet Mart Van de Ven: programmer by trade, instructor at General Assembly and one half of the co-founding duo behind Open Data Hong Kong (ODHK)....
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hotelquickly.jpg) HotelQuickly, the hotel booking app that offers last-minute deals across Asia, has expanded to the Philippines. Those travelling through the...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maneck-green.jpg) As Google and Ipsos Media CT revealed in a joint study in August, Hong Kong tops the APAC charts in smartphone internet usage and we discove...
[](http://crowdfunding2014.eventbrite.com) Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, FringeBacker, Big Colors, Crowdrise, Quirky, AngelList – crowdfunding is definitely the future of getting your ideas off t...
Got a few minutes to support the Hong Kong ecosystem? Help InvestHK with your input for a report by Ernst & Young about Hong Kong’s ecosystem and vote for the Best Hong Kong startup at the ICT awards ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Nicolas.jpg) Having lived and worked in Beijing’s entrepreneurial ecosystem for 11 years, investor Nicolas du Cray is no stranger to the Chinese startup scene...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bitcoinlinet.jpg) Li Ka-Shing, Asia’s wealthiest man, knows what the future looks like: virtual currency. Having backed a number of tech startups early in the...
As 2014 is just around the corner, and you’re planning your New Year’s Resolutions – we’re sure that every entrepreneur has “more networking” on their list of things to do more of in 2014 in Hong Kong...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screenshot-2013-12-13-14.19.25.png) Sopheap Lao is an international serial entrepreneur and a father of 4, who was born in a Chinese-Cambodian-Vietnamese fami...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/media-20131212.jpg) Today we have Simon Siu, founder of Hong Kong taxi app Flytaxi who has years’ experience in leading mobile projects. Simon is a passionate...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ux-diagram.png) Last month I happened to meet two people who have different problems in using their iPhones. This is not the first time that people have asked...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screenshot-2013-12-13-11.30.52.png) Where there is need, there is a way. More and more co-working spaces are coming to rescue the ever-growing Hong Kong start...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/117.jpg) Hong Kong’s very own creative digital community Cyberport announced this week its latest three-year strategic plan with further investment of HK$200 ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmassocial.jpg) What are you doing to celebrate Christmas this year? How about a big get-together bringing together 4 of the biggest tech groups in Hong Kong ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/program.png) Last month, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt visited Hong Kong and announced that Google will be partnering with The Chinese University of ...
