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/2012/04/mediahttpwwwsocialqufIspz.jpg.scaled1000.jpg) We set up a group in LinkedIn to share links, contacts and information to the growing Hong Kong start-up communi...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG5100.JPG.scaled1000.jpg) If you want the paper version of the TimeOut article on HK’s tech and social media scene it’s at newwstands now – and the full art...
Our very own Joanne Ooi is on Techcrunch TV talking about her recently launched start-up Plukka.com and how she is disrupting the designer jewelery industry....
The founders of StartupsHK – Gene Soo, Jon Buford, Casey Lau and Daniel Cheng – were interviewed by James Sibley for a feature in TimeOut Magazine Hong Kong. Also featured in the article are some of o...
The founders of StartupsHK – Gene Soo, Jon Buford, Casey Lau and Daniel Cheng – were interviewed by James Sibley for a feature in TimeOut Magazine Hong Kong. Also featured in the article are some of o...
You have a great product or idea, and you need some cash to make it happen. But where do you even start? I’ll share practical tips on what to do and what not to do when pitching Angels in HK/SG, and h...
Most startups want to raise capital, but what about what happens after you do? Unfortunately there are fewer guides and talks about what to do after you raised the money and have to transition to a ve...
There is a new kid on the incubation block here in Hong Kong. [](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Incuappcenter.JPG.scaled1000.jpg) The Incu-App Programme out of the Science Park (HKSTPC) is a n...
The HK government is currently working on a DMCA for Hong Kong that is being lead by industry feedback without any significant balance from content creators and private citizens. If we don’t give feed...
The simple answer is: you don’t. Unless your product or service has no human touchpoints, then your product or service \is\ the UX – and you should be thinking about this from day one. This talk is pa...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20120213210524-DSC7738.jpg.scaled1000.jpg) Not much can be said after seeing these amazing photos taken by StartupsHK community member Kenny Yu. A few here an...
It’s the 2nd Social Media Week in Hong Kong, and to follow up on our super sucessful event last year we’re doing it again: PITCH NIGHT @ BISOUS ON FEBRUARY 13. From the first one we did this time last...
via inc.com “Launched in October of last year at TechCrunch Disrupt in Beijing, 8 Securities is the first online investing tool in Hong Kong. It combines social elements (like tracking your favorite t...
As we did last year, StartupsHK is teaming up with Social Media Week to bring you Pitch Night 2012 in February. 5 start-ups will pitch in front of 3 venture capital judges to compete for a cash prize ...
No Startup Monday #SUMHK on the 23rd and a practice session for Pitch Night on the 30th – before our Corey Kidd talk on Feb 6th and Pitch Night 2012 on Feb 13! Take the time to rest up or get more wor...
Sounds like a cool title for a sci-fi movie? In fact this is reality and we haveDr. Cory “I am not a robot” Kidd coming in to share about his Hong Kong-based robotics start-up Intuituive Automata and ...
What happens when you have a successful start-up funded in Silicon Valley but then you can’t stay in the US? You move to Hong Kong, of course! Buffer is a great web service that allows you to time you...
As a New York-based Venture Capitalist, Justin built the venture arm of Penny Black and launched BOLDstart Ventures, a seed fund focused on investing in New York’s booming tech environment. Justin has...
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“We are going to change the world”. If ever there was a cliche at a technology start-up pitch, this has to be it. Having gone through the roller coaster ride of raising investment, I learned an import...
