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A lot is written about Hong Kong as a startup ecosystem, but one thing is for sure: a working visa isn’t a breakpoint anymore! As startup mentor and as co-director of the Founder Institute in Hong Kon...
Let’s be honest – it is not an easy task to hire developers in Hong Kong. If you have tried with different job listing sites (jobsdb, recruit.net, angel.co, WHUB) but still could not be able to hire a...
This is what hopefully will be the first of many podcast interviews by myself with startup founders talking about things important to startups. I sat down with Norman Cheung, co-founder and CEO of Box...
Are you STILL wondering why you should go to AngelHack Hong Kong 2015??! Here a few reasons why you shouldn’t only go, but also bring along your friends! 1. Isn’t AngelHack one of the biggest global h...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/How-to-get-BTC.png) The recent drop in Bitcoin’s price may signal you that it’s a good time to buy and invest in bitcoins. If time is money, then let’s not wa...
[](http://www.klook.com "Klook") In 2008, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb, today the startup is valued at over 10 billion USD and has disrupted the traditional travel in...
Update: Hong Kong Job Fair for Tech and Startups, coming up on Saturday, June 6th – sign up here Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem has grown dramatically over the past couple of years. Often, the proof pr...
After explaining the idea behind swapit and why we launched it as an invite-only beta, I’d like to talk a bit about why we are keeping it free. Back in March I was pitching swapit to the vetting commi...
Hong Kong’s startup scene is still very young and too few computer science graduates decide to build something of their own or join a small young team that truly wants to change the world. However, on...
It’s super easy to book flights and places to stay online – but what do you do when you get there? Hong Kong startup Sam the Local wants to help you to find the best things to do when you get to your ...
A recent report on “The Reality of Asia’s Talent Market” by CEB Asia, highlighted a triple threat to realizing the region’s growth potential. “Rising Costs and Competitive Pressures” combined with “Ta...
I’ve spent the last ten years working with some of the most exciting startups, founders, and investors in ‘The Valley’. After two failed startups, one successful exit, eight equity positions as an adv...
source: @KellyPhotos On April 25th, the worst earthquake in over 80 years struck Nepal, killing over 7,000 people. The death toll continues to rise. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left home...
With so much attention being paid to startup accelerators over the last several years, entrepreneurs are clamouring to earn a spot in top tier programs as a first step for their startup. Our base city...
In my previous post I explained why we created swapit and what is the idea behind swapit. At the moment, swapit is an invite only beta (request your invite here:) and sometimes I am asked why we are r...
UPDATE: Grouvly will have its invite-only launch party on April 22nd 7-9pm @ a secret location. ~~Here’s how to get an invite.~~ – FULL HOUSE Grouvly’s Co-founder & CEO Camilo Paredes is a young seria...
Tommaso Tamburnotti (pictured on the left, Reuben Philip Abraham centre, Augustin Ceyrac on the right) is a Co-Founder of Easyship, a platform that offers on-demand logistics solution to eCommerce sel...
Almost everything in our life has been impacted by technology that changes the way we do things to be better, faster, cheaper, safer, and smarter—be it in transportation, architecture, communication, ...
You have an idea, a prototype, you’ve launched an MVP or are now public. Customers are knocking on your door, so are investors…or maybe not. You’re probably planning now to hustle hard and get off the...
I just got back to the Valley from a Distro Tour of Asia with a group of mentors from 500 Startups. It sounds glamorous… AND IT WAS. Aside from doing lots of eating, we also helped 60+ companies in Ta...
