Calling all Startups: Join the Hong Kong Pavilion at Startup Asia 2014 Singapore

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StartupsHK founders Casey and Gene will be heading to Singapore on May 7-8 for TechInAsia’s bi-annual Startup Asia 2014  – and they’d like to bring some Hong Kong startups with them!

We’ll have 10 booth spaces open in our Hong Kong pavilion, and it’ll be a great opportunity to meet other startups,  investors, users and tech bloggers.  If you want to join our founders in this whirlwind two days, please email us at [email protected] to secure your spot!

Haven’t heard of Startup Asia? it’s a large-scale conference showcasing early stage and product-ready tech startups, and attendees will get to learn from dynamic keynotes and coffee chats in an action-packed agenda. During the two day conference, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with industry professionals, fellow founders, investors, corporate and government representatives from all around the region.

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Startup Grind Opens Hong Kong Chapter; First Event with Founders of StartupsHK on 11 February

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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs, that is now opening a chapter in Hong Kong!

The first event will be on 11 February at the new academy/co-workspace Paperclip and will feature the founders of StartupsHK – Casey Lau, Gene Soo and Jon Buford – in what will be an insightful look back at the beginnings of the startup community in Hong Kong, how it evolved over the past 4 years from 6 people to 5,000, where it’s headed and how StartupsHK helps startups to connect with each other, media, investors and talent and generally insight in the Hong Kong startup scene.

Startup Grind’s Hong Kong chapter heads are Josh Steimle, Amity Wu and Atin Batra – and they will continue on every month with new speakers to be announced on their site and here. We are extremely honoured to be the first guests of this great startup speaker event and we hope to see you there next Tuesday.

Learn How to Startup for Less than the Cost of an iPhone 5s at Retro Spot on 22 January

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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 true and you will get to learn more exciting messages like this in the future.

For a brand new year, co-working space Retro Spot presents a mini series of WHY / WHAT / HOW of STARTUPS for new entrepreneurs. Apart from that, you will be hearing new interpretation of why Hong Kong is an excellent place to start up a company and what’s the best way to do it.

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