In celebration of SAP‘s 40th year, they’ve launched the new SAP Start-Up Focus Program to help inspire and energize startups, and the startup fund had increased to over $400m.
We sat down with Simon Dale to find out what is SAP doing for startups in Hong Kong:
Michael Gasiorek believes that shopping in Hong Kong can be an exciting adventure – so after Startup Weekend HK, Michael, Duffy, Hesperus, and Olga founded Shophop. The long pitch? It’s an international fashion GPS for trend-loving travelers that transforms the latest recommendations from local fashion lovers into point-by-point map trails of the region’s best shopping. Simply: it’s like an expert-led boutique “bar crawl.”
Michael is a Polish-born, US-educated, Asia-based lifetime student of business and tech with a love for connecting people and helping them pursue their passions. He’s currently Director of Startup Grind and DrinkEntrepreneurs in Shenzhen, curator of StartupDigest Shenzhen, Startup Coach at NEU IDEA Boston-based incubator, and remotely finishing up his degree at Northeastern University in Boston.
We sit down with Michael and ask him more about his startup:
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Coming from a family where moving is the norm, I can relate to co-founder Vaughn Hew’s practical app of WhoGotStuff, a platform that allows people in Hong Kong to give away items that are no longer in need.
Whether it is something you want to give away or an item that you want to acquire without paying for, this app is a great way to share commodities amongst people you know. Overstuffed closets or cluttered pantries become a thing of the past, allowing urban users to broadcast their wares online without interacting with strangers. Instead of sifting through warehouses full of junk, free-cyclers can find that special gem in seconds, all from the comfortable atmosphere of their living room.
App users will be able to monitor who can see their posted items, stretching the web out to three degrees of separation. From books to sporting goods, baby carriages to cameras anything can be given away on WhoGotStuff. Renting and buying are also available options on the app.
