Google+ celebrated its one year anniversary in Hong Kong at an event at Pacific Coffee Emporium in Causeway Bay – see the Google+ Events page for photos.
Global Director, Google+ for Brands, Gretchen Howard appeared via teleconference at Google’s Hong Kong office to share some news about how well Google+ is doing:
Last night was our 2nd #StartClub this year and we were very honored to have Simon Newstead, cofounder and CEO of Frenzoo share his experience in building a business with us. Having gone through several iterations, pivots and also phases in internet technologies, Simon shared with us some great insights into how he adapted and found success time after time. Their current mobile game, Me Girl, has been performing well and they are already hard at work at their next game!
Steve Forte of Accelerator HK also gave a brief introduction about the latest incubator in Hong Kong. They are still looking for more applicants so if you’ve got an idea and you’d like to get funded, mentored and housed, apply here!
The night’s theme was Mobile and we had three mobile startup pitches, they are:
And to top that off, we finished off with a raffle of two prizes:
More photos here:
And of course we had to mention Gangnam Style!
Thank you to all who helped out in the event:
Photos:
Andrea Livotto – who also wrote a post covering this event
Video and Photos:
Kenneth Law of Mar Vivo Studio
Stay tuned! Videos coming soon!!
The next event is going to be around end of October. Please follow our social media channels to be notified:
Is it a side project or is it a startup?
When does a project cross the line to becoming a startup? When is a startup idea better pursued as a side project? I’ll hold a discussion based on my experience being employee #1 and creative director at 3D Avatar School, and with bootstrapping and launching 88 Gong as a labor of love.
Jason Li is a designer and entrepreneur based in Hong Kong. When he’s not busy designing something new, he can be found working on one of his comics projects or in a corner with his nose buried in a book. He’s lived in the US, Canada, Spain and China, and isn’t quite sure where he wants to live anymore.
The meeting will be held at BootHK, 19/F, 231 Queen’s Road East at 7:30pm, Monday September 10, 2012.
