Tipping Point Conference Speakers Say Collaboration is Essential to Hong Kong’s Future in Innovation

September 10, 2013 by Iris Leung

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Concerned about the future of Hong Kong’s ecosystem, the Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong (BPF) gathered thought leaders, investors, and supporters of innovation alike to brainstorm solutions at the Tipping Point conference on Friday.

We had the opportunity to chat with keynote speakers Professor Gordon Redding (Senior Fellow at INSEAD and a specialist in the comparison of capitalist systems) and Dr. Po Chi Wu (An Adjunct Professor and initiator of entrepreneurship and innovation programs at HKUST), and they told StartupsHK their thoughts on the conference and the future of innovation in Hong Kong.

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Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong, Dr. Po Chi Wu, entrepreneurship, Gordon Redding, HKU, HKUST, innovation, INSEAD, technology, Tipping Point

General Assembly Hosts 4th “Intro to the Hong Kong Startup Community” Talk on Sept 5

August 30, 2013 by StartupsHK

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Just in case you missed it before and want to get an instant snapshot of the Hong Kong Startup Community, StartupsHK co-founder and Community Development Manager for SoftLayer’s Catalyst program in Asia-Pacific Casey Lau – will be bringing his talk to General Assembly for the 4th time this year.

We asked Casey a few questions about his talk and why it’s so popular:
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Filed Under: Events, Interviews Tagged With: casey lau, General Assembly, Hong Kong, SoftLayer, StartupsHK, The Hive

5 Questions With Jono Lilley and Fiona Atkinson, Co-Founders of Colony88.com

August 29, 2013 by StartupsHK

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There are many intelligent and potentially huge startups in Hong Kong, but they have been restricted to grow and move up by the lack of funding currently available by angel investors locally.

Two new entrepreneurs from the banking world believe that those strong companies deserve an opportunity to grow, to develop and succeed. Therefore, Colony88 is born by this conviction. We spoke to Jono Lilley and Fiona Atkinson, to learn more from their start-up and how they are helping other startups to raise money here in Hong Kong.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: business development, crowd funding, Fiona Atkinson, Hong Kong Business, InvestHK, investment, investors, Jono Lilley, restriction
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