5 Questions with Alice Zhang, Founder of Mischmasch

March 12, 2013 by StartupsHK

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Alice Zhang is the founder of Mischmasch. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 with a degree in graphic design. After that, she worked as a designer in NYC and London before moving to Hong Kong in 2008.

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Mischmasch is an online artist platform, artists upload their works and people interact with them. We just upgraded it with a brand new design. The new design features a dynamic grid system that algorithmically rearranges based on number of votes and when the artwork was uploaded.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: art, founders, Mischmasch

5 Questions with David Beatty, Co-Founder of Refer.me

March 11, 2013 by StartupsHK

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David Beatty is co-founder of Refer.me, the platform for crowdsourced recruitment.

With a background in Software Development, Computer Engineering and Business, David previously worked with Goldman Sachs for 12 years, leading Technology Engineering teams in Europe and Asia.

David is passionate about software, business models, startups and anything remote-controlled.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: career, crowdsource, founders

8Securities Co-Founder: “I Joined an Asian Startup Once, It Was Awful!”

March 8, 2013 by StartupsHK

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After 15 years of working for someone else Mikaal Abdulla finally got smart and started his own company. He is the co-founder and CEO of 8 Securities and his journey has taken him through Silicon Valley, New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and now Hong Kong.

His recent post on TechInAsia.com looks at the trouble of doing a startup here in Asia:

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Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: 8Securities, Mikaal Abdulla, Opinion
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