Accelerating Slowly: What Does Hong Kong’s Ecosystem Need to Avoid Being an American Copycat?

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This is a guest post from Deepak Madnani, founder of Sheung Wan-based co-working space and startup academy Paperclip.

Startup Accelerators are attaining almost mythical status as the ‘promised land’ for startups.

Unsurprisingly, the US is leading the way for having the most famous and productive accelerators, especially when measured by number of companies being processed. For reasons that I’ll get into, the design of the US accelerator model makes sense in the environment of the US startup ecosystem but I challenge whether that model should be copied globally.

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Silicon Dragon Hong Kong 2014 at Cyberport Will Feature Innovators From the US, China and Hong Kong

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Mark down April 15th on your calendar for the massive Silicon Dragon Hong Kong 2014 event at Cyberport! As a member of the StartupsHK network, Silicon Dragon is offering 20% off the standard ticket price along with two complimentary guest passes.

Click here to pick up your tickets and make sure to enter in the promo code: SiliconDragonHKPartner. As a global venture capital and entrepreneur network, Silicon Dragon Ventures has connected over 10,000 founders, deal makers, VCs and those on the banking and legal side via news, events, consulting and research.

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Startup Roundtable of IBM’s Cloud Event 2014: What Are The Pros and Cons of Starting a Company in Hong Kong?

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We’ve spoken to investors and veteran entrepreneurs alike and advice for first-time founders is unanimous: when building your business, you need to think globally. Thanks to innovations such as the internet, social networking and the Cloud – it has never been easier to grow and stay connected with your customers and collaborators.

On Monday’s IBM Cloud Event 2014, leaders within the investment, hardware, gaming, web, mobile, social and co-work space community came together in a Roundtable discussion on the pros and cons of Hong Kong’s ecosystem. In an exciting nexus point for major startup scene players, the Roundtable was an opportunity for key IBM/SoftLayer execs to understand how they can help Hong Kong’s ecosystem.
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