The “help wanted” add worked. Alex joined the startup a few days ago, and he’s already asking about holidays and working hours. As a founder, Alex will develop the prototype. Originally from Macau, Alex attended The Chinese University Hong Kong, earning both a bachelors and M.Phil in Physics. Alex’s first assignment is to help design […]
At this point I feel that I should share an “all your eggs in one basket” type of story. All my eggs were in Xingergy, but now they are split between Xingergy and another project. I do not yet know if this is a good idea. Spreading the risk is good, but I am also […]
Someone in the Linkedin StartUpsHK group posted this article in the forum today. The point of the article is that there are not enough people studying and practicing science in Hong Kong who are willing to join a startup. For some reason the article installed the word “computer” in front of the word “science”, though. […]
All the other kids on the block have Linkedin profile photos of themselves in suits. I don’t like suits. I think this looks better. Or maybe as an undercover agent? Oh gosh, what was that noise!? A cat? Where’s the damn flashlight….
My “How to Establish a Company in Hong Kong” parts aren’t in any particular order. In my first post I said I would supply detailed information on the actual process of establishing a company in Hong Kong after I actually established the company. Type: LIMITED. Hong Kong has more than one type of business entity […]
If you’re in Texas I recommend you attend a Campfire hosted by Austin Tech Ranch. Campfires are open networking/opportunity events held on the second and fourth Friday of every month, starting at 3:30. The single greatest thing about this organization is that they are entrepreneur-centric. Their campfires consist of about 10 minutes of “person on the stage […]
Lo, what is this image! Can it be that the nascent budding soul of entrepreneurialism in Hong Kong sprang forth this bastard child of hope and reckless abandon? I pray Crom, let it be so. And if it is not, then to hell with you! We’re pitching at the September event, not this one. The […]
UPDATE: A look at a Hong Kong Seed Fund in action, valuing Hong Kong startups 33x lower than the norm. A rather in depth (or long, depending on how you look at it) HKVCA paper on how money gets handed out in Hong Kong. Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Hong Kong’s Entrepreneurial Businesses (pdf) The […]
My friend’s dad, Bob, owns a small company in Dallas. He works out of a nicely decorated warehouse/office. Inside this office there are some empty offices and cubicles. Inside the warehouse is warehouse space, friendly employees, forklifts and other equipment, and an elevated loading dock. I’ve found that if I conduct business at this location, […]
For the past two weeks I have been doing nothing but aggregating all of my research and condensing it down into the business plan. I haven’t been eating, sleeping, or writing blog posts. This business plan seems to be like a black hole, it can consume an endless quantity of mass and energy while remaining […]
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