On this week's episode we sit down with Casey Lau, co-host of RISE Conference, founder at StartupsHK and super connector to the startup ecosystem in HK and beyond.
Episode Notes
- Intro - HK as a base for ecosystem exploring (40s)
- Conferences, Coworking and Ecosystem Building (1m30)
- Ambassador of RISE as co-host
- Road to Rise Co-Host - Dot com to Budding Startup Ecosystem Influencer
- Early days of building an ecosystem - coworking - Boot HK - StartupsHK
- Producing a conference on the scale of RISE (5m40)
- People first conferencing
- Web Summit vs RISE
- The energy of HK powering RISE
- Exploring problems/opportunities in ecosystems (9m30)
- Looking into different market opportunities
- Connecting with an international community
- Insight into overseas ecosystems - Tel Aviv, New York, Toronto (12m)
- Exploring PropTech in HK (14m30)
- Tech in Workspaces
- Flexible & Remote Working
- Office Space in HK - from Central to Kwun Tong
- Future Proofing the Workspace
- Raise Money in HK - build a business in Fintech, Logistics, Property
- China & Hong Kong - the evolution of the ecosystem (25m)
- Hong Kong - the gateway to China
- The power of Product vs Brand
- Channeling your passion into work (30m)
- New media - Youtube, Streaming, Audience & Influencers
- The power of consistency in a crowded world
- Startup Lifestyle - becoming a minimalist (35m30)
- Finding what your core needs are
- Do our possessions define us?
- Changing habits - experiences vs ownership
- Health, organic and adapting to changes habits
- The future of the HK Startup Ecosystem (42m)