[Podcast] Analyse Asia 188: The Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem with Jay Kim

Editor’s note: This originally appeared on Analyse Asia, a weekly podcast hosted by Bernard Leong, dedicated to dissecting the pulse of business, technology, and media in Asia. The podcast features guests from Asia’s vibrant tech community.

Jay Kim, host of the Jay Kim show & author of “Hack Your Fitness”, joined us to discuss the chronology of the rise of the Hong Kong startup ecosystem. He discussed the chronology of the Hong Kong startup ecosystem and how it has transformed into a vibrant scene with a few enthusiasts and the entry of prominent conferences such as RISE. Last but not least, we discussed the backstory of his podcast, The Jay Kim Show and his latest book, “Hack your Fitness”.

Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with timestamps included):

• Jay Kim (@jaykimmer , LinkedIn), investment professional and founder of the Jay Kim Show [0:38]
  • How did you start your career? [1:27]
  • Throughout your career, what are the interesting lessons you can share with my audience? [6:06]
• Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem from 2009 to 2017 [10:56]
  • In your perspective, can you offer a comprehensive overview how the Hong Kong startup ecosystem has evolved from 2009 to today? [11:10]
    • People involved in the startup ecosystem: Casey Lau and Gene Soo
    • Start Me Up Hong Kong
    • InvestHK
    • First co-working space: Cocoon
  • In the past three years, which are the interesting startups you have seen? [16:50]
    • OddUp [17:10]
    • Lala Move [19:18]
    • Gogovan
    • Grana [21:00]
  • Which are the categories that Hong Kong startup ecosystem excel in? [23:05]
  • How is the investor scene in Hong Kong startup ecosystem today? Have the venture capital scene mature as we have seen very early stage investors and those who are owned by the movers and shakers such as Li Ka Shing’s Horizon Ventures? [26:14]
    • Vector Ventures: Alan Chan
    • Mindwork Ventures: David Chang
    • Fresco Capital: Tytus Michalski
    • NEST: Simon Squibb
• The Jay Kim Show (iTunes, Blog) [32:30]
  • What’s the backstory in how you decide to create the podcast? [32:41]
  • What’s the intended audience or the podcast [36:04]
  • You have recently written a book called Hack your Fitness, what is the motivation behind the book and who is it intended for? [39:26]

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