{"id":9690,"date":"2010-08-16T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=9690"},"modified":"2010-08-16T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T11:00:49","slug":"startup-saturday-2010-asian-start-up-entrepreneurs-meet-together-in-hk-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/startup-saturday-2010-asian-start-up-entrepreneurs-meet-together-in-hk-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Saturday 2010: Asian Start-up Entrepreneurs Meet Together In HK (1\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/startupsaturday2010_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9721\" title=\"Logo of Startup Saturday 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/startupsaturday2010_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sus2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9722\" title=\"Logo of StartUpsHK.com\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sus2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn August 7, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberport.com.hk\">Cyberport<\/a> in Hong Kong, there was a one-day conference giving Hong Kong and Asian entrepreneurs the opportunities to present their services and discussing the future of tech start-up communities in the region.<br \/>\nThere are two hubs for incubating tech start-ups in Hong Kong.\u00a0\u00a0 One is Cyberport, which is located on the ocean side of Hong Kong Island and near <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jumbo.com.hk\/eng\/main.php\">a floating restaurant<\/a> which are often introduced as one of the area&#8217;s must-visit spots on Globetrotter and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/china\/hong-kong\">Lonely Planet<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The other one is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkstp.org\/HKSTPC\/en_html\/en_corporation1_1.jsp\">Hong Kong Science Park<\/a>, which is located 30-minute away from the region&#8217;s highest populated area by train bound for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gd.gov.cn\/\">Guangdong Province[C]<\/a>, Mainland China.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupshk.com\/sus2010\/\">Startup Saturday 2010<\/a> took place at Cyberport.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Cyberport_nameplate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9724\" title=\"Cyberport Nameplate\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Cyberport_nameplate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt started with a keynote address made by Douglas Young, the co-founder\/CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.god.com.hk\">G.O.D.(Goods of Desire, \u4f4f\u597d\u5572)<\/a>, a Hong Kong-based design-oriented casual furniture\/clothing chain retailer.<br \/>\n<object id=\"utv77800\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"386\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"utv_n_70332\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"autoplay=false&amp;locale=ja_JP\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/video\/8764832\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n(The event&#8217;s opening starts around 00:06:45.\u00a0\u00a0 Please put the video above on forth.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Startup Panel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Chow, COO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.6waves.com\/\">6 Waves<\/a> (A Hong Kong-based social game app provider who has developed a lot of popular Facebook apps.)<\/li>\n<li>Andy Ann, CEO and Founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darizi.com\">Darizi.com[C]<\/a> (\u5927\u65e5\u5b50, a Hong Kong-based start-up operating wedding and marriage portal sites.)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Huan, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixelmedia-asia.com\">Pixel Media<\/a> (a Hong Kong-headquartered Asian online ad sales network having offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.)<\/li>\n<li>Terry Tsang, Co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pencake.com\">Pencake<\/a> (a Hong Kong-based Facebook game developer specializing in helping brands and agencies create and launch interactive promotions.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Start-up Showcase Round 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/crispy_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9709\" title=\"Crispy Entertainment's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/crispy_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crispy.mobi\">Crispy Entertainment<\/a><br \/>\nCrispy Entertainment develops the original comic book series for the iPhone and other iOS devices.\u00a0 They recently introduced Super Kaiju Hero Force #1 of 5.\u00a0 Created by Casey Lau and Jeff Kwan and 70+ pages of FREE comic book action served up with <a href=\"http:\/\/advertising.apple.com\/\">Apple&#8217;s iADs<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The app is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/super-kaiju-hero-force-1\/id306927576?mt=8\">iTunes AppStore<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/photogoodness-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9710\" title=\"Photogoodness' Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/photogoodness-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/photogoodness.com\">Photogoodness<\/a> (in private beta)<a href=\"http:\/\/photogoodness.com\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nPhotogoodness is a new digital photography management and manipulation application, built from the ground up for photography enthusiasts with DSLR cameras.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/stylenearby_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9713\" title=\"Stylenearby's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/stylenearby_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylenearby.com\">Stylenearby<\/a> (in public beta)<br \/>\nStyleNearBy is an iPhone app that will help you keep track of your favorite boutiques and designers so that you will not miss another sale event or new product launch again.\u00a0\u00a0 The app is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/app\/stylenearby\/id376613141?mt=8\">iTunes AppStore<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pandaform_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9714\" title=\"Pandaform's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pandaform_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pandaform.com\">Pandaform<\/a><br \/>\nPandaform is a simple business form builder. Use PandaForm to create and process forms, then manage or update the data.\u00a0\u00a0 Keep track of contacts and know who submitted forms to you.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/findlegs.com_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9719\" title=\"FindLegs.com's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/findlegs.com_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/findlegs.com\">FindLegs.com (\u6435\u8173\u7db2)<\/a><br \/>\nFindLegs.com is a multi-lingual social network platform that promotes action and activities amongst users by integrating multiple user-friendly online communication technologies and channels in efforts to promote thinking, cycling of information, interaction, and finally action.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/BootHK_Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9730\" title=\"BootHK's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/BootHK_Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/boot.hk\">Boot HK<\/a><br \/>\nBoot HK aims at igniting Hong Kong&#8217;s\u00a0entrepreneurial\u00a0community by giving people a social place they can work and meet up.\u00a0\u00a0 The long term vision is to create a network of spaces throughout the country that provide different environments such as hackerspaces, workshops, and social meetups for artists, entrepreneurs, and technologists.\u00a0\u00a0 Their first space in Sheung Wan will be a place to bring everyone together and to provide space for co-working.<br \/>\n<object id=\"utv724393\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"386\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"name\" 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href=\"http:\/\/www.excitin.com\">Excitin<\/a> (incubation, helping in brand building of tech start-ups and dealing with M&amp;A issues.)<\/li>\n<li>Kin Ko, Founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/lakoo.com\/\">Lakoo China<\/a> (\u62c9\u95ca\u904a\u6232, an iPhone\/Android game developer known for their popular MMORPG \u5e1d\u570bOnline(Empire Online) which has engaged three million users worldwide.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><object id=\"utv385592\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"386\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"utv_n_385059\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"autoplay=false&amp;locale=ja_JP\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/video\/8769263\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<object id=\"utv511056\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"386\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"utv_n_512270\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"autoplay=false&amp;locale=ja_JP\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/video\/8769860\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Scene_at_StartupSaturday2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9739\" title=\"A Scene at Startup Saturday 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Scene_at_StartupSaturday2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/startup-saturday-2010-asian-start-up-entrepreneurs-meet-together-in-hk-22\/\">(to be continued to 2\/2)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnngo.com\/hong-kong\/startup-saturday-064310\">CNNGo: The startup ecosystem in Hong Kong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.e27.sg\/2010\/08\/16\/hong-kong-startups-come-together-a-startup-saturday-report\/\">e27: Hong Kong startups come together: A StartUP Saturday report <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 3626px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2 class=\"title\">The startup ecosystem in Hong Kong<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 7, at Cyberport in Hong Kong, there was a one-day conference giving Hong Kong and Asian entrepreneurs the opportunities to present their services and discussing the future of tech 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