Posts tagged “startup”

Talked about startup environment in HK with some friends last night. We talked about angels, accelerators and government’s role. In the group, only I need to work for living with family burdens. Some of them are born with acres of land (I meant, acres of land in HK). They want to know my view and what I need. I think I should write down my view.When you search “founder” and “entrepreneur” on LinkedIn and pick “Hong Kong” as location, more than half of your findings are expats.Within the remaining half, half of them seems like have lived outside of HK more than​ ​in HK.Within the remaining quarter of your findings, half of them studied abroad.This finding unveils Read more [...]

初創期找人，無論是投資者還是其他合作方，面對不同風險取向的人，要給他們不同的誘因 - 人家為何要與你合作？最早期的人，就是二話不說，我們說幹，他就參與。或許他認識我們很久，信賴我們；或許他是被 idea 所吸引；或許他覺得我們可以幫到他其他業務，產生協同效益；或許他​就​純椊​只​是憑直覺。總之，這類人，一小時內就能下決定。​更多的人，是會繼續問問題，提意見，希望了解更多，要用更多時間考慮，需要一個說服他們的過程。他們不能即時下決定。而更多更多的人，是要看到項目有成果，才會考慮是否跟進。不同的人有不同的風險取向及價值觀。若項目 Read more [...]

In the past, as long as the law allows, you may hunt a bird. You may hunt a deer. You may hunt a lion. While hunting may still be legal in some jurisdictions today, hunting is against the value of mankind. Hunting is cruel. Hunting is inhumane.But why then we are hunting a CEO, a VP, or a mobile app developer?As a startup, I don’t use headhunters. Hunting a future teammate is too cruel. And I don’t want to be hunted by headhunters either.I don’t use headhunters, even we have sufficient funding to do so. This is not just a matter of cost.If time is a non-renewable resource, you should spend it on the most important thing. As a startup founder, what is more important than Read more [...]

Dear marketers, we are applying for a blank space on your CV to fill our name. We are a boutique digital agency founded in Hong Kong in 2005. We are revising our business model by extending our digital agency services to Ad Tech, photo-sharing and cross-border e-commerce. So we are searching for experienced account directors (let's discuss the external titles later) that can grow our client base and cash flow.Responsibilities:Grow and manage her/his portfolio independently by meeting a set of KPIs which involve lead generation and gross profit  Requirements:at least 4 years exp in business development/account management in a digital agency that can grow and Read more [...]