The turnout for the Startup Hong Kong event went really well. I saw a lot of old and new faces and met a few of my readers and those who I’ve connected online before. This is assurance that the startup community is growing. I didn’t have the opportunity to meet with everyone, so for those, [...]

UPDATE: Venue: Stepcase Office Addy: 479 Castle Peak Rd – Chau Tau, near Lai Chi Kok MTR More info: http://www.stepcase.com/contact/ Time: 19:00 – 22:00 or later UPDATE: Harbork and Zendesk are sponsoring the food/drinks. There will be a short demo by Harbork service. There will be a social event for the startups this coming Thursday, [...]

Just a couple months after the last gathering, we’ve again brought Hong Kong’s web 2.0 entrepreneurs away from their makeshift offices/bedrooms/cubby holes to EditGrid’s luxurious office space. Along with the previous startups, I brought in some of the recently discovered/profiled startups into the mix. It was very satisfying to see the number of startups discovered [...]

So you have a grand idea of how to make the next great web service or maybe you have a service with a user base already, but want to take it to the next level or think it’s fun to grab a little cash. Luckily in Hong Kong, there are options where you can get [...]

Since my start in covering Web 2.0 in Hong Kong back in June 2006, I’ve seen the number of web startups shoot up in a year’s time. I started with meeting two startups, then three, then organizing meetups for five startups and now, eleven and counting. The numbers are minute compared to those in China [...]