S02E03 - Exploring Startup Ecosystems with Casey Lau, RISE Co-Host

Startup Roast

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 1. Intro - HK as a base for ecosystem exploring (40s) 2. 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 3. Producing a conference on the scale of RISE (5m40) - People first conferencing - Web Summit vs RISE - The energy of HK powering RISE 4. Exploring problems/opportunities in ecosystems (9m30) - Looking into different market opportunities - Connecting with an international community 5. Insight into overseas ecosystems - Tel Aviv, New York, Toronto (12m) 6. 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 7. China & Hong Kong - the evolution of the ecosystem (25m) - Hong Kong - the gateway to China - The power of Product vs Brand 8. Channeling your passion into work (30m) - New media - Youtube, Streaming, Audience & Influencers - The power of consistency in a crowded world 9. 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 10. The future of the HK Startup Ecosystem (42m)