Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
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Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#2As an American, our immigration policies make me so damn mad. I know both Leo and Joel quite well, having went through AngelPad together, and they were building a solid company that should have stayed in America.
The fact that wealth-builders, and innovative startup founders that seek to create new frontiers can't legally find a way of staying in this country is preposterous.
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#3Hong Kong has several vibrant, English-speaking startup/hacker communities where people are passionate about building stuff and making things work.
Some notable communities to checkout:
http://codeaholics.hk/ - Technology agnostic programming community
http://www.startupshk.com/ - A tight-knit startup community
http://boot.hk/ - A great gathering place for hackers and builders.
See you in Hong Kong!
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#4holy shit dude.. best of luck to you guys. Great story reflecting on 2011, and congrats with how far you've brought Buffer
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#5Hong Kong is my favorite place in the world to live or work. If I were working on something other than computer security, I'd have a hard time not doing it there. I'm sure you will be very successful there.
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#6That article is a light on details...
Anyone got any specifics on the logistics of moving to HK and setting up?
How's the money flow over there? VC/angel funding space?
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#7Could people from the Hong Kong startup community please comment on HK vs Shanghai for doing a startup?
I've lived in HK during my student exchange and loved every minute of it - I also have an employee working from Hong Kong.
At some point I'll set up teams to target Asian markets with China as the most important one.
What are pro's and con's of HK vs Shanghai?
Edit: Thanks for all the answers! I really want to go back to HK now :)
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#8Could people from the Hong Kong startup community please comment on HK vs Shanghai for doing a startup? I've lived in HK during my student exchange and loved every minute of it - I also have an employee working from Hong Kong. At some point I'll set up teams to target Asian markets with China as the most important one. What are pro's and con's of HK vs Shanghai? Edit: Thanks for all the answers! I really want to go b…
My non-expert, second-hand information is that it's very hard to start a business in Shanghai without either a Chinese citizen as cofounder, or a joint-venture arrangement with an existing Chinese company.
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#9Hong Kong has several vibrant, English-speaking startup/hacker communities where people are passionate about building stuff and making things work. Some notable communities to checkout: http://codeaholics.hk/ - Technology agnostic programming community http://www.startupshk.com/ - A tight-knit startup community http://boot.hk/ - A great gathering place for hackers and builders. See you in Hong Kong!
Right on! Leon, I'm connected to the HK startup folks (founders of StartUps HK and Boot) there as well. Feel free to ping. Here is their FB group which most communication is done: https://www.facebook.com/groups/startupshk/ It's a closed group but I could add you.
Re: Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories of 2011
#10Have fun guys. I am sure you guys will do well in any country.
Once I settle, I will definitely invite you to Nigeria. Your visas will be taken care of ;)