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Episode 172
Season 3
Asia Pacific Series with Angela Conroy: Taiwan as a tech, not only a hardware hub with Mark Hsu from GD1 VC fund
In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series,
Angela Conroy, co-founder and CEO at
Notarum, an awesome RegTech based in Singapore, spoke to
Mark Hsu, a serial entrepreneur and a tech VC investor based in Taipei, Taiwan - partner at GD1 VC Fund -
Global from Day 1 about transforming Taiwan into a leading tech hub in Asia beyond manufacturing.
Here is what they covered:
- Mark's back story - what led him from the US to Taiwan
- Tech scene in Taiwan - development from a manufacturing hub (toys mainly to semiconductors) to a tech hub today - major established players and emerging new players
- Doing business in Taiwan - from the language considerations to culture and history, cost of living and a wide choice of tech talent
- Market entry to Taiwan - success stories
- Global from Day 1 VC fund - supporting start-ups from Taiwan and New Zealand (public-private partnership with respective governments as part LPs)