Summary: <div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ffffff-EEEEEE"></div> <p><strong>Listen to this episode on </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jay-kim-show-entrepreneurship/id1195300022?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a><strong>.</strong></p> <p>What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jaykimmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@jaykimmer</a>.</p> <h2>Links from Today’s Episode</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read <a href="https://www.jaykimshow.com/2017/09/ben-joffe-transcript/">the full transcript</a> from Ben’s interview</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/benjaminjoffe?lang=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Ben’s tweets @BenjaminJoffe</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminjoffe/#4ff3557767a1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben’s articles at Forbes</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/contributor/benjamin-joffe/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben’s articles at TechCrunch</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://hax.co"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HAX</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://hax.co/hardware-trends/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HAX’s annual report on hardware trends</span></a></li> </ul> <h2>Detailed Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2:09) Ben’s quick introduction of himself</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(3:00) Ben explains how he ended up in Asia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6:18</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">) How Ben got involved with HAX and why he moved to Shenzhen</span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(10:09) The nuances of investing in hardware versus software</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(16:37) Dealing with the threat of copycats</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(18:10) What HAX looks for when investing in a startup</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(20:55) The role and benefits of HAX’s Accelerator program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(23:54) Ben’s views on China and Shenzhen</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(27:01) Ben shares some HAX portfolio companies he’s excited about</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(30:59) Ben research and experience in entrepreneurial culture</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(37:40) Where to find and how to connect with Ben</span></li> </ul>
