China is Challenging the Status Quo and Taking Over the Startup Scene – Here is How Hardware Plays Out and Changes the World with Ben Joffe of the HAX Accelerator
Summary: Benjamin Joffe is a Partner at HAX, the #1 global investor in early stage hardware startups with over 200 investments. Prior to HAX he worked mostly across Asia for the past 18 years (China, Japan, Korea) in various high-tech industries: aerospace, telecom, Internet, mobile, gaming. and ran his own cross-border research & advisory firm.<br> He is also a much sought after speaker and accomplished writer on several major publications.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How the Chinese and Asian startup ecosystems differ from the West<br> * What the future of consumer tech and hardware looks like worldwide<br> * Why China is the best place to build a hardware company<br> * How to evaluate hardware startups<br> * Thoughts on IoT business models<br> * An unconventional approach to venture portfolio investing<br> * Why different ecosystems and markets evolve differently<br> * When China will pass the USA in terms of innovation<br> * About China’s innovative “anti-advertising” business models<br> <br> <br> Ben’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/petesoder">Ben’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://benjaminjoffe.com">benjaminjoffe.com</a><br> HAX Accelerator – <a href="https://hax.co/">Hax.co</a><br> Ben’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benjaminjoffe" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">@benjaminjoffe</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Benjamin Joffe is a Partner at HAX, the #1 global investor in early stage hardware startups with over 200 investments. Prior to HAX he worked mostly across Asia for the past 18 years (China, Japan, Korea) in various high-tech industries: aerospace, telecom, Internet, mobile, gaming. and ran his own cross-border research & advisory firm.<br> He is also a much sought after speaker and accomplished writer on several major publications.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How the Chinese and Asian startup ecosystems differ from the West<br> * What the future of consumer tech and hardware looks like worldwide<br> * Why China is the best place to build a hardware company<br> * How to evaluate hardware startups<br> * Thoughts on IoT business models<br> * An unconventional approach to venture portfolio investing<br> * Why different ecosystems and markets evolve differently<br> * When China will pass the USA in terms of innovation<br> * About China’s innovative “anti-advertising” business models<br> <br> <br> Ben’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/petesoder">Ben’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://benjaminjoffe.com">benjaminjoffe.com</a><br> HAX Accelerator – <a href="https://hax.co/">Hax.co</a><br> Ben’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benjaminjoffe" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">@benjaminjoffe</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>
