What’s the difference between a startup and a business by Derek Kwik
Speaker: Derek Kwik, Managing Partner at BraveSoldier Ventures
Location: Startup Launchpad, Hong Kong
Derek at the Conference was giving a speech on how to transform your Wearable from being a Startup to a Real Business.
The main advice from Derek to Startups in here is: embrace and standardize your business processes first that allows you to SCALE in the future.
BraveSoldier Venture Capital, founded in 2004, is a Hong Kong based seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund.
Main Criteria:
Sector Focus: TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) + Robotics, CleanTech,
TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) + Robotics, CleanTech, Secutirty
Funding
Seed rounds of US$500,000 up to Series A of $3,000,000
Management team
People skills are equally as important as technical prowess.
Geography
Great companies can come from anywhere.
Product/Service
12-16 months to market
More info about the VC is here.