How Taiwan Is Reinventing Its National Culture From Manufacturing Efficiency To Innovation And IP

How Taiwan Is Reinventing Its National Culture From Manufacturing Efficiency To Innovation And IP

I recently visited Taiwan with an eye towards learning how the country was fostering innovation and was impressed by the vision and methodical approach.  Much like a top company’s strategic plan, it took stock of:
• Core competencies and competitive advantages
• Global high tech industry trends and population needs
• Historical country-wide bottlenecks and cultural issues that could hinder innovation

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Taiwan Startup Stadium: The Innovation Cluster That Rocks The East Asian Ecosystem

Taiwan Startup Stadium: The Innovation Cluster That Rocks The East Asian Ecosystem

Startup entrepreneurship has a lot in common with what it takes to be an athlete on a playing field: excellence, competitiveness, persistence, speed, teamwork says Anita Huang, team captain of Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS), the new startup cluster launched this May in Taipei. The initiative is supported by HeadStart Taiwan, a project driven by the Taiwanese Development Council to develop and foster the country’s tech ecosystem. By coming to Silicon Valley, TSS is on track with its mission: help Taiwanese startups go global.

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The Triana Group, Guest Speaker for the Taiwan Startup Stadium Delegation at CCNY’s IN2NYC

The Triana Group, Guest Speaker for the Taiwan Startup Stadium Delegation at CCNY’s IN2NYC

Today, The Triana Group’s Managing Director Jabril Bensedrine served as Guest Speaker to the Taiwan Startup Stadium. Taiwan Startup Stadium is a strategic startup cluster based in Taipei focused on coaching Taiwanese startups to go global. This week, the cluster took a group of highly selected startups to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco.

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Tracking Taiwan's Progress With Startups That Rock

Tracking Taiwan's Progress With Startups That Rock

After years of stagnation, a newly energized Taiwan tech and startup economy is continuing on an upward path, with numerous new financings, funds and M&A deals for emerging companies far afield from its old-time focus on semiconductors.

The latest example of the maturing of Taiwan's startup scene is the mid-August acquisition by Taipei-based mobile Internet service GMobi of its long-term partner, mobile performance ad network MassiveImpact in Israel. The deal with MassiveImpact, backed by Softbank and SingTel Innov8, seeks to expand their services for app developers in the U.S. and China.

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TAVAR與TSS結盟 補助新創團隊海外研習

TAVAR與TSS結盟 補助新創團隊海外研習

團隊奮起吧!一起走向國際競技場!台灣虛擬及擴增實境產業協會台灣新創競技場昨(1)日宣布,合作推出「台灣VRAR新創團隊海外加速計畫」,將於下半年遴選三個台灣VR/AR領域新創團隊,至海外合作加速器研習三個月,每獲選團隊最高可獲20,000美金海外研習補助。

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新創國際擂台 Rise 大會香港登場,TSS 帶隊台灣新創會晤國際強手!

新創國際擂台 Rise 大會香港登場,TSS 帶隊台灣新創會晤國際強手!

由國發會出資成立的 TSS 又要帶團出征國外了!這一次要出征的目標是: 香港 Rise 大會 。如果你還沒聽過 Rise 大會其實有點糗,這是距離所有台灣新創團隊最近、最大的國際創業舞台,想要往國際發展的,Rise 絕對是重要測試市場水溫的前哨站 

Rise 就是亞洲版的 Web Summit,而 Web Summit 是歐洲最大的科技新創大會,自 2010 年由 Paddy Cosgrave 於都柏林成立後,短短四年時間增長成 22000 個國際創業者參加的年度盛會。

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