Relocate to the Silicon Valley and on-the-move tech hubs in other countries to grow business, the chief operating officer of a major American tech media firm is telling Taiwanese startup founders.

Ned Desmond, chief operating officer of TechCrunch, offered that advice at a Business Next’s Meet event last month at Business Next's headquarters in Taipei. Taiwan Startup Stadium, Asia America Multi-Technology Association and Oath Taiwan co-organized the event.

台灣新創競技場（ TSS）年度科技新創商務團甄選大會 Rock the Mic 邁入第七屆，由參賽評審遴選出菁英科技創業公司，出國參展取經，並連結在地創業及商務合作夥伴。 2018 年#TaiwanRocks 新創美國商務團遴選 12 家新創團隊，前往美國快速崛起的科技會展Collision 以及舊金山灣區，進行為期 18 天（4/27-5/13）的商務媒合活動。

TSS was set up by the government in 2015 after hearing feedback from the startup community that more support and resources were needed to help Taiwan startups to globalize. Since then, TSS has been active in the community and playing an important role in the startup ecosystem there. The initiative was commended by the American Chamber of Commerce in its 2017 Taiwan Whitepaper for its efforts to “plug Taiwan into the world startup ecosystem”.

多年來，台灣與香港已經建立了穩健的貿易關係。透過香港貿易發展局（香港貿發局）每年舉辦超過 30 個國際展會，匯聚港台兩地的買家及供應商，推動雙邊貿易發展。其中，在 10 月 13~16 日同期舉行的香港秋季電子產品展、國際電子組件及生產技術展上，台灣新創競技場（Taiwan Startup Stadium，TSS）也將與香港貿發局合作，帶領台灣團隊前往參展。

In the 2016 Taiwan Startup Ecosystem survey compiled by BusinessNext, fund raising was cited as the most significant challenge faced by nearly half of all entrepreneurs surveyed while only 13.8% had received venture capital funding.