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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


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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.
He is also a much sought after speaker and accomplished writer on several major publications.
Listen and Learn:

* How the Chinese and Asian startup ecosystems differ from the West
* What the future of consumer tech and hardware looks like worldwide
* Why China is the best place to build a hardware company
* How to evaluate hardware startups
* Thoughts on IoT business models
* An unconventional approach to venture portfolio investing
* Why different ecosystems and markets evolve differently
* When China will pass the USA in terms of innovation
* About China’s innovative “anti-advertising” business models


Ben’s Projects:
Ben’s Angellist profile
benjaminjoffe.com
HAX Accelerator – Hax.co
Ben’s Twitter: @benjaminjoffe
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.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.
He is also a much sought after speaker and accomplished writer on several major publications.
Listen and Learn:

* How the Chinese and Asian startup ecosystems differ from the West
* What the future of consumer tech and hardware looks like worldwide
* Why China is the best place to build a hardware company
* How to evaluate hardware startups
* Thoughts on IoT business models
* An unconventional approach to venture portfolio investing
* Why different ecosystems and markets evolve differently
* When China will pass the USA in terms of innovation
* About China’s innovative “anti-advertising” business models


Ben’s Projects:
Ben’s Angellist profile
benjaminjoffe.com
HAX Accelerator – Hax.co
Ben’s Twitter: @benjaminjoffe
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
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