From a one-time fundraiser started by a high school student to a global student movement, 24 Hour Race is racing against time to raise awareness and donations in combating modern-day slavery. In this episode, we sat down with Daniel Hestevold, COO at 24 Hour Race, to talk about his charity and the causes they are running for and how students can become powerful drivers of social change in today's world. 

When you're on job-hunting, what do you look for? Salary? Company size? It's been said that millennials tend to look for companies with cultures that match their own personal values. If you're trying to hire young people, what would you do to capture their hearts & minds? This month we sat down with Oscar & Nikita from @Wantedly Hong Kong to talk about how hiring has evolved over time, and how is it different in Hong Kong from other Asian regions.

Welcome to 2020 - what's in store for us in the future? 🚀✨   Early stage startups, space technology, and satellites - these are just a few projects that are included in @Fresco Capital's portfolio.  This month we sat down with Furuzonfar Zehni of Fresco Capital to talk about his takeaways from FinTech Week, techlash, how venture capitalists could help create positive social impacts and the future of work.

Autonomous car? Personal assistant? AI has got all these grounds covered. Did you know that AI is also being implemented by doctors to streamline medical diagnoses and empower them to conduct better and quicker medical examinations? In this episode, we’re brewing with Saurabh Jejurikar, Founder of EndoVision, a startup that is innovating medical technology by automating the endoscopic diagnosis of the digestive tract via AI-driven software.

On this week's episode we have special guest host (& Garage Intern!) Tanya Balwani sit down for a coffee with Programme Manager Hei-Yue Pang to discuss all things Garage Academy, Social Impact and Startup Ecosystem in Hong Kong Episode Notes What is Garage Society?  Why is Community & Programming important to co-working? What does a Programme Manager do? Your journey to working in the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong. Making the change from working with social impact. Developing your tech, business and creative skills with Garage Academy in 2019. How to curate events - and what’s coming up this month How to pursue a career with Social impact in Hong Kong

After years in the corporate trenches Bryan Vaz branched out with his own business and a mission to transform how startups approach digital. We sit with him to explore the challenges facing Hong Kong startups, how to approach digital marketing in the region and what the future holds for the startup ecosystem Episode Notes 1. Background and Journey to Asia - A Third Culture Kid from Canada to Hong Kong 2. From Corporate to Startup - Why leave KPMG to launch your own business? - An industry shifting to internal consultants - Building the confidence to become independent 3. Evolving Initial Business Ideas based on Market Needs - HK Market - where are we on the innovation curve? - Exploring Market Opportunities - Digital Transformation - Building startups for HK in HK? 4. Challenges of building a business in Hong Kong (9m30) - Funding Challenges for Startups in HK - How to Approach Sales - is traditional growth hacking a dead end in HK? - Traditional Marketing Tactics in HK 5. How effective is thinking outside of the box in Hong Kong? (13m40) - Guerilla doesn’t really work - Innovative Marketing in HK 6. Building a broad experience and knowledge base (16m30) - The Power of Humility - Networking 101 7. Approaches to education and youth employment (20m00) - The differences between Hong Kong and Canada - Student Work Experience & Startup Internships 8. What is the future for digital (26m) - Personal data - Consumer awareness and education - How companies work with data - from HK to China and beyond 9. The Future of Tech - what excites you? (31m) - Opportunities in Content Marketing - Fintech & Wealth Management Shortages - New Payment Systems

Episode Notes How you got your start in Marketing (1:00) From Google Ads Solutions to Facebook Ad Solutions Journey to Hong Kong from Holland Experiences with working at Google & Facebook (3.00) Making it through the hiring process - doers over thinkers The power of passion projects - student extra curricular activities The differences of working at Facebook over Google Launching your own business (9.00) The Investment Visa Invoicing & Accounting Why work with small business for marketing training (11:00) Best practises for marketing updates (13:30) Subscribed direct to key industry newsletters Workshops and events Foundational Marketing Practises (15:30) Begin with your website Google My Business Clear Online Marketing Objectives Using Retargeting Ads Exploring best practises within the vertical The expertise of agencies (24:00)

Looking to level up your Linkedin game? On this weeks episode of Startup Roast we sit with Steve Bruce, one of the top Linkedin coaches in Hong Kong to talk all things networking. So….what do you love most about Linkedin? Examples of the power of Linkedin marketing - building business, building your profile, becoming a power user etc. Biggest Linkedin questions you get asked at workshops. How did you get into training around Linkedin? Trends on Linkedin - double spaced posting, influencer marketing. Changing algorithms - how they affect the business of training. Stories of successful Linkedin Marketing - what can you do with it. Top tips on using the platform. The future of business networking - where do you see it going The future of training - livestreams, video training etc - how to use this to improve your service if you run workshops or training.

1. Intro 2. Getting involved in the ecosystem(1m00) - Connect, Inform and Educate yourself before a move Into the startup ecosystem - Building a team and achieving across the weekend. - Teamwork & Transferable Skills 3. Changes in the HK ecosystem over the last 6 years (7m00) 4. Building your own Meetup (8m30) - Starting small and building engagement - Finding your community - Building confidence & network with corporate support 5. Tech Talent in HK & Developer Fatigue(12m30) - Keeping ahead of the curve - Not getting overwhelmed with the pace of change - Flowing with the cycles of change 6. Mentoring Tech Talent - how to provide value (18m30) - Providing experience and guidance is key 7. Changing approaches to web development (19m30) - The rise of the template vs building an internet product - What are you achieving with your product. 8. The reward of building your OWN product (22m30) - The potential of current tech - Bootstrapping your own ideas vs building things out as a side project - Productivity when bootstrapping - morning focus - International Focus with HK base 9. Approaching Digital Transformation in HK and beyond (31m30) - The value of experimenting with new experiences - The next shift in how we approach tech - IOT the next step 10. How tech is changing our behaviours (32m30) - Smartphone Zombies - What to do with the data we are producing 11. The future of tech in the HK ecosystem (39m) - Tech is getting a better name in HK - MS Dev Meetups

On this week's episode we sit down with Casey Lau, co-host of RISE Conference, founder at StartupsHK and super connector to the startup ecosystem in HK and beyond. Episode Notes 1. Intro - HK as a base for ecosystem exploring (40s) 2. Conferences, Coworking and Ecosystem Building (1m30) - Ambassador of RISE as co-host - Road to Rise Co-Host - Dot com to Budding Startup Ecosystem Influencer - Early days of building an ecosystem - coworking - Boot HK - StartupsHK 3. Producing a conference on the scale of RISE (5m40) - People first conferencing - Web Summit vs RISE - The energy of HK powering RISE 4. Exploring problems/opportunities in ecosystems (9m30) - Looking into different market opportunities - Connecting with an international community 5. Insight into overseas ecosystems - Tel Aviv, New York, Toronto (12m) 6. Exploring PropTech in HK (14m30) - Tech in Workspaces - Flexible & Remote Working - Office Space in HK - from Central to Kwun Tong - Future Proofing the Workspace - Raise Money in HK - build a business in Fintech, Logistics, Property 7. China & Hong Kong - the evolution of the ecosystem (25m) - Hong Kong - the gateway to China - The power of Product vs Brand 8. Channeling your passion into work (30m) - New media - Youtube, Streaming, Audience & Influencers - The power of consistency in a crowded world 9. Startup Lifestyle - becoming a minimalist (35m30) - Finding what your core needs are - Do our possessions define us? - Changing habits - experiences vs ownership - Health, organic and adapting to changes habits 10. The future of the HK Startup Ecosystem (42m)