My Founding Stories - Video Series

GOXIP係一個香港網上購物平台,由Juliette同佢嘅拍檔一齊創辦。GOXIP嘅出現令客人只需影低心頭好，就可以喺平台上搵到大量類似嘅產品，客人可以慢慢揀同格價，令買衫變得非常方便。健談開朗嘅Juliette話創業好複雜，但同時又好有趣，已經令佢番唔到轉頭喇！雖然公司嘅搜尋工具十分成熟，但Juliette同佢嘅團隊又要面對另一個大挑戰，到底佢哋點樣應對呢？

GOXIP is a Hong Kong online shopping platform founded by Juliette and her partner. GOXIP enables customers to choose from huge number of similar products and make price comparison by just capturing their favourite outfits. Juliette said that it was very hard to start up a business, but at the same time it was very interesting. Although the company's search tool is well-developed, her team is facing another huge challenge. Check out to see what is it?

unspun係一間服裝科技嘅初創公司，致力為時裝業減少庫存及紡織廢料，由Walden同佢嘅兩位拍檔喺2015年創立。Walden同佢嘅團隊開發了一個3D身體掃描機器，只要企定定，俾掃描器掃一掃，就度咗身喇！之後可以揀你心水嘅顏色同款式，安在家中兩星期，你度身訂造嘅牛仔褲就會送到你府上！Walden如何同佢嘅團隊搵到第一個投資者呢？佢對呢個行業嘅發展又有咩睇法呢？

unspun is a venture-backed fashion tech startup, aims to reduce inventory and textile waste in the fashion industry. It is founded by Walden and his 2 partners in 2015. Walden and his team has developed a 3D‑weaving machine. Consumers can use the machine to do a body scan, and then select the style and the colour they like. After 2 weeks, the customized jeans will be delivered to your home. How did Walden and his partners find the 1st investor? What is Walden’s view about the development of the industry?

互達係一間擁有穩健技術和商業聯繫的區塊鏈初創公司，喺2018年由Gordon創辦。公司嘅主要業務係推廣區塊鏈嘅應用。雖然團隊只有十幾人，但係遍佈香港、北京、倫敦及舊金山。做老闆要睇嘅嘢需要更加仔細，仲要確保同事們明白公司嘅理念同工作要求，但Gordon話無悔創業！

Advokate is a blockchain startup with solid technology and commercial-connections, established in 2018 by Gordon. While the team is still small, members can be found in Hong Kong, Beijing, London, and San Francisco. Gordon needs to pay attention to all details and make sure the colleagues understand the company's direction. Although the work is tough, he has no regrets about starting his business!

友和YOHO係香港第一間嘅O2O電子產品網購公司，主打電子產品，成立於2013年。創辦人Kathy同佢嘅合作伙伴喺創立友和YOHO嘅時候，已經堅持住一個理念，就係同時要有網上及實體店。同其他傳統公司唔同，YOHO有一班團隊會主動出擊，利用大數據搜尋有潛質嘅科技產品，將佢哋引入香港，俾大眾體驗到既優質，又新鮮嘅電子產品！面對住競爭對手同疫情，Kathy都一直抱住樂觀嘅態度去處理，帶領公司不斷進步。點解Kathy選擇跳出佢嘅舒適圈，同朋友開創一個新品牌呢？

YOHO is the first O2O company in Hong Kong. It focuses on selling electronic products and was established in 2013. Since day one, the co-founder Kathy and her partner have advocated that Hong Kong online shopping should adopt the O2O practice. Unlike other traditional companies, YOHO has a team that will take initiative to use the big data in searching for potential tech-products and introduce them to Hong Kong. Under the epidemic and great competition, Kathy always deals with the issues optimistically and keeps leading the team moving forward. Why Kathy has the idea to step out of her comfort zone and start a new business?

『港你知』喺2013年由Justin Lao喺上海成立，是一家結合線上線下嘅香港粵語培訓機構。總公司位於香港，喺上海同北京都設有學習中心，而在線課程更覆蓋20多個城市，學生達3萬餘人次，亦同過30多間企業合作。Justin喺澳門出生，香港長大，英國讀大學，但係揀咗喺上海創業？！本身做緊投資分析員嘅Justin，點解會去教廣東話呢？係另一個地區創業，佢又遇過咩挑戰呢？

"K.U.G." was founded by Justin Lao in Shanghai in 2013. It is an institution that provides online and offline Cantonese training. The head office is located in Hong Kong, and there are learning centers in Shanghai and Beijing. Online courses cover more than 20 cities, with more than 30,000 students, and the company has cooperated with more than 30 companies. Justin was born in Macau, grew up in Hong Kong, graduated in the UK, but he founded in Shanghai! He was an investment analyst after graduation. How come he chose to set up an institution? Has he encountered any challenges in Shanghai?

喺2015年先係香港創立Snapask嘅Timothy，現時業務已經擴展至8個國家及城市！！！如果當時係其他地方創業，冇揀到香港，情況又會係點呢？

Timothy has launched Snapask in HK since 2015, and the business has been expanded to 8 regions! What if Timothy did not pick HK as a starting point? Would his company get the same brilliant result?

香港出生，係美國讀書嘅Norma，最終選擇咗係香港創業，業務已經擴展到中國內地市場。Norma擅用咗香港嘅咩優勢去發展業務呢？

Born in Hong Kong, who graduated in the US, Norma finally established her business in HK in 2012. Norma has even brought DayDayCook to Shanghai and entered China Market. How did she well use the benefits in HK to develop the business?

Tony係南美洲出生，加拿大長大。讀書時期一到暑假，Tony都會飛返香港探親行下，就連學校要安排實習時，Tony諗都唔諗就揀香港！到底係佢眼中，香港又係個咩地方呢？

Tony was born in South America and grew up in Canada. When he was still studying in school, Tony loved to spend his summer vacation in HK. Tony even selected HK to start his internship! How is HK from Tony’s point of view?

講到創業，大家以前第一個諗起嘅地方可能會係美國矽谷。但經過多年嘅發展，科技進步，資訊發達，係邊個地點開展大計，已經唔再受到限制喇！雖然香港地方細細，但都有唔少人決定係呢個城市踏出創業第一步！到底香港有咩吸引力呢？我哋一齊睇下SHOPLINE創辦人Fiona嘅分享。

When it comes to starting a business, the first place you may think of should be Silicon Valley in the United States. However, after years of technological development and increase of informational transparency, people can get details and resources easily. Establishing a new business is no longer restricted to be carried out in one location! Although Hong Kong is a small city, some people still choose it to kickoff their start-up life. Do you still have doubts about starting the adventure in HK? We are happy to have Fiona (Co-Founder of SHOPLINE) to share her view !

Snapask係一個網上學習平台，就算半夜溫書做功課，一有唔識，就可以即刻用個app，影張相問功課，只要5-10秒，平台會立刻配對有資歷的導師解答你嘅問題！真係好快呀！ 創辦人Timothy就係係大學時期幫人補習時，發現網上問功課好受歡迎，所以係2015年創立Snapask，當時用户人數已經有100,000！現時業務已經擴展至8個國家及城市，用戶人數超過3,000,000，導師超過350,000！

Snapask is a mobile app that allows students to ask questions with a snapshot and then matches them with a tutor within 5 - 10 seconds to have an instant learning session one-on-one. Snapask founded by Timothy in 2015. Timothy was a tutor when he was a university student. He realized that students liked asking questions through an online platform; that's why he established Snapask. Snapask is now serving over 3 million students with more than 350,000 tutors in 8 Asian regions!

First Code Academy由Michelle Sun係2013年創立，致力培養小朋友嘅程式力，向佢哋推廣程式教育，包含手機應用程式編寫、3D列印製作、動畫製作等等相關科技。Michelle希望能夠培養小朋友獨立思考嘅能力，培育佢哋成為具創造力同實踐力嘅領導人。First Code Academy嘅學生已經超過10,000人喇！業務亦都衝出香港，去到新加坡同台灣！

First Code Academy was founded by Michelle Sun in 2013. She aims to challenge students to think, act responsibly, and be creative leaders in the digital era. Apart from offering coding and STEM courses, Michelle and her team also develop curriculums for students to learn computational thinking, including mobile applications, games, 3D Printing, and animation. There are over 10,000 students from age 4 and above in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan!

Prenetics Circle DNA係由Danny Yeung於2014年成立，係東南亞地區領先嘅基因測試/數碼化醫療保健公司。原先Prenetics Circle DNA都只係同保險公司合作，為保單受保人提供服務。但依家一般消費者都可以輕易買到測試套裝，只需要花30秒，係口中拎少少樣本，寄番去實驗室，大概等18個工作日，你就可以了解基因點樣影響自己嘅飲食，藥物反應，疾病同癌症風險！係咪好犀利呢？公司到現時為止已經有超過5000萬美金嘅融資！真係超强呀！

Danny Yeung founded Prenetics Circle DNA in 2014. It is a leading genetics testing / digital health company in Southeast Asia. Prenetics Circle DNA started out working with insurance companies by helping their policyholders get genetic tests. Now, their product offerings have expanded to allow consumers to get tested easily by purchasing a kit. With a simple saliva sample, individuals can discover how their genes affect their diet, drug response, disease, and cancer risk. As of today, Prenetics Circle DNA has raised more than US$50M in funding.

DayDayCook係香港地區最大嘅美食網絡信息多媒體服務平台，佢哋的煮食影片亦都深受海外華僑歡迎。DayDayCook係由超級鍾意煮野食的Norma係2012年一手一腳建立。當Norma仲係打工仔的時候，已經自己拍片剪片，再upload上網，真係一腳踢架！到底Norma憑住咩信念，由自己一個人係香港開始，發展到超過200人的團隊，服務超過5000萬粉絲，讓業務擴展到內地同海外市場呢？

DayDayCook is the largest cooking multimedia platform in Hong Kong, it is also loved by many overseas Chinese around the world with their original recipe video content. Norma, a passionate home-made chef, founded DayDayCook in 2012. When Norma was still in the banking industry, she started executing her vision of creating an influential cooking and lifestyle brand by doing everything, from creative to marketing, all by herself. Today DayDayCook service over 50M fans worldwide across many countries. How did Norma build DayDayCook from a one-woman-band operation to a team of 200+ employees?

SHOPLINE係一個智慧開店平台，幫助中小企業成立網上商店。 Fiona同Tony係2013年於香港創立SHOPLINE，短短6年，團隊由3人變成300人，業務由香港擴展到全亞洲10個國家地區，已經有超過20萬個品牌使用平台成功開店喇！ 到底兩位創業者，點樣踏出創業的第一步？佢哋又有咩獨特嘅營運管理概念值得我哋借鏡呢？ 咁精彩的創業故事，你又點可以錯過呢？

SHOPLINE is a robust platform that helps SMEs to start an online business. Fiona and Tony founded SHOPLINE in Hong Kong in 2013. Within 6 years, the team grew from 3 people to 300 staff, the company expanded from Hong Kong to 10 regions in Asia, over 200,000 merchants have successfully started their online shops with the platform!