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Collaboration with TAVAR Taiwan

Its great to share that we are officially a partner of Taiwan Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality TAVAR 台灣虛擬及擴增實境產業協會– Taiwan’s first VR/AR association and trade group dedicated to promoting virtual and augmented reality technology and accelerating industry growth through government collaboration.

The purpose of TAVAR is to provide experts from different fields a community of software, hardware and talents as well as a communication platform so through TAVAR they can build a network of corporations, contacts and resources achieving a high value industry. TAVAR aims to promote and expand Taiwan’s VR/AR industry, actively form alliances and cross-field cooperation, to bridge the Taiwan IT industry to international markets and establish a leading position in the world.

With this partnership between STARTBOARD and TAVAR, we hope to collaborate and give a hand on building a better startup ecosystem for all startups to develop in Taiwan as well as international.

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STARTBOARD held the 1st Campus Roadshow 2017 at NTUST

Our Campus Roadshow 2017 was co-organised with Vietnamese Student Association on Saturday, Oct 21st to offer a warm welcome to students from Vietnam coming the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology this new semester.
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We were so glad to meet new friends and see how enthusiastic students  from Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia – India in general were to create better impact to Taiwan. And STARTBOARD would proudly be the driving force to help them realize their dreams.
Many students stood up and showed STARTBOARD their desires to start a business in Taiwan after they graduate in Taiwan.
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STARTBOARD gave students more chances to communicate with our core members to understand more about us, about the opportunities for global talents.
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What is STARTBOARD Campus Roadshow?
It is seminar organized in different universities all over Taiwan. Coming to STARTBOARD Campus Roadshow students will have chance to actively join statup community and get to know more about what STARTBOARD project is about and the pros and cons for international talents to realize a business model in Taiwan.

The Roadshow will continue coming to NCTU, NCU, NTU and more campuses in the upcoming months.

Follow our fanpage for more detail about specific time of the event in different universities.
https://www.facebook.com/STARTBOARD.co/

#STARTBOARD #CampusRoadshow #startupecosystem #startup #Taiwan

STARTBOARD at Hit the future

On late September, STARTBOARD and teams – Research Stash, Amazing Talker and Halal.TW – got the chance to be in Hit the future – an event for startups which is hosted by 創創點火器 Rock the Future and powered by Business Weekly!

It was an amazing experience for us sharing the idea of STARTBOARD to so many concerned people coming to the event and see the more and more important of cooperation in startup ecosystem in Taiwan as well as aboard!

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STARTBOARD X STARTUPS CLUB OF INDIA

STARTBOARD is very excited and delighted to announce its new collaboration with Indian partner Startups Club.

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Startups club are based in India and are an Open, Collaborative and Inclusive platform for Back-of-the-napkin Stage to Growth Stage Startups. They work with over 20,000 members across the World to help them with Knowledge, Growth and Investment. Startups club is our first collaboration in India and we just can not contain the excitement.

Through our collaboration in India, we will be able to provide our startup teams as well as our partner’s startup teams a whole new avenue to explore. From our international collaboration, opportunities such as, international networking, insight to potential market abroad, 100% authentic and trustworthy guidance and assistance in the early stage of expanding the business outside the respective home country are just some of the key services that will be made available. Our motto is to provide complete assistance here in Taiwan as well as across borders because we truly believe innovation has no boundaries or limits!!

Congratulations to everybody from team STARTBOARD and team Startups Club!!! Thank you everyone, who supported us and continue to support us in this endeavour.

STARTBOARD welcomes team Startups club to join our team of multinational and multicultural talents.

Come be a part of this dynamic community!

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STARTUP WORLDCUP REGIONAL IN TAIPEI – STARTBOARD IS A PARTNER OF THE EVENT

Startup World Cup is a series of startup conferences and competitions that welcomes all stages of tech startups to join and compete to win US$1,000,000. For the Startup World Cup Taiwan Regional on November 16th 2017, STARTBOARD is proud to be a partner of the big event!

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The event is a huge event in startup ecosystem, consists of 15 regional startup competitions in 13 different countries around the world. The top startups of each region will be flown to Silicon Valley for the Grand Finale event, where they will compete for US $1,000,000 prize in investment. These startups will pitch in front of a distinguished judging panel! This is a huge opportunity for startups from all over the world to join and test themselves.

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Startup World Cup is led by Fenox Venture Capital. Fenox is a native of Silicon Valley with presence in 14 different countries globally. Fenox’s limited partners are large corporations from around the world, and Fenox has been leveraging its strong global network to connect startup ecosystems.

STARTBOARD welcomes the amazing Halal.TW into the big family

Halal.TW is a platform to let users living their best in the Islamic-friendly environment in Taiwan. This project aims to deliver the possible system and experience for everyone to explore Halal things in Taiwan via a mobile app (iOS, Android, and Windows Phone).

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The included services are, providing guidelines to users, leading them to Halal food products, prayer spaces, tourism destinations… and importantly, connecting Muslim community together in Taiwan.

This app is developed by Muslim students from different background and nationalities; therefore, multiple- languages will be another advantage for Halal.TW to grow.

Right now, Halal.Taiwan supports languages including Traditional Mandarin, Bahasa, English and will soon be upgraded to Arabic and Urdu.

Halal.TW is planning to build its network and expand the market to the whole Taiwan since many core team members are currently studying in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

“ We figure out that, either for Muslim  immigrants or Muslim foreign students, it is not easy at first to look for Halal food products, pray rooms or Halal restaurants in Taiwan so we come up with this idea just to help Muslim community,” said Nur Najman Ade Putra, co-founder of  Halal.TW, according to Metro Xinwen.

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This APP is designed with 4 fundamental values :

  • Easy to set up : Available FOR FREE, just search for “Halal.TW” on App Store or Google Play.
  • On the go : The app features offline sync, no need Internet connection.
  • Connect socially : Give contribution for the society, share your findings and your reviews about  venues, you will get rewarded later.
  • Support dedicately : Always assist whenever you need.

Taiwan is now ranked the 7th best destination for Muslim travelers outside the Organization of Islamic Cooperation by Mastercard and CrescentRating, a leading rating service on halal travel and tourism. That is why Taiwan becomes a promising ground for more Muslim startups to stamp into.

However, Muslim community in Taiwan still encounter many issues about Halal certification information, which is difficult to authenticate, as well as the lack of interactive Muslim spaces and platforms.

Through Halal.TW app, the team hopes that every Muslim can quickly find the adjacent Halal friendly services so that when you come to Taiwan, you can feel at ease and find it convenient to integrate into.

The team will continue to optimize the map information system, improve the construction of Muslim exchange learning platform, complete Halal certification one-stop service, provide Halal commodity electricity business platform, also the financial system to make Halal.TW – the first Halal services ecosystem in Taiwan.

Halal.TW app is now ready for users to download.

Stay tune about Halal.TW’s update at the here

ASEAN-Indian Incubation Center inaugurated in Taipei

With the government’s New Southbound Policy, more ASEAN-Indian startups are focusing on Taiwan

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) —  An incubation center based in Taipei which focuses on ASEAN and Indian startups  in Taiwan recently held its inauguration ceremony and news conference.

The September 21 event was hosted by chairperson and mentor Professor Chen Chun-Shan of the Global Brand Management Association, which focuses on retaining international talent in Taiwan.

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STARTBOARD, which is the incubator and also a sister concern of GBMA, says it support talent and startups from ASEAN countries and India based in Taiwan.

The center reportedly has several international startups under its belt. New companies from India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand were some of those mentioned by the center.

The center also looks into global collaboration for its startups and one such team, Innoviz, which is a joint venture between a Vietnamese and a Taiwanese startup, was the highlight of the event.

During the ceremony, the center also mentioned its global collaboration with its international counterparts which are based in Indonesia, Thailand and India. These counterparts are incubation centers from ASEAN countries and India and the main focus of their international collaboration is to exchange relevant information, provide support and guidance about their respective countries and markets.

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Some of the notable guests who attended the event were Lin Li-Chan, legislator and Taiwanese politician of Cambodian descent, lawmaker Yu Wan-Ru, Lee Chi-Hsien, chairman of the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Henry Yeh, Corporate Vice President of ASUS, Gince Mattam of the India-Taipei Association and Khairul Iskandar of Malaysia Friendship and Trade Center.

They also mentioned that international collaboration was a way to help their startups expand in these countries and vice versa.

The center also mentioned its support for the Taiwan government’s New Southbound Policy which focuses on improving ties and boosting relations with countries in South and South East Asia.

STARTBOARD launched on 21st September

Firstly we would like to thank all our honorable guests, friends and well wishers who attended our opening ceremony. We feel so honored and blessed to have received all your blessings that helped STARTBOARD reach the place it has today.

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Professor Chen Chun Shan, Chairman of Global Brand Management Association delivering the welcome speech and introducing the values of STARTBOARD
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STARTBOARD’s team and first internal collaboration team Innoviz’s partner Alex Nguyen delivering their speech and how STARTBOARD helped them find partner in a foreign land.

Team STARTBOARD has worked very hard for this day, making sure everything was well organized and coordinated. Our grand opening ceremony took place on Sept 21 at the Taipei 101. Our mentor, guide, Chairperson Professor Chen Chun-Shan was with us throughout the event and very graciously hosted all the guests and friends who came to show us their support.

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We would like to thank our panelist (From right to left) Lin Li-Chan, Legislator and Taiwanese politician of Cambodian descent, Yu Wan-Ru Legislator, Professor Chen Chun-Shan, Chairman of Global Brand Management Association, Lee Chi-Hsien, chairman of Taiwan Stock Exchange, and Henry Yeh, Corporate Vice President of ASUS, who each in their own way expressed their support to building a global environment and nurturing international talent. Each panelist delivered a highly motivating speech which also mentioned their vision of global market in Taiwan.

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Mr Gince Mattam (Left), Deputy Director General of India-Taipei Association.
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Mr Kahirul Iskandar(Right), Director General-Affairs of the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Center with STARTBOARD’s volunteer Amber.

Lastly, to the team and the volunteers who assisted us on the opening day, without the help of whom the day would not have been as successful as it is now. Thank you all for your hard work and support. Let’s work together towards achieving our goals and making Taiwan a global business environment and dynamic place to live and work in.

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A new era of ASEAN – Indian entrepreneurship in Taiwan

With the aim:
1. To be the largest and biggest ASEAN-Indian Talent developer & community, nurturing talents for International market.
2. The first ASEAN-Indian talent incubation platform, counseling and helping the South East Asian and South Asian Talent to root in Taiwan as well as to retain talents in Taiwan.
3. To promote the new South Bound Policy, employment and entrepreneurship in Taiwan as well as to publish success stories.
4. Focusing on the talents in the south while keeping an eye on the South East market as well as building international brands.
5. To promote the development of CSR in Taiwan and through media coverage enhancing the company’s brand images.

STARTBOARD will hold a press conference, hosted by Global Brand Management Association and Taiwan Stock Exchange, with the title of “A new era of ASEAN-Indian entrepreneurship in Taiwan”.

Our guest speakers:
1. Professor Chen Chun-Shan / Global Brand Management Association.
2. Yu Wan-Ru / Legislator.
3. Li Qi-Xian / Chairman, Taiwan Stock Exchange.
4. Lin Li-Chan / Legislator
5. Henry Yeh / Cooperative Vice President, Strategy Research Office, ASUS

The event agenda:
9.30 – 10.00 VIP & Guest sign in
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome speak
10.10 – 10.20 Business plans & achievements
10.20 – 11.20 ASEAN – India talent & employment discussion subject: New South Asia International talent recruitment strategy conquering South while keeping an eye on the East market

We welcome everyone who is interested with the topic to come and join us on September 21st! For more details about the event please follow our event at https://goo.gl/N3B1yn

— This event will be conducted in Chinese —

Meeting with President of Malaysia Friendship and Trade Center

On Sept 11th, STARTBOARD was invited to meet the President of Malaysia Friendship and Trade Center Datuk Adeline Leong. We are so grateful to have a chance to meet with some of the most senior officials in the Malaysia Friendship and Trade Center and discuss with them the future of Malaysian Startups in Taiwan.

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We are so happy and grateful to the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Center for such a warm welcome and positive response. STARTBOARD really looks forward to working together with the Center and creating new success stories here in Taiwan