Asia Pacific Series with Angela Conroy: Taiwan as a tech, not only a hardware hub with Mark Hsu from GD1 VC fund

<p>In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-conroy-1b506423/">Angela Conroy</a>, co-founder and CEO at <a href="https://notarum.com/">Notarum</a>, an awesome RegTech based in Singapore, spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhsu/">Mark Hsu</a>, a serial entrepreneur and a tech VC investor based in Taipei, Taiwan - partner at GD1 VC Fund - <a href="https://globalfromdayone.com/">Global from Day </a>1 about transforming Taiwan into a leading tech hub in Asia beyond manufacturing.</p><p>Here is what they covered:</p><ul> <li>Mark's back story - what led him from the US to Taiwan</li> <li>Tech scene in Taiwan  - development from a  manufacturing hub (toys mainly to semiconductors) to a tech hub today - major established players and emerging new players</li> <li>Doing business in Taiwan - from the language considerations to culture and history, cost of living and a wide choice of tech talent</li> <li>Market entry to Taiwan - success stories </li> <li>Global from Day 1 VC fund - supporting start-ups from Taiwan and New Zealand (public-private partnership with respective governments as part LPs)</li> </ul>