What you oughta know about the Startup scene in Taiwan. With Steve Chen and Jack Fu
How much do you know about tech founders in Taiwan? And the infamous rush for the Gold Card visa? In the first ever podcast episode, host Amber and co-host Chrissy talk to Jack Fu from Draco Capital & YouTube Founder Steven Chen about the ins and outs of: Moving to Taiwan (the world leader in preventing spread of COVID) Getting the Gold Card visa The next steps for founders in Taiwan Steve and Jack offer insight into entrepreneurship in Asia in our modern times. If you’ve ever been curious about the Taiwan startup ecosystem, this is your chance to hear about its growth from an inside source. Jack gives us insight into his AI hedge fund and offers his opinion on the future of Taiwan in the face of the global pandemic. The Amber Show is comin’ in hot from Taiwan: a bi-weekly discussion of what's going on in the tech community in Asia, the Crypto and DeFi space & highlighting inspiring founders’ stories across Asia/Taiwan. --------------------------------------------------------- Find what you’re into [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 - - Intro 00:25 - - Welcoming guests Steve Chen & Jack Fu 01:57 - - 1st Employment Gold Card issued to YouTube co-founder Steve Chen 03:56- - Role with the Gold Card 05:38 - - How are you adapting to life in Taiwan? 07:14 - - How to set up a business in Taiwan? 08:28 - - Tips for Taiwanese startups to grow 13:10 - - Will people leave after covid? 14:54 - - What do you think needs to be changed?? 17:45 - - Can Taiwan be next Singapore? 20:28 - - New steps AI? 23:37 - - What topics are you excited about? 26:41 - - Mandarin 28:53 - - Is learning Mandarin difficult? 29:54 - - What is different about living in Silicon Valley vs Taiwan? 34:22 - - What inspired your return? 35:54 - - If you are starting a company here, whom do you prefer to hire? 37:16 - - Family life 41:15 - - What are your thoughts on Taiwan Tech Arena?? 42:24 - - Closing note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Chen is the first person to hold the Taiwan Gold Card, an initiative to bring high level, foreign talent to Taiwan. Information on the Gold Card: https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/ Jack Fu is the Managing Director at Draco Capital, a macro hedge fund based in Newport Beach and Taipei. Connect with Draco Capital: https://www.dracocp.com/about.html --------------------------------------------------------————————————————————— Show host: Amber Urquhart Producer: Chris Wang (王寀緯） Special guests: Steve Chen and Jack Fu (YouTube創辦人陳士駿和度雷克投資股份有限公司創辦人傅冠龍） Co-producer: Cheng Seng Group正成集團（特別感謝Jeffrey Chiu 丘紘豪副總） https://www.chengseng.com/products-br... Website link: http://Theambershow.tv Sponsorship: California Republic-美國加州風格休閒品牌，特選高爾夫球衣 https://www.cal-republic.com.tw NENE CHICKEN(中山長安店、師大和北車站店） https://www.nenechicken.com.tw 是韓國第一大連鎖炸雞品牌，創立於1999年，擁有20年以上的歷史，目前在韓國已經有1700間門市，1天甚至能賣出6萬份炸雞，海外據點遍及澳洲、新加坡、馬來西亞、香港、日本、杜拜等國家，於2018年正式進軍台灣，目前全台已有18間門市。宗旨就是，要讓消費者快樂的吃炸雞、讓吃炸雞成為一件快樂的事 Agwarwood Tea沉香茶-茗中之黃金，是養生保健首選 #willow #youtubefounderstevechen #dracocapitalpatners #chengsenggroup #podcast #visionofpostpandemic #futureoftaiwan #golfing #califorinarpublicgolfoutfit #soulfood #nenechickentaipei #agwarwoodtea #thegoldofthetea #healthconcern #陳士駿 #youtube創辦人 #台灣金卡移民 Keep up with the Amber Show for all things in the crypto and startup space.
