15 years in asia in 15 minutes
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This document provides an overview of trends in Asia and various industries over the past 15 years according to an expert in ecosystems, innovation and hardware. It discusses the rise of specialized accelerators and venture capital funds focusing on industries like tech, telecom, gaming and more. Specific trends mentioned include the growth of artificial intelligence, robots, virtual reality, smart home technologies, digital health, industry automation, and China's increasing dominance in areas like hardware startups, AI and more.
15 years in asia in 15 minutes
- 1. 15 ans dAsie en 15 min Ecosystemes, Innovation et Hardware
- 2. Bonjour ! Author Forbes, Techcrunch, VentureBeat, TechInAsia, Hackernoon, etc. Mostly Tech Telecom Gaming Consulting (CEO),Angel Investor Hardware (VC Partner) Quoted expert Ecosystems, Innovation,Asia, etc. WSJ, Nature, NYT, BBC, Wired Speaker ~300 Talks TEDx (2x), SXSW, TC Disrupt, Depuis 2000 2000-10 Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, 2011-12 Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, SF 2013-17 Beijing, Shenzhen, HK 2018~ EU+USA(+Asia)
- 3. Thesis Specialized accelerators Special locations Hands-on Community HAX #1 in Hardware Shenzhen + SF >200 startups Quoted expert Ecosystems, Innovation,Asia, etc. WSJ, Nature, NYT, BBC, Wired Speaker ~300 Talks TEDx (2x), SXSW, TC Disrupt, SOSV Early stage VC $300MAUM >700 startups
- 6. Innovation Barriers Language Not used here Capital The Next China A.I. (grades & grades), big data Alibaba Case Jet fighters in rice paddies GE culture alive in China? Perception vs Reality
- 7. Hardware Already Wearables that heal Service robots Capital Shenzhen Here to stay! Next Human augmentation Learning from robots &AI Sci-Fi is (mostly) wrong Humanoid robots, flying cars Ballistic = More accurate
- 9. Global Trends Rise in IPOs Some long awaited VC grows Specialists, CVC & others China Astory in itself Unicorns Many in China Some large M&As By tech & non tech
- 10. MoIP Patents and beyond Mostartups #1 in hardware unicorns MoA.I. Huge budgets & investments Morobots Factories + Consumer Momoney China > US China Trends
- 11. VR Maybe hope with Oculus Go? Watch movies on your bed? So 2017 Trackers, (B2C) Drones, FDM 3D printing Voice agents Alexa wins. Who else? Killer app = News + Spotify? Smart home Not much selling yet. Whos paying? (= utilities + insurance?) Still hard Price-sensitive Wheres the need? Losing momentum vs. B2B (old) Consumer Trends
- 12. Digital coaching Gym, music, language Closing the loop? Premium & Personalized From shoes to coffee Shiny? Sci-fi is wrong Shiny new thing vs. useful daily STEM Real need, real money B2C + B2G Advanced tracking Market still limited New Consumer Trends
- 13. Next: human augmentation? Digital Ritalin? Other? Personal diagnostic At home / on the go / high fidelity Wearapeuthics Closing the loop & competing w/ pharma Tech giants go medical Female health, glucose Some new categories Momtech / Fertility Health Trends
- 14. Cheaper machines Automation of repetitive tasks Enabling local manufacturing Retrofit Sensors, Predictive maintenance, ML Smarter machines Flexible (Vision /AI / ML) Custom products New machines Dull, dirty, dangerous tasks Every industry is IoT Mining,Agriculture, Construction, Insurance. Industry Trends
- 15. Health + B2B Most appealing today Its everywhere Tech and non-tech get smart Its not sci-fi Only better China Master of scale Its not crypto But its real Final Words