W H Y S TA R T U P ?C H I S U N C O L L E G E T E C H TA L K , U N I V E R S I T Y O F H O N G K O N G

Elliot Leung, Founder, Gaifong App@ewyleung

G A I F O N G A P P ( P R O T O T Y P E )A B O U T U S

Social network for the peer-to-peer sharing of everyday goods

photo: potaihse, CC2.0

T O G E T H E R , W E H AV E E V E R Y T H I N G W E N E E D

R E T H I N K I N G T H E S TA T U S Q U O

•Power Tools •Outdoor Gear •Clothing and Accessories •Baby/Children Accessories •Music Instruments •Kitchen Gear

T O G E T H E R , W E H AV E E V E R Y T H I N G W E N E E D

R E T H I N K I N G T H E S TA T U S Q U O

So far:

•2,000+ items •5,000+ community members •Cyberport CCMF + Incubation

– G A I F O N G

“To accelerate the advent of on-demand, one-off access to consumer goods, as the default lifestyle

of the 21st century”

O U R M I S S I O N

W H Y S TA R T U P ?

T H E M O N E Y1 .

Source: Fortune, The Age of Unicorns

T H E M O N E Y1 .

Source: TechinAsia/ Coupofy

T H E E S C A P E2 .

Source: The Crimson (Harvard)

2013 700 764

2014 818 711

Harvard enrolment figures

CS50

Econ 10a

T H E P U R P O S E3 .

• “If you’ve got 10 year left in your life, is this what you’ll be doing?”

Brian Chesky, AirBnb

T H E P U R P O S E3 .

– PA U L G R A H A M

“Live in the future, build what’s missing”

T H E P U R P O S E3 .

T H E F U T U R E W E S E E

Source: Neighborgoods

N O T S O FA S T…

H Y P E R -C O N S U M E R I S M

• Why borrow from neighbors, when you can buy at a reasonable price, at a reasonable time and storage cost?

H U R D L E # 1

Hernàn Piñera, CC 2.0

B R E A K D O W N O F T R U S T

• What if…What if…What if…What if…

H U R D L E # 2

Trashed AirBnb apartment, photo source: The Guardian

I N N O VAT O R S ’ D I L E M M A

• Build for the present, and you’ll fail in the future

• Build for the future, and you’ll fail in the present

H U R D L E # 3

film Back to the Future

–鏗鏘集 , R T H K , 2 0 1 5

Find something worth fighting for.

A D D O I L !T H A N K S

S H A R E Y O U R F I R S T I T E M T O D AY !

D O W N L O A D