--- title: Taiwan’s next big startup trends --- # Taiwan’s next big startup trends ## Decentralized Finance - CoolBitX - Old tech + new application - supply chain integration - hot wallet / cold wallet - Artisan Automation - automated carbon fiber bike frame - Cake decorating robot - 傳統產業＋new tech - ex. Botrista - automate bubble tea culture - Quantum Computing - protein simulation results - streamlined bus routes - quantum hacking and security - breaks RSA/ ECC standards - blockchain in QC - Semiconductor 2.0 - AR/VR contact lense - 6G coverage - RF energy harvesting IOT devices - e.g. Kenton - AI chipsets for edge applications - SW to SW+HW business model - 1 chip for all (high performance SOC) - e.g. Nanogriptech - gecko-inspired physical adhesive - semiconductor pick and place, robotic hands ***Micro x Macro trend and the intersection between the two.*** ## Scaling Open Collaboration - @clkao - how g0v.tw started - sunflower movement 2014 - budget.g0v.tw - combine open source, hands on, public spirited - focus on doer spirit - mask distribution system - hacking as civic participation - Campaign Finance Registry Access - Charting corporate donors - official campaign finance records digitally available - MDMI mis/dis/mal information - fact-check msg bot ***A strong democracy is a digital democracy. Fork the government.*** ask why nobody is doing it, admit you’re the nobody, because nobody can do everything. ***Productionizing AI and MLOps*** Streamline AI workflow - reduce 5-6 work days to deploying model within 1 hour. - COTS packaged software -> - SaaS fundamentally proprietary SaaS -> - Dropbox, trillions, workday - Commercial Open-Source Software - gitlab - COSS vs SaaS - devex not business objectives How does radical transparency translate to InfuseAI? How do you balance data privacy with data access with your stakeholders compared to the gov0 project? - Operate within the company - all information available within the employee - Applying governance within customer data ## Color Genomics- Nishant Bhat - how to scale biotech startups and the 3 most exciting SCIENCE startup opportunities of the next decade - Cost per genome sequence has gone drastically down, faster than Moore’s Law - cost around $4040 - 2012 US Supreme Court Case - human genes cannot be patented - Angelina Jolie getting tested for breast cancer - Clinical team to return results to patients - lab robotics - Brought overall cost to $250 - Color -> Covid-19 testing - Promising tech - programmable therapies - RNA based vaccines - Femtech - Brain-machin e Interfaces - e.g. neurolink - Enterprise Software for Biotech - Therapeutic use of CRISPR - takes advantage of speed because it’ll take a while for the market to shift. Think of new ways to deliver products to the customer. - What is it that people are actually buying? think about the product first before investing too much on technology - Struggle with science and engineering not working well together ## The Unbounded Future of Blockchain - nothing important lol, pretty much just anarchy, defi mindset ## Building Audacious Projects from 0 to 1- Colin Ho - What is our North Star - start with a strong and clear reason so you don’t get lost - “Make humans inter-planetary” - “Democratize ocean exploration” - How do we get there? - Everybody is a vector - capability is magnitude, direction is what you choose to work on - alignments sets magnitude and direction - chef a, b, c making a bowl of noodle soup - But can we get there? - If everybody is responsible for the outcome, everybody is empowered to choose their right direction. - only someone who’s close to the problem can provide the best solution - be a responsible engineer - What if we fail? - Failure is part of the process - maximize the speed of learning - fail your way to success - prefer spectacular failures over moderate success - Never doubt the possibility to succeed - execute based on the overall high arching goal - more bottom up as opposed to top down depends on the composition of the team - drive to a fundamental understanding of how things work - rapid prototype and MVP vs requirements gathering and mature that system and making sure that it’s reliable and diving into the detail - constantly recalibrating and adjusting momentum because you’re fighting against existential entropy colin@ohcolinho.com ## Siqi Chen and Samson Ellis - The art of presentation is the art of storytelling - storytelling is magic - You say some words, cast a spell, and things happen - Think some thoughts -> your mouth -> light + sound -> eyes + ears -> their mind - great presentation move people to action - observe reality: how are people who go to good school doing - collect facts - form opinions - make a rational decision. - how we actually make decisions - our identity, experiences trigger emotions, which create deeply held opinions - experiences -> emotions -> opinions - facts -> fit facts into opinions -> A decision that feels good - The goal of a great presentation is to create emotions - that persuade people to take actions - A great presentation is a great story - living thing composed of three parts - the bones: the bones of the story, the structure - exposition: (this is the world as we know it) - rising action: something has changed in the world - climax: the world will never be the same again - resolution: this is what it means to you - the skin: the visual - the soul: the intangibles and something magical - Support the arc with good writing - Writing is the act of thinking outside of your brain - good writing makes good thoughts - good thoughts makes good writing - Good writing is simple - if you can’t explain it simply, you probably don’t understand it - Good writing has a rhythm - a cohesiveness building up to an inevitable conclusion - Practice - Think by writing - The visuals: the skin of the presentation - don’t make people read - people should be focused on you - lots of slides, big pictures, few words - one idea per slide - your headlines alone should tell a complete story - start with a story so presentation doesn’t feel disjointed - The souls: the intangible - be vulnerable, creates comfort and credibility - every weakness is an opportunity - everyone is interesting if you’re willing to be vulnerable. so lead with your weaknesses and make them strength. - Be a crafts person - “Good” is everywhere. but magic is rare - “sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.”