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(This post was first published on Forbes) Did you know that your product might be copied in China even before you ship it? While copying happens elsewhere, including Facebook blatantly [...]

(This post was first published on Forbes) Is ‘ShenKong’ the high-tech future combining Hong Kong and Shenzhen? (Photo: Benjamin Joffe) What should Hong Kong be? The question of the [...]

(This post was first published on Forbes) (Photo: Alexey Yuzhakov / shutterstock) Most afternoons, from outside our windows that look out over Shenzhen’s giant electronics market in [...]

HAX Demo Day(s) in SF was a success again! Hundreds of VCs, Corporates and Media braved the rain to visit our latest crop of 23 startups. This time, we decided to NOT have pitches. Instead we [...]

(This post was first published on Forbes) CES 2017: China is the untold winner of the show (Photo: Benjamin Joffe) I’ve previously written about the Golden Age of Gadgets and how China has [...]

(This post was first published on Forbes) Gadgets are entering a new golden age (Photo: Benjamin Joffe / HAX) Back in the pre-internet days, a friend of mine owned a key ring which beeped when he [...]

(This post was first published on Forbes) Perception always trails reality, sometimes by over a decade. Despite China’s persistent copycat image, several waves of innovation co-exist in the [...]

Party over! So what were the lessons learned from 42 days of HAX Boost ? Up to now, crowdfunding has been the end of the runway​ for many B2C startups​ post HAX, or other accelerator program. [...]

This past weekend was Maker Faire Bay Area, which was a blast. We had our own booth showcasing many of the products that launched out of HAX. If you stopped by our booth, thanks for dropping by! [...]

Thanks to everyone who came out to Demo Day at Autodesk’s Gallery Space in San Francisco earlier today. We had a great time! If you weren’t able to attend, you can watch the recording of the [...]