Taiwan Talk: Uber in Taiwan
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! We speak with Uber Taiwan’s General Manager Li-Kai Gu about the company behind the famous ride-hailing app and its future in Taiwan as it faces down increasingly intense pressure from regulators. For more background on Uber...Continue reading
Students Win Red Dot Award for Emergency Bus Window Breaker
Four graduate students from the National Taiwan University of Technology have won a Red Dot Award in the category of design concept for an idea that improves the emergency window-breaking mechanism for buses. The so-called “Corner Breaker” was one of seven works from the university picked for the prestigious design awards from among nearly 5,000...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Talking invention with “Taiwan’s Thomas Edison”
Listen Episode Description Gordon Teng (Teng Hung-chi / 鄧鴻吉) is often referred to by Taiwan’s media as Taiwan’s Thomas Edison, with good reason too. In the last thirty years he has developed more than 300 patented inventions, winning numerous awards for his work along the way. In fact, just last month he picked up a...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Appworks Ventures founder Jamie Lin on the startup environment in Taiwan
For this episode, I chat with Jamie Lin, the founder of Appworks Ventures, a Taipei-based super angel fund specializing in startups in the consumer internet space. Having seen more than 1,200 startups go through Appworks’ programs, Lin and I discuss some of the trends in terms of smartphone apps, blogs, websites and social media, as...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Arthur Huang and Johann Bodecker of Miniwiz on the green and recyclables industry
For the fifth episode of Innovating Taiwan, I speak with executives from Miniwiz, a Taipei-based company that upcycles consumer and industrial waste for various uses from buildings to consumer products. Miniwiz is perhaps best known on the island for EcoARK, a building made out 1.5 million recycled PET bottles. To discuss the green and recyclables...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: The American Innovation Center in Taiwan (6/23-24/14)
Listen Episode Description Earlier this year the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taiwan Design Center partnered up to launch the American Innovation Center in downtown Taipei’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. The Center offers access to design equipment like scanners and 3D printers along with lectures, workshops, and DIY activities, all of which are...Continue reading
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