{"id":3180,"date":"2020-09-03T15:53:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T07:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daao.hku.hk\/firesidechat\/web\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2021-06-29T17:24:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T09:24:33","slug":"fireside-wednesday_20200909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daao.hku.hk\/firesidechat\/web\/index.php\/2020\/09\/03\/fireside-wednesday_20200909\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 What it takes to be a Startup Founder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100HKU\/videos\/795235541295603\/\" data-width=\"1024\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What it takes to be a Startup Founder?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Sept 9 (Wed) | 1:00pm &#8211; 1:45pm<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nGuest: <strong>Dr Miles Wen<\/strong> (BEng(CE) 2011; PhD 2015), Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fano.ai\/about\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fano Labs<\/a><br \/>\nHost: <strong>Ruby Chan<\/strong> (BSocSc 2020)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><u>Synopsis:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Miles Wen \u6e29\u8c6a\u592b (BEng(CE 2011; PhD 2015), founder of Fano Labs, explored the secrets in launching a successful startup with HKU students and recent graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with a sharing on his personal experience of founding Fano Labs, Miles underlined the importance of perseverance and dedication towards his own goals. The audience had the opportunity to discuss whether one should consider the startup route and how to execute the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Before concluding, Miles emphasised on two fundamental concepts to remember:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li>Ideas are cheap, but the execution is king &#8211; even with a great idea, it will not succeed without a proper execution.<\/li>\n<li>Be relentlessly resourceful &#8211; whether it is finance, network, or skills, never stop trying your best to get the necessary resources.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A huge thank you to Miles for the inspiring and encouraging conversation and everyone who attended the session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newgrads.alumni.hku.hk\/fireside-newgrads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daao.hku.hk\/firesidechat\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/EP5_firesidechat_Poster-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fireside Wed for New Grads - #5 What it takes to be a Startup Founder? (September 9)\" width=\"500\" height=\"706\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fireside Wed for New Grads<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dedicated to our young graduates and students.<br \/>\nOnline closed group chat for intimate discussions on career paths, passion and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>REGISTRATION and REVISIT highlight of previous chats: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newgrads.alumni.hku.hk\/fireside-newgrads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.newgrads.alumni.hku.hk\/fireside-newgrads<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; What it takes to be a Startup Founder? 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