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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Hackathon (http://hack.ust.hk/) is looking for some helpers:
3 helpers for Saturday morning (9-noon)
4 helpers for Sunday afternoon (12-3pm)

You will get free meal, and an insider's access to the Hackathon. Would be perfect if you want to get to know people: business people, engineers, designers, startup founders. Would also be helpful if you're interested to join future Hackathons.

Send us a PM if interested.

hackUST2015 Hackathon@HKUST (hackUST) is a 24 hour coding event, where university students from all over Hong Kong can come together and make ideas into reality. Whether you're a coder, designer or entrepreneur, people of skill levels and fields are welcome.

Breaking news! A new startup is launching keychain-sized breathalyzers to help track blood alcohol content. Read more how they do it here:

http://www.secondact.com/article/235699

This Startup Wants to Bring Personal Breathalyzers to the Masses The BACtrack Vio is a keychain-sized breathalyzer alongside which users can track their intoxication levels via a smartphone app.

So are you thinking to pick a Chinese name for your business? This NYTimes article shows how picking a Chinese name can be a challenging business.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/world/asia/picking-brand-names-in-china-is-a-business-itself.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Are you really ready to start up? Take this test to help you find out if you need more time

Take This Final Exam to See If You Are Ready to Launch Your Startup An entrepreneur devoted to a good idea is more likely to succeed than a hesitant entrepreneur with a great idea.

Morning morning! While it is holiday season might be a good idea to use your time wisely and combine pleasure with usefulness. Here is a list of beach books for an aspiring entrepreneur ;) Good reading to all!

The 5 Books Entrepreneurs Should Toss in Their Beach Bags Entrepreneurs work hard all year long to ensure their businesses become successful and stay successful, but everyone needs a break to relax and reflect. Here are some books to take to the beach that won't make you feel too guilty about relaxing.

Happy Friday everyone! For Calvin and Hobbes lovers, here is a memorable strip that can leave you thinking. What do you actually want in the very long term?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_biVuYFlfreo/S-2DMTlXoRI/AAAAAAAABQk/gujj2cI8QPE/s1600/Better+Memoriesjpg.jpg

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You're in Hong Kong, but not sure that Hong Kong is the right startup ecosystem for you? This list of 20 hottest startups from Hong Kong (complied in 2013) might give you extra confidence that it is feasible to have a successful startup in Hong Kong.

20 hottest startups list:
http://www.startupshk.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/HKBFebMar2013_Condensed.pdf

Image credit: http://obsessivelycompulsivelyyours.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/hope-the-first-ocd-blog-hop/

www.startupshk.com

Do you think you are ready to have a startup? You can try this quiz from Oprah and see if you're ready to have a full-time startup.
http://www.oprah.com/money/Business-Start-Up-Quiz

Business Start-Up Quiz Are you ready to work for yourself full-time? Take this quiz to see if you're ready to make the transition.

So, some of you have tasted the first startup failure?
Don't worry, you're not alone. Here is a compilation of 76 startup failures you can learn from.

http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/startup-failure-post-mortem

76 Startup Failure Post-Mortems A compilation of startup failure post-mortems by founders and investors. No survivorship bias here.

Planning a start-up with friends? Make sure you are ready for all the challenges, have a look at this article

5 Things to Consider When Hiring Friends Personal and business relationships are unpredictable. When you combine the two, you get unpredictable squared.

Congratulations everyone, it is Friday! Since so many of us are graduating next year or already graduated here is a little cheat sheet for what to give as a present ;)

12 Perfect Grad Gifts for the Aspiring Entrepreneur If you want to give a grad gift that will make a lasting impression, try thinking outside the box.

How many of these did you know? You will never think of Siri in the same way after reading this ;)

57 Fascinating Business Facts That Will Blow Your Mind Yahoo is an acronym! The time in iPhone ads is always 9:42! And more.