In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, Angela Conroy, co-founder and CEO at Notarum, an awesome RegTech based in Singapore, spoke to Mark Hsu, a serial entrepreneur and a tech VC investor based in Taipei, Taiwan - partner at GD1 VC Fund - Global from Day 1 about transforming Taiwan into a leading tech hub in Asia beyond manufacturing.

Here is what they covered:

Mark's back story - what led him from the US to Taiwan
Tech scene in Taiwan - development from a manufacturing hub (toys mainly to semiconductors) to a tech hub today - major established players and emerging new players
Doing business in Taiwan - from the language considerations to culture and history, cost of living and a wide choice of tech talent
Market entry to Taiwan - success stories
Global from Day 1 VC fund - supporting start-ups from Taiwan and New Zealand (public-private partnership with respective governments as part LPs)