{"id":8229,"date":"2022-07-26T10:18:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10.81.104.155\/int\/?post_type=article&#038;p=8229"},"modified":"2022-08-30T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T09:01:40","slug":"perfect-pitch","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/brandhk-brighter-tomorrow\/perfect-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <style>\n    @media (min-width: 980px) {\n      .wp-block-hero__heading { font-size: 82px !important}\n      .wp-block-hero__sub-heading { font-size: 28px !important}\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-hero break-out\">\n\n      <div class=\"wp-block-hero__background\">\n                        <img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-Karena-Belin-hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-hero__background__image wp-block-hero__background__image--desktop lazy\">\n              \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <i class=\"wp-block-hero__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n  \n      <i\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n    class=\"wp-block-hero__custom-overlay\"\n    style=\"background-color:#000000;opacity:0.21\"><\/i>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"wp-block-hero__intro-wrap container\">\n    <h1 class=\"wp-block-hero__heading\"><br>The Perfect Pitch<\/br><\/h1>\n  \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"wp-block-hero__content-by container\">      \n      <ul class=\"wp-block-hero__logos\">\n                  <li class=\"wp-block-hero__item\">\n\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksar25.gov.hk\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">\n            \n                          <img data-src=https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-BrandHK-25A-Logo-v2-300x121.png alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-hero__icon lazy\">\n            \n                          <\/a>\n            \n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"wp-block-hero__item\">\n\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandhk.gov.hk\/en\/only-in-hong-kong\/business-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">\n            \n                          <img data-src=https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-BrandHK-Logo-Full-Gradient-en-v2-300x105.png alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-hero__icon lazy\">\n            \n                          <\/a>\n            \n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    \n  <\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">For Karena Belin, the co-founder of WHub and AngelHub, Hong Kong is one of the best places in the world to start and scale a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span style=\"color:#ba1b13\" class=\"has-inline-color\">W<\/span>hen it comes to business, Karena Belin likes to start the discussion by asking \u201cwhy?\u201d Why, for example, would someone leave a 15-year career at one of the world\u2019s largest consumer goods corporations to launch their own business? The answer, for Belin, boils down to purpose and passion.<br><br>\u201cYou start out with a problem statement. You become obsessed about it and try to understand it. And then you build a solution,\u201d Belin says.<br><br>In Belin\u2019s case, she wanted to help develop Hong Kong\u2019s tech and innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I love making a positive impact on the people I work with and the community I live in. I just felt there was such a beautiful and big opportunity to do that in a much more impactful way by helping tech companies grow and scale.<\/p><cite>Karena Belin, Co-Founder, WHub and AngelHub<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ba1b13\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Driven by this purpose and passion, Belin and her business partner, Karen Contet, founded WHub in Hong Kong in 2013. Essentially a startup for startups, WHub was created to address entrepreneurial pain points, starting with talent recruitment and then expanding into increasing visibility, connections and know-how in Hong Kong\u2019s tech and innovation space. Today, it is the largest startup community in the city and spearheads events such as the Scaleup Impact Summit, a global conference that\u2019s part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government\u2019s annual StartmeupHK Festival.<br><br>Belin and Contet are also behind AngelHub, Hong Kong\u2019s first startup investment platform licensed by the city\u2019s Securities and Futures Commission. The platform aims to connect growth companies with professional investors. 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worked in Paris and Tokyo \u2013 but she chose to start her entrepreneurial journey in Hong Kong because of the city\u2019s competitive edge as a launchpad for ideas and innovation.<br><br>While Hong Kong started a little late compared to other startup hotspots, Belin says \u201cthe way it grew was faster than anywhere else.\u201d In fact, between 2015 and 2021, the number of Hong Kong startups more than doubled. It has also given birth to more than 10 unicorns \u2013 startups valued at over US$1&nbsp;billion. Among them are logistics company Lalamove, and WeLab, an online bank and consumer finance platform.<br><br>This rapid growth, Belin says, is partly fueled by the city\u2019s vibrant spirit. \u201cHong Kong is a place where people meet and connect. It&#8217;s a very entrepreneurial place, where everybody has something that they do on the side, be it a hobby like trail running or opening a restaurant. It\u2019s such a \u2018huge energy\u2019 place.\u201d<br><br>But the major advantage Hong Kong offers, Belin explains, is its ability to attract diverse talent. \u201cAs a foreigner you have zero disadvantage versus local founders. One third of unicorns here in Hong Kong are built by non-locals,\u201d she says, adding that who you are or where you\u2019re from has no negative bearing on the funding or support you receive, whether from the government or private entities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>That is the beauty and power of Hong Kong, because from that diversity, companies and people just thrive. And I think that is brilliant.<\/p><cite>Karena Belin, Co-Founder, WHub and AngelHub<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--large \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-826x464.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-01-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1245\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">As a cosmopolitan city, Hong Kong offers equal access to financial support for both local and non-local startups. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--large \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-826x464.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-talents-02-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1245\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Belin admires Hong Kong\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit, saying \u201ceverybody has something that they do on the side, be it a hobby like trail running or opening a restaurant.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading\"><h2 id=\"bullish-about-the-future\" class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__heading\">Bullish About the Future<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__content\"><p>While economic disruptions triggered by Covid-19 continue to ripple across the globe, Belin remains optimistic about Hong Kong\u2019s future, especially since a number of companies based in this metropolis not only survived the pandemic but thrived.<br><br>Going back to her original question of \u201cwhy?&#8221;, Belin says one major reason for this resilience is the passion and purpose of those involved in Hong Kong\u2019s startup scene. Entrepreneurs are self-driven which allows the scene to grow organically. At the same time, the government is always there to give support whenever it\u2019s needed, including through the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and InvestHK, which runs the StartmeupHK Festival.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02-100x67.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Brandhk-AF3-HKSTP-02-1536x1025.jpg 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