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title: "Taxiwise Hong Kong Startup Beginnings to Buyout with Truong Lam"
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date_published: "2014-06-03T02:02:17+00:00"
description: "GFA035. Thanks everyone for tuning in - last week I mentioned I’m having a baby, and this week I’m now a father! Miles Michelini was born Sunday morning here in Shenzhen, China and its been one of the most amazing times of my life."
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# Taxiwise Hong Kong Startup Beginnings to Buyout with Truong Lam

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Thanks everyone for tuning in – last week I mentioned I’m having a baby, and this week I’m now a father! Miles Michelini was born Sunday morning here in Shenzhen, China and its been one of the most amazing times of my life.

So for today’s episode – we are up to Globalfromasia.com/episode35 – its an informal part 2 of a 2 part series – last week we had Paul Orlando, who really did an amazing job helping build up the Hong Kong startup ecosystem – and today we have one of our favorite cases – Truong from Taxiwise – a taxi booking mobile app startup that was recently acquired. I was able to get him on the show to share – so let’s listen up!

## Topics Covered in this Episode

*   Intro Truong Lam from Taxiwise
*   Just interviewed Paul Orlando, he had great things to say about you guys thanks for being on the show.
*   When I first met you guys, You guys came over from cali with a different product, can you share your story?
*   Then you added a third partner, Lawrence, who was more local can you share
*   How did you get started with taxi wise
*   Experiences Finding Talent in Hong Kong
*   How about the juicy details of being acquired?
*   How was your experience developing in Hong Kong from California?
*   Tips for other entrepreneurs thinking to come to Hong Kong to startup
*   ways people can reach out to you

## People / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode

*   [taxiwise](http://www.taxiwise.co)
*   citywise ([http://tlam.dunked.com/citywise-android](http://tlam.dunked.com/citywise-android))
*   bootcamp by Paul Orlando [http://startupsunplugged.com/advisory/](http://startupsunplugged.com/advisory/)
*   boothk [http://boot.hk/](http://boot.hk/)
*   barcamp – july 2012 [http://www.barcamp.hk/](http://www.barcamp.hk/)
*   Met third partner Lawrence at barcamp
*   [Cocoon](https://web.archive.org/web/20161011025727/http://www.hkcocoon.org:80/en/) coworking space
*   [AcceleratorHK](http://www.AcceleratorHK.com) – Hong Kong accelerator
*   [Ikky.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20191021210216/https://www.ikky.com/)
*   Keeping a 6 month runway for Hong Kong rent
*   Always have a backup plan
*   Truong’s twitter – [@tlamvip](http://twitter.com/tlamvip)
*   Truong’s email – tlamvip @ gmail.com

## Episode Length: 22:07

Thanks again for that T – I know you are a bit hesitant to get these things recorded and I believe this will help a lot of our listeners get some better insights on how to get started in Hong Kong tech and startup world.

That is a wrap, next week we will have an episode about running a successful Kickstarter with a cross border team and a cross border company – so looking forward to having you guys tune in again!

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## Comments

## 4 Comments on “Taxiwise Hong Kong Startup Beginnings to Buyout with Truong Lam”

1.  ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/54a7760849ed2840f9f91f7dcfe7363d?s=120&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalfromasia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F06%2Fgfa_avatar.png&r=g)
    
    Chi
    
    [06.04.2014 at 7:09 pm](https://globalfromanywhere.com/taxiwise-hong-kong-buyout/#comment-40)
    
    Good show, a funny story is i had the chance to join T and JM at the very story of start. Haha
    
    1.  ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/926e75fedc0f11436c0f27819f63fbfe?s=120&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalfromasia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F06%2Fgfa_avatar.png&r=g)
        
        [Michael Michelini](http://blog.michaelmichelini.com)
        
        [06.04.2014 at 7:47 pm](https://globalfromanywhere.com/taxiwise-hong-kong-buyout/#comment-41)
        
        Glad you enjoyed Chi!
        
        Wow i didn’t you could of joined their team, care to share more details haha
        
        1.  ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/54a7760849ed2840f9f91f7dcfe7363d?s=120&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalfromasia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F06%2Fgfa_avatar.png&r=g)
            
            Chi
            
            [06.05.2014 at 11:03 am](https://globalfromanywhere.com/taxiwise-hong-kong-buyout/#comment-42)
            
            Don’t get me wrong. It’s nothing amazing, the 3 of them already had the basic concept at that stage, they were just looking for someone to join their team, tbh i don’t think i would have made much of a difference. Haha
            
            1.  ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/926e75fedc0f11436c0f27819f63fbfe?s=120&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalfromasia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F06%2Fgfa_avatar.png&r=g)
                
                [Michael Michelini](http://blog.michaelmichelini.com)
                
                [06.05.2014 at 11:04 am](https://globalfromanywhere.com/taxiwise-hong-kong-buyout/#comment-43)
                
                Come on, I think you underestimate yourself ! Every person in a early stage company makes big differences 🙂