东游记-硅谷的“中国船长”-Steven Hoffman

本周《东游记》有幸邀请到硅谷的传奇人物Steven Hoffman！他是硅谷知名孵化器Founder Space的创始人，享誉海内外。他的畅销新书《让大象飞》目前在中国独家出版，并于今秋在西方出版发行。

Hoffman又被称为“Captain Hoffman”，他传奇多彩的一生中从事过企业家、风投人、天使投资人、移动产业领袖、程序员、好莱坞电影人和电视制片人、出版作家、游戏开发者和配音演员。希望Hoffman丰富的人生阅历能启迪你的思考！

This week’s showfeatures none other than tech-world legend Steven Hoffman. He is the Founderand Captain of Founders Space, a top tech incubator / accelerator from SiliconValley that has been very successful in establishing themselves in China andelsewhere around the world as well. 

Steven is alsothe best-selling author of “Making Elephants Fly”, released first here inChina, in Chinese only (!), but rolling out in English worldwide in the Fall.Silicon Valley is technically Steven's home, but he spends more than 50% of histime in China, and his perspective is one you will want to hear. 

He is a highlyin-demand keynote speaker and has appeared in front of many millions of peoplein live audiences and simulcasts online throughout China in just this last yearalone, so it is a real treat for me to welcome him to the show. 

In our chat,Steven shares solid, actionable advice for those seeking to create or advancetheir startup, what types of projects they look for at Founders Space, andother information that is invaluable to business people of all kinds. And ofcourse we devote a lot of energy to China-specific questions, and get deeplyinto the answers, whether it’s discussing the unique opportunities here, whatChina is better at than their counterparts elsewhere and vice versa, and muchmuch more. It is jam-packed with great information and I hope you enjoy it!

Steven’s resumeis varied and extensive. Quoting from the Founders Space website a bit, formore context:

"Alwaysinnovating on his life, Steven Hoffman, known as Captain Hoff, has tried moreprofessions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venturecapitalist, angel investor, mobile studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker,Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter,animator and voice actor.

Hoffman wasChair of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of theNew Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television’sInteractive Media Group.

After startingthree venture-funded startups in Silicon Valley, Hoffman launched FoundersSpace with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs andintrapreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators inthe world with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman has trained hundredsof startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation androutinely works with the world’s largest global corporations and venture funds.He’s also an LP in August Capital."

"BFMK"Website:

https://www.crazyinagoodway.com

Founders Spaceinfo:

https://www.foundersspace.com

Steven Hoffmanfull bio:

https://www.foundersspace.com/mentors/hoffman/

Carl King(composer):

http://carlkingdom.com