Startup Taiwan: Foreigners Business Guide

Bonny Kross, an artist from South Africa, but with roots from other African countries including Uganda, is the first from Africa to cast his vote in Taiwan, this election 2022. We spoke with him about his journey and his purpose for exercising his right as a newly minted Taiwan citizen.Meanwhile, our friends from Space21 co working space is offering one month free rent for desk space, office address, if you sign up for full year contract. Email me – paolojoseph@gmail.com Follow Bonny Kross' IG, to know more about his life in Taiwan as a music teacher.Support this show -  Support the show

Our guest for today is Garrick Cheung from Hong Kong, founder of WorkSpace. He came to Taiwan more than 4 years ago to help people from Hong Kong set up their companies here in Taiwan. His startup WorkSpace is a co-working space and also connected to his wife's accounting firm for foreigners who wish to set up a company here. Since his co-working space is located in New Taipei City, he discusses why a foreigner should consider this location for their startups.Accounting firmhttps://www.shop1688.com.tw/aom20210331016/Co-working spacehttps://www.workspace.com.tw/Support the show

This show is to answer your questions about starting up in Taiwan either for business, school, or just hanging around! So, leave your questions in the comments section below.Our topic for today is about a foreigner who started his own Board Game company, we want to learn how he has done it and get to know more about his journey in Taiwan, so far. Let's welcome Kurt Penny from Canada! Support the show

What's up, what's down, what is going on around. I am Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com. This show is to answer your questions about starting up in Taiwan either for business, school, or just hanging around! So, leave your questions in the comments section below.Our topic for today is the challenges of banking in Taiwan1.    Citibank, one of the biggest banks in the US, is no longer operating in Taiwan. They left not just in Taiwan, but other countries too including Russia, Thailand, and the Philippines. So, for all of you Americans to consider, maybe open a Bank of America account first, before moving here. You're probably wondering – why can't I just keep my Citibank account and transfer my money from abroad – good luck with that!2.    Wiring money from your account abroad to your bank in Taiwan has to be done physically, not online. And if you want it, to go smoothly, do it at a branch of your bank back home. For example, Bank of America in America to Bank of America here in Taiwan.3.    Taiwan banks are not well integrated in international banking system, which mostly stems from Taiwan, preventing a heavy inflow of capital from China, thus affecting even flow of capital from other countries. 4.    When you open a bank account here, you can be denied of it, even when you have all the papers to prove that it is not laundered cash. 5.    There are too many banks in Taiwan. 18 bank branches and 161 ATMs for every 100,000 adults. Too many banks lead to excessive competition and low profits of banks. This could be the reason why many banks do not want to lend money to foreigners.6.    Foreigners who wish to borrow money from banks must have a Taiwanese guarantor, and this guarantor will be responsible for paying in case of default.7.    Those who are holding a Gold Card are exempt from this “guarantor rule.” It has been a cause of rage by many ARC and APRC holders, calling it unfair ruling especially when we, and by we I mean me and my buddies who have this card, have been paying taxes for years as a proof of our stable income and commitment to stay in Taiwan.8.    There could be a ruling coming out soon, exempting foreign startup founders from having a guarantor for borrowing for the purpose of running their business. I don't know the exact detail, but the source is pretty high up there.9.    Only E SUN can be connected to PayPal. So, if you're receiving money through PayPal, make sure you have an E SUN bank account, make sure your name in PayPal is exactly the same as your name in your E SUN bank account or you'll have a problem.Support the show

Elias Ek, Founder and CEO of Enspyre, and author of How to Start a Business in Taiwan, talks about the opportunities for foreigners to invest in local startups in Taiwan as he invites them to attend at upcoming event on June 20th, 6:30pm at FutureWard.The event will have him and other foreigners who have invested in startups in Taiwan that are owned by foreigners and even locals. To register for this event, go to - https://www.facebook.com/events/1349182355579419/?ti=lsSupport the show

We're starting a new segment, delivering some news and or insights about the hottest topics for foreigners here in Taiwan.This month of May, is tax filing season so here are some important things that you need to remember. 1.   The government of Taiwan has extended the filing of taxes for individual, business, and property taxes until June 30th, to avoid crowding at tax offices, now that we're experiencing a surge in the number of COVID cases.2.   For business owners, you need to file taxes every two months, that is every other month starting January, March, May, July, and so on. But for individuals, you only do it in May, and this year, you have until June 30th according to the Ministry of Finance.3.   For foreigners who own a business, you actually don't need an accountant to file taxes for you. You can do it on your own.4.   You don't need to separately file for full year tax statement, unless you need to submit receipts that you have just collected, for example some big items that you purchased months ago but failed to submit in your last filing. Usually, tax office does not mind these expense receipts because it helps them collect higher taxes.5.   If this is your first time to get an accountant to help you with your tax filinga.   Most of them will charge you for filing taxes on a monthly basis but they only file your taxes every two monthsb.   Most of them will charge you for filing taxes every month and one more month for “full year tax filing”, when it is already included in the scheduled filing every other month.6.   The going rate for monthly tax filing that Taiwanese accountants charge is NTD3,000 per month, anyone asking for lower amount is OK, anyone charging higher is taking advantage of your lack of research. Support the show

Jake Morrison from the US has been living in Taiwan for almost 30 years, and been running his tech company here for 19 years.His focus is converting business opportunities into new products, designing user experiences and then bringing them to life. Morrison has delivered hundreds of projects in health care, FinTech, AdTech, telecom, and supply chain, including challenging high-integrity and high-performance apps handling billions of transactions a day.Morrison finished his Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering from the University of Southern California. He also went to the National Taiwan Normal University for Chinese language studies, he is fluent in business and technical Chinese with HSK 5+ level. He also studied Japanese Language from the National Taiwan University, he is intermediate Japanese JPT3+ level.Despite being in Taiwan for almost 30 years, he hasn't applied for permanent residency. His father served as a professor at the National Taiwan University for 14 years and was not even qualified for retirement benefits after his stint. Support the show

This event is organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. ITRI has been organizing these events to foster startup growth. Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com, and MillionDC Ltd. was chosen to host the event. The guest speakers were Bruce Bateman, Chairman of Innovation and Startup Ecosystem at LITEON, and Melody Ho, Marketing Director of Glia Cloud.Support the show

This event is organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. ITRI has been organizing these events to foster startup growth. Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com, and MillionDC Ltd. was chosen to host the event. The guest speakers were Bruce Bateman, Chairman of Innovation and Startup Ecosystem at LITEON, and Melody Ho, Marketing Director of Glia Cloud.Since Google joined Safari and Firefox in blocking third-party cookies, people have been speculating on the consequences and seeking out alternatives, as a significant amount of digital activities are dependent on third-party cookies. What does going cookieless mean? Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our topic for today is a little bit edgy, why is Taiwan not so a competitive place for startups. Jachim Gobien, from Belgium is a freelance management consultant with a corporate banking background. He has almost a decade of work at BNP Paribas in Belgium and in the Middle East.Through his startup, Galablynx, Jachim provides financial analysis, financial modeling, and risk management services to SMEs, VCs, and PE firms.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our topic for today is about foreigners who are teaching in Taiwan. Now, the common knowledge of many from abroad is that foreigners are limited to teaching English in Taiwan. While most of the teaching jobs are for teaching English language, many universities and even schools for kids are looking to hire teachers in other fields of study. Our guest, Carlos Argueta, from Honduras, is an experienced programmer and researcher who has published papers and has launched projects ranging from mobile apps to Machine Learning. Carlos is skilled in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and app development. He is a strong information technology professional with a (PhD) focused in Computer Science from the National Tsing Hua University.Carlos' Book recommendationsSapiens: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316117/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1650012953&sr=8-1Thinking Fast and Slow: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374275637/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1650012983&sr=8-1Carlos' Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidarguetaCarlos' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.om/in/carlos-argueta/             V             V             VSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Fershad Irani, from Australia, is a website performance consultant, helping companies achieve their business goals through website optimizations. His core focus is reducing the environmental impact of the web, reducing their carbon footprint.He has a bachelor's degree in Business, Computing, Finance and Internet Business Technologies from the university of Technology Sydney. Fish left his job at one of the biggest tech companies in Taiwan to pursue his own passion. He is currently in Taiwan on an APRC.Follow Fish - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fershad/Check out his website - https://www.fershad.com/The Green Web Foundation: https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/Fish book recommendation - Susan Cain's book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...SHOW LESSSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guest for today is Linshuan Chu (or simply Linh Chu), from the USLin is founder of Webu, a social marketing app that allows users to push their Ad contents to local and global users for a flat rate of $2 across the industry. These Ads are shown to multiple social media channels that Lin and her husband created to promote content creators, freelancers and small businesses. Their channels where Ads can be shown, have a combined follower of 60+M. Our topic is the challenges of doing digital Ads on Facebook and Google, and how Webu is solving these challenges.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

One of our failures from 2021 was that we never explained what www.startupintaiwan.com is all about and this video was from a crowdfunding pitch that never gotten light simply because we're a foreign company and all of Taiwan's crowdfunding platforms ado not cater to us and Taiwan doesn't have access to Indiegogo nor Kickstarter, which is rooted to failed banking systems here. Please visit our site and support by subscribing - it is our only way to continue this mission for now.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guests for today are the founders of MangaX, the grand champion at the recently concluded Dragon's Chamber Taiwan!We have Genevieve Murphy, from the US, Joe Huang from Taiwan. In this episode, they shared their experience at the recently concluded Dragons' Chamber Taiwan pitch competition. They also explain further what Manga X Technologies is trying to solve and how they work efficiently as a team with having Taiwanese and American founding team.For our YouTube viewers we have the MangaX's pitch at the end of this video, courtesy of our friends from EddyLive who livestreamed the event, and from Catapult, the fastest, easiest way to edit massive amounts of video. To clarify, we are not sponsored by them.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guest for today is Raymond Ko, a returning Taiwanese from the USRaymond has 20 years of experience in cash, sales trading, Asian markets covering a strong mix of Asian-based and North American-based clients. He has built and managed a team of 11 traders and assistants in Taiwan.From that hectic career, Raymond pivoted to a career as a freediving instructor and digital marketer.He is currently based on the small island of Xiaoliuqiu off the Southwest Coast of Taiwan. Famous for its abundant sea turtles, the community there has been built on the wealth of the tuna industry, with the fishermen commanding 14% of global tuna market share at one time.Our topic for today is about the business of freediving and Raymond's quest to claim his Taiwan citizenship. Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

t.Hub with Taiwan Department of Economic Development sponsored an event for Taipei International Startup Week 2021, and one of the panel discussions talked about metaverse. What is it and what is Taiwan's role in this industry?The discussion was moderated by Mr. Volker Heistermann, Co-Founder, MosaicVenture Lab. The panelists are Bruce Bateman, Chief Innovation Advisor, LITEON, Luca Di Fiore, Head of Products at ADATA Technology, and  Sascha Pallenberg, CAO, aware The Platform and former Head of Digital Transformation, Daimler. Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Mark Pimentel is a high frequency quantitative trader & entrepreneur who moved to Taipei in 2018 after more than a decade of experience in New York and Chicago.Pimentel co-founded Kronos Research, a multi-strategy cryptocurrency trading firm with about 140 employees across three offices in Asia, and trades $5-10B in daily volume. He is also building WOO Network, a cryptocurrency dark pool with deep liquidity and token-based incentive schemes. Their goal is to build digital asset trading infrastructure and improve market execution. How can Taiwan well position itself in the cryptocurrency market? What are its strengths and areas to improve for this industry?Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Claudia Wild, from Germany, is a cultural chameleon & seasoned copywriter, content creator & translator. She has 9 years of experience writing multilingual content, running digital marketing campaigns & developing e-learning material. Multiple years of self-organized, remote work have made Claudia a digital workplace aficionado that easily adapts to any circumstances, honed her skills of working independently with little to no direction, and have led her to become well-versed and thrive in a digital workspace.Claudia is a digital nomad – she was in Taiwan for more than a year on an Entrepreneur Visa and moved to Canada mid-2021. What made her move out? Is she coming back? Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guest for today is Mark Hsu, a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur & investor who has been based in Asia since 1996. Stanford graduate, Mark is currently running a portfolio of companies in education, e-commerce & internet-enabled services.Our topic for today is funding options for startups in Taiwan. Mark explains that while Taiwan no longer requires a minimum paid-in capital, the reality is that government grants are heavily tied to paid-in capital.  he said, in most situations, the grant will be a discount to your paid-in capital.As an investor, he also enumerated the pointers that he is looking for when investing in startups in Taiwan. He noted that he has funded a number of foreign startups.For job postings, investment for your startup, visit Mark's company - https://www.11fleet.com/For questions about starting a business in Taiwan, we have a created this new website - https://startupintaiwan.com/Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

We invited back Joseph Prosnitz from the US to talk about his experience as Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa holder who successfully applied for Gold Card.Why did he apply for a Gold Card, are there some significant benefits vs Entrepreneur Visa?Joseph is the founder and CEO of Stride 360 a company that helps people get the complete gym experience in their homes. Joseph built out the first version of Stride that switches between exercise bike and elliptical trainer to make his workouts easier, especially in the winter later expanding to include rowing and ski. The machine comes with an open social fitness platform to motivate users to maintain their stride towards a healthier life, pun intended.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Jeanie Tsui, from Hong Kong, moved to Taiwan in 2019 to offer her expertise in marketing to the Chinese-speaking countries. She is founder of Book and Pub that helps entrepreneurs promote their brands and build trust by content marketing and book publishing. In this episode, she compares the challenges (similarities and differences) for being in Hong Kong or in Taiwan as a foreign entrepreneur. She is also a founder of Master Spanish Now, an online Spanish Academy connecting Spanish students with native Spanish teachers.Jeanie has a Masters of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Biology from the University of Hong Kong and also studied Spanish Language literature from Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.For questions about starting a business in Taiwan, I have a created this new website - https://startupintaiwan.com/Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Most of our foreigner guests talk about leveraging Taiwan's tech talent pool, and our guest startup founder is expanding in Taiwan because of its pool of creative talents that can compete worldwide.Our guest for today is Dr. Yen Yen Woo, from Singapore, one of the creators of Dim Sum Warriors a unique approach to language-learning for kids that blends comics, language learning, tech and dumplings! Dr. Woo obtained her doctorate from Columbia University and has worked as a professor at Long Island University in New York and National Central University in Taiwan, specializing in curriculum development as well as multimedia production.Dimsum Warriors is offering FREE six months access to its app and the offer will expire soon.The App (IOS/Android) was certified as having high pedagogical quality by Education Alliance Finland, one of the world's top EdTech impact verification agencies! Visit our newly-launched website www.startupintaiwan.com and subscribe so we can bring more of these stories to you, please :DSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guest is Elias Ek from Sweden to talk about one of the challenges of a foreign founder here in Taiwan, and that is raising funds. Many founders struggle to get into government funds and so Elias himself has created Dragon's Chamber with a goal of helping foreign startups particularly in this pain point.The deadline for submitting your application is September 6th,  Monday.The application form can be accessed here Auditions for Dragons' Chamber 2021 will be held on September 16 and 17 at Enspyre's offices in Taipei. Please ensure that you are available to attend and present your business to our Dragons.Please take the time to provide details so we can understand you and your business.All Information will be kept confidential.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

This episode is about the things that would make starting a business in Taiwan easier, if you prepare them even before landing here. These are based on real-life experience of our guest Joseph Proznitz from the US.Know what you hope to get by being hereHave your medical in orderHave your banking in orderConnect with the government early and often in the right wayBuild relationshipsKnow that it will be really hard but it can also be a big opportunityJoseph is the founder and CEO of Stride 360 to better train for triathlons. Joseph built out the first version of Stride that switches between exercise bike and elliptical trainer to make his workouts easier, especially in the winter. The machine comes with an open social fitness platform to motivate users keep their stride, pun intended.Joseph finished his Bachelor of Science Information Management, Information Technology from Syracuse University.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

We are officially expanding our topic, to cover the lives of foreigners who come to Taiwan to study!Our topic for today is the steps I wish I knew while applying for university in Taiwan, and the current concerns of incoming foreign students. Taiwan government said it would grant visas to an estimated 13,000 foreign students before schools open next month.Students will receive help from a task force established by the education ministry, he said, adding that online learning would be available.Our guest for today is Martin Závodský from Slovakia. Martin is founder of an e-commerce platform. He finished his Bachelor's Degree in English for Business Administration, from the Tomas Bata University, in Czech Rep and he was also in Erasmus in Klagenfurt, Austria. Martin has lived Iceland, Malta, Ibiza and travelled to the rest of Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, and the USA.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Our guest for today is Alan McIvor, a Scottish headhunter who recruits mid to senior level professionals for large companies in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific Region. Alan began his headhunter career in Shanghai back in 2013 and came to Taiwan in 2015 to join Robert Walters before joining Bo Le Associates, Asia's largest executive search firm, and in 2019, joined Paul Wright Group as Practice Leader in Taipei.Alan, a Scottish headhunter based in Taipei, talks about the state of jobs for foreigners and locals in Taiwan. He also gave some tips for getting a job.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Valentin Floquet is from France, and has been in Taiwan for 3 years.Valentin is founder of Asiup Co. Ltd., a consulting and trading company that specializes in sports equipment design and manufacturing for trampoline parks and other sports facilities such as parkour room, tricking room, gymnastic school even customized stage acrobatic solutions.Valentin is also an anchor for Radio Taiwan International (RTI), where he reports in his native language French, about the developments in Taiwan. He also interviews foreigners to highlight their lives and contributions to the society.In this episode, we talked to him to tell us more about his startup, particularly the challenges that he is facing amid the Covid 19 pandemic.We also discussed about his career as host of RTI, particularly the sentiments of the foreigners that he interviews.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Christine Orchard from the US has been in Taiwan for almost 11 years, as a marketing professional. She is currently the Head of Marketing at Arc.dev, an internet company for sourcing the best developers around the world. She finished her MBA from The National Taiwan University, and her BA in International Studies, Chinese and Economics, Summa Cum Laude from The Washington University in Saint Louis.In this episode, she gives insights on how even someone who is non-technical can be successful at hiring and managing developers online.Arc.dev is hiring! Contact Christine in the links she provided below.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineorchard/Twitter: https://twitter.com/xtineorchardLearn about how Arc.dev can help you hire remote developers: https://m.arc.dev/hireLearn more about joining Arc as a developer: https://m.arc.dev/learnmoreTool to help you decide developer salaries by tech stack and geolocation: https://m.arc.dev/salarytoolA great resource on the importance of rituals to manage a growing company:  https://coda.io/d/Rituals-for-hypergrowth-An-inside-look-at-how-YouTube-scaled_dtrl4NzUguc/Rituals-for-hypergrowth-An-inside-look-at-how-YouTube-scaled_su_30#_lumUlSapiens, the book Christine recommended: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Michelle Bradley is from New York City, USA and Cape Town, South Africa. In this episode, she talks about how Taiwanese and foreigners can work even better, be it within startups or large corporations, through learning about each other's culture. Michelle is an intercultural trainer and consultant specializing in East-West cross-cultural-communication. She has lived in Taiwan for 14 years as well as studied or worked in Boston, Los Angeles, London, Melbourne, Kyushu (Japan), and India. Michelle is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese and an avid student of traditional Chinese culture. Support the show

As a follow up on our previous topic about the government's plan to have a majority of Taiwanese speak the English language fluently, we have invited Jenna Cody from the US who is well-versed with the Bilingual Nation 2030 plan, having been invited by the Taiwan government as a consultant during the plan's formulation.In this episode, Cody corrects the wrong interpretations of the media and even of some government officials about the Bilingual Nation 2030. For starters, she said that the title of the plan is a misrepresentation of its whole goal.Cody is a Delta-qualified teacher trainer and Business English trainer with a Master of Education (MEd) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Exeter. She has been in Taiwan for more than ten years as English Instructor, Corporate Trainer, and IELTS preparation instructor. Jenna is also a contributing writer for Ketagalan Media.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Karen Chung from the USA has been in Taiwan for more than 30 years and has so far devoted most of her time as a professor at the National Taiwan University. Prof Karen, teaches English, linguistics, and phonetics, with specializations in English listening skills, pronunciation, and poetry. She also co-hosts an English teaching radio program called Ivy League Analytical English. Prof Karen speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, German, and Spanish.Professor Chung finished her BA in East Asian Languages from the University of Minnesota, MA in East Asian Studies from Princeton University, and PhD in Linguistics from Leiden University.Professor Chung talked about the key step that Taiwan should implement in order to achieve its target of making Taiwanese fluent speakers of English by 2030. This target is aimed at making Taiwan even more attractive foreign talents.Support the show

Daniel Johnson from the UK talks about marketing as a lesser priority within many companies in Taiwan. Daniel has mentored a number of startups from all over the world with his company We Scale Startups. Daniel was also Lead Growth Mentor for Google Launchpad Ukraine and Nigeria. Daniel also talked about how to improve mental health especially among founders, having worked on several projects related to addressing mental health. He has  volunteered to mentor young adults earlier in your career and even started an emotional fitness game. Daniel was a lecturer at Cambridge University. Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Camila Sáenz and Owen Lu, co-founders of TUTEEME, from Guatemala and Taiwan respectively, talked about what it takes to be part of one of the biggest accelerators in Asia.They also gave some valuable suggestions on how Taiwan can fully embrace foreigners while highlighting the government's sincere efforts to be more inclusive.Camila and Owen also share how they handle their startup as a couple.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

In this episode, we interviewed Eddy Gonzalez from Canada. Eddy talked about his experience running a successful restaurant business in Taipei from owning just a stall in Dansui District. His Eddy's Cantina grew to be a popular niche Mexican restaurant up in a posh area of Tianmu. Eddy also runs his regular YouTube Channel and podcast Eddy Live where he interviews foreigners in Taiwan.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

While Taiwan has eased many regulations to make sure that foreigners are able to easily come in and start their businesses, there still seem to be big gestures to be done to fully accept foreigners who wish to be part of the country. Elias Ek, Founder and CEO of Enspyre, and author of How to Start a Business in Taiwan, talks about some of his fond memories living here in Taiwan for 2 decades. He talks about the major changes that he has seen, the improvements that need to be done to fully embrace foreigners who are brining value to Taiwan. Some of the discussions wonder why the government hasn't eased the rules for granting Taiwan passport.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Learning the Chinese language is essential for doing business in Taiwan. That is, if you want to show that you care for the people in this country, according to Jamie Rufe of Warp Speed Chinese.In this episode, he gives us some tips on studying one of the world's most difficult language to learn. Jamie also talks about his experience working directly under Terry Guo, Chairman of Foxconn, and most recently his role as one of the leaders at a Taiwan entrepreneur group Taipei Impact Entrepreneurs.Help us have more of these informative content, subscribe to our YouTube channel!Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

Carter Lee, founder of Fastart, an agency who helps register foreigners register their business in Taiwan, shares some cost saving tips on business registration that many agencies skip telling their clients. He also gave some pointers on how to speed up the process of business registration for foreigners, especially from those "class C" countries.Carter also talks to Paolo Lising about Space 21, their newly opened co-working space in Taipei, and how they try to cut into the market with their bespoke service offers.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

In this episode, we interviewed Andrew Klerck from South Africa who founded  Taipei Impact Entrepreneurs, a group of foreigners who are building their startup in Taiwan. Based on his experience talking to his group members, now more than 2,000,  he talked about the frustrations of foreigners. These frustrations however are rooted to misconceptions prior to coming to Taiwan. Andrew also talked about his own frustration regarding registering a non-profit organization in Taiwan. Andrew is also founder of Abled Minds that helps people with disabilities start their own business.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)

In this episode, Earl Panganiban from the Philippines shares his insights as a startup founder based in Taipei. Earl Panganiban from the Philippines is founder and CEO at Beyond Autonomy, an early-stage startup registered in Delaware and headquartered in Taipei.His team at Beyond Autonomy is working on an affordable (non-LiDAR) way to create high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, and smart cities.In this episode, Earl explains the challenges of establishing his startup in Taiwan and highlights why foreigners should consider Taiwan as a place for tech-related businesses.For Filipinos and other foreigners who are looking for ways to migrate to Taiwan, Earl provides some tips on how to legally stay and work on your startup.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PaoloJoseph)