Joseph Chan

Partner, AppWorks
Investing in AI, Blockchain, and Southeast Asia

#Mandarin #Japanese

[コウ @kouh_sh]

季節が揃いました🌸🌿🍁❄

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

Great stage for seed stage startups to explore Japan market.

[IVS【公式】| IVS2026 7月1日-3日開催 @IVS_Official]

11月26日 開催🚀LAUNCHPAD SEED 2025 Powered by 東急不動産株式会社

日本最大級のピッチイベント「IVS LAUNCHPAD」の特別���。まだ世に出ていないアーリーステージの飛躍を支える発射台。

現在、エントリーを受付中。参加条件はプロダクトのデモが可能であること。募集期限、9月26日(金) #IVS2025

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

It's real, I tested

[sky @skydotcs]

the time picker on iphones alarm app isn’t actually circular it’s just a really long list

[Enrico Shippole @EnricoShippole]

We open-sourced 99% of US caselaw on @huggingface. Both AI and legal tech companies are selling this data for a high premium. You can simply just build a wrapper around it and freely compete with them now. That is why we love open-source.

https://t.co/RwgXRKoFaz

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

@ankitdp_ @ggerganov Scrolled in just for this.

[Taiwan in Japan 台北駐日経済文化代表処 @Taiwan_in_Japan]

チーム台湾 プレミア12優勝おめでとう！世界一おめでとう！！

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

@Kircheis_Liu @threadreaderapp unroll

[Taiwan News @TaiwanNewsEN]

3,000 fans at Taipei Main Station erupt into cheers as Taiwan's badminton duo defeats China to win Olympic gold
https://t.co/p9nR4bVMZR

[樋口みみ【台湾で食べて育てて覚悟して】6/27単行本発売！ @mimiwamama1]

「チャイニーズタイペイ」が「台湾」と紹介されたことに歓喜の声が上がった理由(1/3)
#漫画が読めるハッシュタグ
#パリオリンピック2024開会式
#チャイニーズタイペイ

[The Business of Ai @ArchieIntel]

BREAKING: 🇹🇼 Taiwan's second largest telecom operator, Taiwan Mobile, gets virtual asset licence and may open its own cryptocurrency exchange [@WuBlockchain]

Taiwan Mobile co has ~10 million customers!

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

Let's talk about Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan ecosystem in Kyoto

[IVS【公式】| IVS2026 7月1日-3日開催 @IVS_Official]

🌟 Join Us at IVS2024 for the Panel: ”Strengthening the Startup Ecosystem in East Asia" 🌟

We invite you to join us for a lively discussion on the latest investment trends, growth strategies, and innovation initiatives shaping East Asia's startup ecosystem. You will gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by startups in the region.

🤩 Meet Our Panelists:

Min-Jeong Lee: a journalist with Bloomberg's Tokyo bureau, with extensive experience covering Japanese technology and venture capital companies, as well as financial markets.
Joseph Chan: a Partner at AppWorks since 2013
Cindy Chow: the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund.
Kenichi Sawaya: Senior Director at Cool Japan Fund クールジャパン機構

🤔What to Expect:
Learn about the latest trends and opportunities in East Asian startup investments.
Discover effective strategies for scaling and sustaining business growth in the region.
Understand the initiatives and resources available to support entrepreneurs and foster innovation.

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👉 Strengthening the Startup Ecosystem in East Asia
📆12:20 - 13:05 on July 6, 2024
📍 Stage: DR3-2 Global

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

See you in Kyoto

[IVS【公式】| IVS2026 7月1日-3日開催 @IVS_Official]

🌟 Meet our speaker, Joseph Chan, who will speak at the following two panels! 🌟

With a wealth of experience in portfolio management, operations, advising startups on finance and fundraising, Joseph excels in bridging ecosystems between Japan and Taiwan, fostering cross-border innovation. Before becoming a Partner at @AppWorks in 2013, he spent 11 years at the CID Group, a leading venture firm in Greater China, and managed Core Network at NASDAQ-listed Gigamedia.

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👉 How to nurture startups that transcend global boundaries (in Japanese)
📆11:00-12:00 on July 5, 2024
📍 Stage: UP2-1 UPDATE

AND

👉 Strengthening the Startup Ecosystem in East Asia (in English)
📆12:20 - 13:05 on July 6, 2024
📍 Stage: DR3-2 Global

[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

Pencil Sharpener

[風暴士兵 🪐🪬Taiwan only @dabowagaga]

日本政府2月起將派出「入境檢查員」進駐桃園機場，對飛往北海道、以及東北地區等10處特定機場的民眾，實施「預先通關」入境審查工作。

在台灣先通關，到了日本下飛機就直接走了不用過海關。

（函館、旭川、秋田、仙台、花卷、山形、福島、新瀉、小松、高松空港）等機場都適用

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

That’s how Taiwan do voting

[Ian Jaeger @IanJaeger29]

Argentina has implemented: Single day voting, hand made ballot boxes, paper ballots, and Photo ID required.

Should the United States do the same?

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

I have one, reshuffle every 2-3 years

[Christopher Stanley @cstanley]

BREAKING: Man decides to keep box of random cables he’s had since 2002 for another year.

[AppWorks @AppWorks]

We hope you enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at our networking café in Taipei for @TaipeiWeek. 🌆☕️ Cheers to the meaningful conversations that unfolded! A big thank you to everyone who joined us at our office - we hope you left feeling inspired. See you at the next one!

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

Community Note is available in Taiwan

[mashbean｜豆泥｜ドゥに｜도니 @mashbean]

本日超級令人開心的事，X（原 Twitter）的社群備註（Community Note）即日起開放台灣人、香港人與韓國人使用！

目前官方推文共有近 750 萬次查看，可見這件事有多重要。X 能夠在台灣��統大選前一個月開放，實在美事一樁，有望藉由群眾協力的方式，稍稍降低捏造訊息散播帶來的影響。

從今天開始，當你在 X 上看到有人在胡說八道，可以打開「社群備註」指出他在亂講話，如果其他人認同你，可以幫你的備註按讚，讓你的「打（查）臉（核）」直接呈現在胡說八道的推文底下。

由於使「備註」浮現的演算法是開源的，放在網路上供大家檢視與測試，約莫今年八月，以太坊共同創辦人 Vitalik 寫了篇《我怎麼看社群備註》（What do I think about Community Notes?），分析該演算法，並評論說「社群筆記」是最接近 web3 精神的 web2 ���務。

同一時間，剛好 Vitalik 在台灣，於是 web3 for all 辦了一場讀書會，邀請他分享這篇文章。既然有朋自遠方來，就要努力一下，所以讀書會成員費了蠻大的功夫對「社群備註」做了非常詳盡的共筆研究，包含多篇學術論文與真實數據。

既然都做研究了，於是維人、寶成、HC 與我搞了個接力賽，寫了三篇文章，投書在在 READr 上，再包含明恩與 Adler 的文章共五篇。而《激進市場》作者 Glen Weyl 剛好拉了一個有關「資訊溯源」的學術信件群組，剛好「社群備註」的發明人 Jay Baxter 也在裡面，於是因緣際會與他們在午夜開了一個線上會議。當然三篇文章已經翻好成英文準備好，並補充說，如果台灣這段時間也可以用「社群備註」，會是一個很棒的「機會之窗」。

就這樣過了三個月，昨天開始，台灣使用者終於也可以使用「社群備註」了。「web3 for all 讀書會」出任務成功，這大概是一個很棒的湧現過程。個人猜測背後一定還有許多人同樣努力著。這件事告訴我們，經手重要的事值得好好堅持，好事終究會發生。

web2 的世界仍然被大平台給宰制，但裡裡外外仍有許多好人可以共同努力。數週前才在跟自由之家（Freedom House）的科技研究員討論為何 X 只開放「社群備註」給特定國家使用，一起小懟了一下，現在容我收回抱怨。

[AppWorks @AppWorks]

We're opening our lounge to our web3 industry friends for meetings and co-working during #TBW2023.

Join us to unwind with expertly brewed coffee and local treats, while engaging in meaningful conversations away from the event bustle.

Signup here: https://t.co/zXqKf7Mil7

[Joseph Chan @JoeVCTW]

gadget porn

[Jon Bruner @JonBruner]

What’s inside Apple’s $129 Thunderbolt cable? We CT scanned one to find out, and compared it to some cheaper cables… 🧵