Slides to my presentation at LeWeb 2014 where I was talking about the blurred lines of East and West and the opportunities for Europe may have in Asia in the areas of Tech, Startups etc. The video is available here at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHw6Rj4ua7M and for those who read French some articles on this topic: http://startupbrics.com/leweb-yat-siu-outblaze-startups-asia-europe-diaspora-tech/#.WG3aLBt96Uk

1. Defining Asia?
4+ billion population
49 Countries
21 Main Languages
1.3 billion Internet Users
34% Penetration

2. Immigration
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3. Cultural Export?
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4. The Global Asian
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5. The return of the Sea Turtle
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6. Bringing the West to the East
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7. Narrowing Culture Gap
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8. Renren vs. Facebook
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10. Top 5 Patent Filers, 3 are from Asia
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11. In Reverse
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12. Smart Chopsticks
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13. Ultra competitive domestic landscape
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14. Distribute your App?
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15. M&A and Investments
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16. COCOS2Dx
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17. Global Startup Ecosystems in Asia
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Hong Kong
Singapore
Tokyo
Shanghai

18. Hong Kong & Shenzhen
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19. The great Tech Companies of 2020?
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20. What about Europe?
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21. Q&A
Mergers and Acquisition