Sharing by startup founder Elliot Leung on Gaifong App, a social network for discovering shared resources nearby.

1. W H Y S TA R T U P ?
C H I S U N C O L L E G E T E C H TA L K , U N I V E R S I T Y O F H O N G K O N G
Elliot Leung, Founder, Gaifong App
@ewyleung

2. G A I F O N G A P P ( P R O T O T Y P E )
A B O U T U S
Social network
for the peer-to-peer
sharing of
everyday goods
photo: potaihse, CC2.0

3. T O G E T H E R , W E H AV E E V E RY T H I N G W E
N E E D
R E T H I N K I N G T H E S TA T U S Q U O
•Power Tools
•Outdoor Gear
•Clothing and Accessories
•Baby/Children Accessories
•Music Instruments
•Kitchen Gear

4. T O G E T H E R , W E H AV E E V E RY T H I N G W E
N E E D
R E T H I N K I N G T H E S TA T U S Q U O
So far:
•2,000+ items
•5,000+ community members
•Cyberport CCMF +
Incubation

5. – G A I F O N G
“To accelerate the advent of on-demand, one-off
access to consumer goods, as the default lifestyle
of the 21st century”
O U R M I S S I O N

6. W H Y S TA R T U P ?

7. T H E M O N E Y
1 .
Source: Fortune, The Age of Unicorns

8. T H E M O N E Y
1 .
Source: TechinAsia/ Coupofy

9. T H E E S C A P E
2 .
Source: The Crimson (Harvard)
2013
700
764
2014
818
711
Harvard enrolment figures
CS50
Econ 10a

10. T H E P U R P O S E
3 .

11. • “If you’ve got 10 year left
in your life, is this what
you’ll be doing?”
Brian Chesky, AirBnb
T H E P U R P O S E
3 .

12. – PA U L G R A H A M
“Live in the future, build what’s missing”
T H E P U R P O S E
3 .

13. T H E F U T U R E W E S E E
Source: Neighborgoods

14. N O T S O FA S T…

15. H Y P E R -
C O N S U M E R I S M
• Why borrow from
neighbors, when you can
buy at a reasonable price,
at a reasonable time and
storage cost?
H U R D L E # 1
Hernàn Piñera, CC 2.0

16. B R E A K D O W N
O F T R U S T
• What if…
What if…
What if…
What if…
H U R D L E # 2
Trashed AirBnb apartment,
photo source: The Guardian

17. I N N O VAT O R S ’
D I L E M M A
• Build for the present, and
you’ll fail in the future
• Build for the future, and
you’ll fail in the present
H U R D L E # 3
film Back to the Future

18. – 鏗 鏘 集 , R T H K , 2 0 1 5
Find something worth fighting for.

19. A D D O I L !
T H A N K S

20. S H A R E Y O U R F I R S T I T E M
T O D AY !
D O W N L O A D