Yat Siu

Yat Siu, 2010

Yat Siu (* 1973 in Wien) ist ein Unternehmer und Angel Investor wohnhaft in Hongkong.[1]

Leben

Yat Siu wuchs in Wien auf. Yat Siu studierte am Wiener Konservatorium.[2] Er fing an Musiksoftware zu programmieren. Ab 1990, während seiner Schulzeit, hatte er einen Job bei Atari.[3] Er zog in die USA.[4][5] Er hat einen Abschluss an der Boston University.[6] 1995 zog er nach Hong Kong.[7] Yat Siu gründete dort HKOnline, Hong Kongs ersten Internetprovider und verkaufte diesen 2009 an IBM.[8][9] Er ist der Gründer der Mobile-Games-Unternehmen Outblaze und Animoca Brands sowie Berater bei der British Academy of Film and Television Arts und Binances Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange.[10][11][12] Er wurde mit dem „DHL SCMP Business Award“ ausgezeichnet und „Global Leader of Tomorrow“ sowie „Young Global Leader“ durch das World Economic Forum, sowie dem Talent Unleashed Awards 2016 geehrt.[13][14][15] Er ist Director des Asian Youth Orchestra und Board of Director bei "Dalton Learning Lab".[16] Yat Siu ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder.[17]

Zitate

Blockchain feels like the Internet was back in 1996.”

Yat Siu: blockchaingamer.biz[18]

“If you think about my children going to school and the way they’re being educated, I think that’s not very helpful for creating a creative, playful mindset because essentially it’s still turning out bureaucrats”

Yat Siu: South China Morning Post's inaugural Game Changers forum[19]

Einzelnachweise

  1. https://www.openwebcollective.com/podcast/episode/51e2c92c/from-programmer-to-entrepreneur-and-blockchain-gaming
  2. https://archive.today/20130118133413/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2002-08-18/how-outblaze-outlasted-the-bubble
  3. https://www.digfingroup.com/yat-siu/
  4. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2101469/internet-whizz-yat-siu-programming-13-and-landing
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWz2sKtYWY
  6. http://www.ejinsight.com/20190130-tech-legend-yat-siu-doubles-down-on-blockchain-gaming
  7. https://thesiliconreview.com/magazines/animoca-brands-revolutionizing-the-branded-mobile-gaming-industry
  8. https://www.digfingroup.com/yat-siu/
  9. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2101469/internet-whizz-yat-siu-programming-13-and-landing
  10. http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/1124/ann.voices_net.html
  11. https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/137911-liechtenstein-cryptoassets-exchange-binance-lcx-announces-fiat-to-crypto-exchange-for-both-retail-institutional-investors/
  12. https://medium.com/@LCX.exchange/lcx-announces-liechtenstein-cryptoassets-exchange-c72a2f997a26
  13. http://www.hkbusinessawards.com/winner-archive/2009
  14. https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/03/01/outblaze-sets-hong-kong-start-up-scene-on-fire/#5d2c22881fd6
  15. https://www.talentunleashedawards.com/talent-unleashed-awards-2016-asia-pacific-region
  16. https://medium.com/angelhub/finding-purpose-and-balance-with-yat-siu-879a9979ea09
  17. https://anchor.fm/dadicateddotcom/episodes/4-Yat-Siu-on-consistency--empathy--education-e8mvdd/a-a100hc5
  18. https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/features/interviews/6767/animoca-brands-aggressive-blockchain-investment-strategy
  19. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/start-ups/article/1747895/hong-kongs-education-system-still-turning-out