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【創業大冒險】社會創新大解密⁉

大家都在談『社會創新』，社會創新究竟是什麼？

#唐鳳 社會創新就是「眾人之事，眾人助之。」，任何社會上想解決的問題，大家可以一起組織來想出解決辦法。

就讓我們在這裡一起了解：
什麼是 #社會創新？
核心概念是以「創新」方式來找出解決社會問題方法，帶給整體社會更高的價值！社會創新不拘形式，像是政府單位、非營利組織、企業及大學等等，都可以是執行社會創新的重要推手！
追蹤社會創新平台掌握最新消息 https://si.taiwan.gov.tw/

#數位社會創新（Digital Social Innovation, DSI）又是什麼？

數位社會創新不限於數位平台或工具上的創新，只要在社會創新行動中加入「數位」元素即為「數位社會創新」！

耳熟能詳的案例具備數位社會創新的特色：
群眾集資 #Crowdfunding：如萬人響應集資，讓 #TaiwanCanHelp 廣告登上紐約時報，在廣告刊出後，社群接力二創改圖也是數位社會創新的經典案例。香港銅鑼灣書店在臺灣重啟，透過群眾集資獲得近 600 萬臺幣支持也屬於這類。

地理圖資協作：你知道每年光臺灣就消費 10 億瓶瓶裝水嗎？民間團隊 CircuPlus為了減少瓶裝水造成的塑膠污染跟碳排，與環保署合作，整理飲水機的開放地理圖資，並邀請全臺企業、商圈共同加入，成為奉茶據點，民眾可以透過奉茶 App 新增站點，這樣一來，用自備杯找水喝就更容易，還可以累積點數換商品。另外像是地球公民基金會推出的農地違章工廠回報行動、以及公民科學計畫路殺社也都屬於地理圖資協作喔。

開放資料/開放政府：如這次疫情期間誕生的口罩地圖，是民間開發者透過政府提供的開放資料，快速做出能即時反應口罩供需數量的平台，讓每個人都能獲得公平資訊。另外像是使用教育部 CC 授權辭典的萌典（超好用）、還有成為 2020 總統盃黑客松卓越團隊，找出適合植樹公有地的「臺灣好植地」，也都屬於這類喔！

【Startup Adventure 】Social Innovation Lab Sharing What is social innovation?

Why does everyone talk about "social innovation"? You probably curious about what exactly is social innovation?

Audrey Tang said “everyone’s business, everyone helps.” People work together to find out the solution for solving the problem in society. Now

*Let’s know more about what is “Social innovation”`?
The core concept of social innovation is to find ways to solve social problems in an "innovative" way. Through these innovation ways can create better value to the whole society! Social innovation has no specific form or rules, no matter who you are, you can always be an important part of promoting social innovation!
Follow the newest information here: https://si.taiwan.gov.tw/

*What is “Digital social innovation”?
As long as you add “digital” elements to social innovation actions, it is “Digital Social Innovation (DSI)”.

Here are some successful cases with digital innovation features:
*Crowdfunding:
For example, tens of thousands of people joined the fundraising of “Taiwan Can Help” advertisement to let the advertising appear on the New York Times. After the advertisement published, the community made the second creation of it is also a classic case of digital social innovation. Another example was the Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay Bookstore reopened in Taiwan, it got the support of nearly 6 million Taiwan dollars through crowdfunding as well.

*Geographic Information Cooperation
First example, do you know
Do you know that people in Taiwan use at least 1 billion bottles of bottled water every year? In order to reduce the plastic pollution and carbon emissions caused by bottled water, “CircuPlus” cooperate with the Environmental Protection Agency to sort out the open geographic map of drinking fountains. Besides, CircuPlus invited enterprises to join together and to set more drinking fountains bases in Taiwan. As long as you download the APP, you can not only find the way to get drink but also can easily add new drinking fountain bases as well. Then you can also accumulate CircuPlus points for goods exchanging.
In addition, the “Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan” encouraged people to join the Illegal Factory established on Farmland action, the “Taiwan Roadkill Observation Network” raise people to report the situation of killed animals on roads are also parts of the geographic map information collaboration.

*Open data/open government:
For example, the mask map was been created during this epidemic period. The mask map is a platform that can quickly corresponding to the supply and demand of the amount of masks. This platform was developing by private programmers who use open data provided by the government, so that everyone can get fair information.
You could check the other successful cases such as the Mengdian (super easy to use) using the CC authorized dictionary of the Ministry of Education, and the 2020 Presidents Cup Hackathon, finding a "good planting land in Taiwan" suitable for tree planting public land as well.

Interview with A Founder: Alvin Kwock (Co-founder of OneDegree )

By Sophie Chiu (AppWorks Associate)

Alvin Kwock is the Co-founder of OneDegree, an alumnus from AppWorks Accelerator #16. Founded in 2016, OneDegree is a technology startup aiming to become the next-generation insurance industry leader in Asia. The company hit a major milestone in April this year when it received a virtual insurance license, making it one of the first batch of firms authorized to sell insurance through online-only channels in Hong Kong. Since then, OneDegree has launched the city’s first pure medical insurance for pets, which will be followed by cyber and health insurance products and more.

【Having such a fruitful year, can you recall the most challenging / rewarding moment that you have come across during your start-up journey?】

Our earliest days, fundraising and try to win trust from potential investors, were definitely the most challenging. In order to operate legally, we had to apply for an insurance license, which required at least US$30 million of paid-in capital. We met with many investors and there were some who turned us down immediately, telling us there was no way we can raise that amount at a pre-revenue stage. However, we were tenacious and just kept pitching. One investor in particular said no to us 3 times, but we eventually won their support on the 4th attempt. Our technology is our moat, and we worked hard to demonstrate to investors and partners the revolutionary nature of what OneDegree can offer. A big insurance firm, which approached us about a partnership, told us that they could spend US$100 million and still not be able to replicate the powerful insurance core platform OneDegree has built. Getting to where we are today was not easy, hurdle after hurdle, but an incessant belief in our mission helped us get through all the challenges.

【As a founder, what would be some advice for newcomers starting their business?】

Creative thinking is often emphasized as the most important skill or attribute for entrepreneurs. However, in my own experience, building trust is even more important. Trust is an effective tool to facilitate transfer of your creativity to the people who work with you. Over half of our employees are shareholders of OneDegree, which contributes to an environment of trust and collaboration. I believe that a team can only be successful if it plays together. To build trust with clients, we have to show them that we have the ability to deliver and to consistently provide them with something of value. We demonstrated this through our debut insurance product. For example, we pledged to pay out claims within 2 days – much faster than traditional insurers – and we’ve managed to deliver on that.

【Eventually, what impact do you want to have?】

OneDegree’s goal is to become the gold standard in the insurance industry. We aspire not only to serve customers of our insurance business, but also to maximize the impact through partnerships with like-minded insurers, banks and eCommerce channels globally. We want to make the insurance experience entirely seamless for our customers, and we will be relentless about this. Settling claims within 2 days may sound fast today, but it is not too hard to imagine that in a few years’ time the process may only take minutes, or even seconds, to complete. We strive to be at the forefront of change, helping insurance companies become more efficient and making it easier for all end users to get the protection they need, with a simple click or tap on their devices. This is the impact I want to have.

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Another week, another article! 🎉

Even though the topic was set on common pitfalls in HK’s investment scene, a lot of these pitfalls apply elsewhere! In terms of HK - lots of rich families, but rather conservative. Also lots of VCs, PE funds, but focus primarily on early-stage angel investments. How to interact with these investors? Click in to read more!

But just a few key points 🎯
👉🏻 Good presentations are good, but there’s nothing more important than “traction”. Drive your product to the market and test it out! Get feedback!
👉🏻 When pitching to investors, don’t overgeneralize the use of funds to (example) “for marketing purposes”. Instead, explain IN DETAILS! By details, I mean timeline, I mean deadline, I mean the stats, I mean the expected effectiveness of results! Boost the investors’ confidence in you! 🔥

https://medium.com/taiwan-startup-stadium/tsb-2020-fireside-chat-common-startup-fundraising-pitfalls-in-hong-kong-4e8f70ec87f0