Episode 10 Steve Hoffman Pioneering Start-up Incubation in China and Innovation by Making Elephants Fly

Episode 10 Steve Hoffman Pioneering Start-up Incubation in China and Innovation by Making Elephants Fly


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In this episode of Automate and Grow we talk to Steve Hoffman (also know as Captain Hoff). Steve is an angel investor, partner at FOUNDERS.VC, Eminence Ventures (China), LP in August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of the book Make Elephants Fly. Hoffman is also the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators, with over 50 partners in 22 countries.

Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television’s Interactive Media Group.

In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball and X-Files.

Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and routinely works with the world’s largest global corporations and venture funds.

We talk to Captain Hoff about
– his work with Founders Space in San Francisco
– the growth of Founders Space in China
– the nuances and differences of doing business in China
– the model of innovation he maps out in his book Make Elephants Fly
and more!

How to Connect with Steve Hoffman:
https://www.foundersspace.com/captainhoff/#CONTACT

https://www.facebook.com/captainhoff

https://angel.co/captainhoff

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sshoffman

https://www.foundersspace.com/make-elephants-fly/

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