| Is Lisbon the new San Francisco for European internet startups? |
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By M. Claire Chung Last week we started our Twitter Campaign. My friend, Andrew Wong recently left Yahoo in San Francisco to Co-found, Moonlight Marketing, a company specializing in social media marketing.
The great thing about being an internet startup is that the world is our market and with technology, I can work from anywhere and be connected to anyone on skype. I can operate and manage a company from my blackberry and I can work with people who are talented – no matter where they are located. Andrew is one of these talented people! He helped launch Yahoo’s APT exchange platform for display advertising. In one week his company has connected us to like-minded people around the world who share my passions in life: fashion, contemporary art and photography, design, social responsibility, philanthropies, boutique design hotels, spas, organic lifestyle, independent music, films and venture capital. In one week, I am following 1000 people and 400 people are following and tweeting me with messages like “Hey Claire, great to connect to you, we love organic bamboo fashion materials too!” and …Hi Claire- “Keep me posted, we believe in social responsibility too.” Andrew did his due diligence and asked me a lot of questions. One of them was: “From all the cities you lived in- which is your favorite? Taipei, Houston, New York, Hong Kong, London, Milan or Lisbon?” |