Blueprint

On Tuesday afternoon we visited Blueprint. The office space is located in a highly modern building complex (Taikoo complex) on Hong Kong Island. The visit was split into two parts. First we were shown around in the offices and afterwards we found out a few more details during a short presentation about the business.

The office covers two floors of the building. The lower floor is a co-working space were technical startups can rent desks for 180€ per person per month which is quite cheap for Hong Kong. The style of the furniture and decoration was very modern and reminded us of the way Google designs its offices. Our highlights were the chill-out lounge, a wall you could build legos on and the chalkboard-style walls in the restrooms which were covered with html codes for example. On the upper floor Blueprint hosts the startups that participate in their accelerator program. The program consists of up to ten startups which rotate every six months. Only startups that focus on a technical B2B issue can apply for this program. If they get accepted they will can enjoy free working places and the support of Blueprints network. The whole project was established because the part of the office complex Blueprints’ offices are in will be torn down next year sothat the two floors were empty. That's why the holding company Blueprint belongs to decided to use the open spaces for the project. This is also the reason why blueprint is not attempting to achieve any profits and does not invest into the startups itself.

On our way out of the offices we got to talk to a startup which participates in the accelerator program and develops smart mirrors. One of the founders showed us a prototype and told us about his perspective on Blueprint’s  project.

Afterwards some of us went to victorias peak to enjoy a beautiful sunset above the skyline of Hong Kong.

Jan A.