It is not easy for a working mother to juggle work and take care of the family at the same time. If you are an entrepreneurial mother, you have to have multiple roles in business, and it is even more difficult to balance work and family.
There are Hong Kong mothers who set up start-ups in Cyberport, not only burying their first innovations, but also taking advantage of the leisure space in the park to seize the opportunity to share family joy with their children.
Son inspires Hong Kong mothers to develop smart products to promote sports ethos
Ella Leung, who works in Smart-Space, a shared workplace in Cyberport, spends her spare time exercising with her son at the waterfront park in Cyberport from time to time.
Archon, the technology company she founded, is providing different types of sports technology products, including smart wristbands that can measure and record heart rate and calorie consumption, and smart invisible ropes that can automatically record the number of skipping ropes and average speed.
Earlier, the company cooperated with primary and secondary schools to organize sports competitions to encourage students to continue exercising during the epidemic; upload students' sports records through smart wristbands to select winners.
Archon has cooperated with primary and secondary schools to organize sports competitions. The founder, Leung Wai-hsin (pictured left), hopes to encourage students to continue to exercise during the epidemic.
The original intention of establishing a sports technology startup originally came from my son.
Ella hopes that her son can develop in a diversified and balanced way. "However, local education focuses more on academic performance, and some surveys have also pointed out that local students' exercise time is far behind the World Health Organization's recommendation." Her sports technology start-up uses the Internet of Things, cloud technology and Artificial intelligence, records and analyzes the user's exercise hours and physical performance, and provides exercise suggestions suitable for the user's physical condition, promoting the sports atmosphere.
The company has been cooperating with different schools, including providing an online management platform, allowing schools to understand students' sports; and supporting related academic research.
Leung Wai Hsin's son has an active personality. In her spare time, she will go out to play with her son from time to time, or play sports at the waterfront park in Cyberport.
"As a mother, of course, I hope that children can become healthier through proper exercise. Especially during the epidemic, children must have a healthy body in order to fight the virus, maintain their studies, and adapt to the ever-changing world. The leisure space in the Cyberport Park is convenient for people to take care of. The start-up of a family makes time to spend with their children.” Ella will exercise with her family in Cyberport Park from time to time, and colleagues of the company will also make good use of the fitness facilities and parks in Cyberport for product testing.
Parenting and entrepreneurship also require tolerance
Startups that make good use of different spaces in Cyberport include Rebecca, founder of fintech company AutoML Capital.
AutoML Capital uses algorithms, big data and artificial intelligence to help investors choose investment portfolios that meet their risk tolerance, and analyzes economic data and related news in different regions to adjust the content of the portfolio.
At present, the company mainly cooperates with securities banks, and charges service fees from securities banks according to the number of customers using the service and their assets.
With a slender body, she turned out to be the mother of three children, including a two-and-a-half-year-old twin and a one-year-old daughter.
In addition to taking care of children and running a start-up, she also participates in marathons.
Rebecca joked that juggling family, career and interests is a very challenging thing, but it is also enlightening, "Operating a start-up is like taking care of children, in addition to dealing with many things that you are not good at, you must also deal with emergencies at any time. ." She also learned to deal with uncertainties in life with a more tolerant attitude, while sticking to her ideals.
In addition to using the office, AutoML Capital founder Lin Langxing (pictured left) often brings his three children to play in the park in Cyberport.
As a graduate of the Cyberport Incubation Program, Rebecca refers to the financial assistance provided by Cyberport, allowing start-ups to focus on developing technology solutions.
Now she often comes back to Cyberport with her children. Her brother is also running a start-up in Cyberport. While she is working in Cyberport, her children can also "discharge" at Cyberport Waterfront Park.
"The space provided by Cyberport is convenient for start-ups who take care of their families to get along with their children. Start-ups in the park often meet at Cyberport's exchange activities and co-working spaces, where they can support and communicate with each other."
Cyberport expands with more space to cater for different start-up needs
The new office building of "Cyberport Phase 5" under construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 at the earliest, in line with the working mode of the new generation of digital technology enterprises.
In addition to providing more advanced smart office equipment to meet business needs from online to offline, smart life demonstration halls and experience halls will also be set up, and space will be reserved to provide supporting facilities such as restaurants and shops to serve the Cyberport community and Nearby residents.
At the same time, the expansion plan will further enhance the environment and facilities of the existing waterfront park, allowing I&T personnel to focus on business development in the Cyberport on the one hand, and enjoy a comfortable and green rest space on the other hand, so that they can spend more time with their children. .
The new office building of "Cyberport Phase 5" will provide new offices, co-working spaces and public open space, etc., to cater for the needs of different start-ups.
(Conceptual image of Cyberport expansion project)
(Information and photos provided by customers)