10/10/09 SCEA年會: New Opportunities with New Business Models
Abstract:
"As the Silicon Valley hi-tech industry evolves, two areas are recognized as the most attractive emerging opportunities: Energy and Healthcare. Then we gradually realized that these new opportunities require not just technologies and products. For each individual, the vertical skills now require the horizontal knowledge to balance. For each business, a successful deal requires much more than competitive products, it requires huge integration of multiple resources that are beyond our familiar territories. Is our life getting more complicated, or getting more fun?"
Bio:
Bob Lin is the founder of Multi-Dimensional Venture Partners, an angel venture group from Silicon Valley and Chairman of Healthlink Services, a nation-wide medical assistance company in China. He is also the Vice Chairman of SunPerfect Solar in US, an affiliate to one of the largest solar cell/panel manufacturers in Asia. He also co-founded and served as General Partner for Acorn Campus and Acorn Angels since mid 90's. Bob has more than 25 years of angels and venture investment expertise with multiple IPOs. He also has long history of entrepreneurial start-up and international business, marketing, and management experiences. He was well known for launching investment for Avanti (IPO '95 25x), AltiGen (IPO '97) and LightLogic (Sold to Intel for $400M '01 for 100x). He was an early investor in Vertex Network (Sold to Mitel for $200M '99, 20x), and MPS (IPO '04 70x). He was also the co-founder of Pine Photonics (sold to Opnext '03; IPO '07). His other portfolios include Fortinet,, Anda Network, MONDAY Tech (sold to Yahoo '08), ... etc.
Bob has been a board director or advisor in the past and present to Pine Photonics of California, Monday Technologies (sold '08), Greatland Electronics, and Luxnet, of Taiwan; EPIN Technologies, Kingstar Winning of China.
Bob is also the author of four top selling books in Asia: "Find Your Way To Success & Happiness" in 2003 (Top seller of the year); "Creating Value to Differentiate" in 2004 (Honored with the National Level Golden Book Award); as well as "Build Your Career From Where You Are", best seller in 2005. His 4th book "It is easy to be super happy" became the top seller in late 2007. Bob is also the leading columnist for the largest business/investment newspaper in Taiwan "Economic Daily News", and "Commercial Times" as well as many leading investment magazines in China. He has been a long time guitarist and pianist in the popular rock band "Southern Breed" in the '60s in Asia and "Silicon Valley Band" present days.
Bob served as Chairman of Global Monte Jade Association, considered one of the most influential Chinese hi-tech executive associations worldwide. He was the Chairman in Chinese Association of International Trade (CAIT) twice in a row and a Board member of Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce twice. He has also served both as the Commissioner and the Chairman of Santa Clara County – HsinChu County Commission. Bob has a MSEE degree from University of California at Santa Barbara. He has been very active in community services.
•美国矽谷Multi-Dimensional Venture Partners多元创投集团创办人
•美国富威能源Sunperfect Solar 副董事长
•北京遠盟康健服務Healthlink Services董事長
•全球玉山科技协会顧問; 前全球及矽谷玉山科技协会理事长
•原北京亿品傳媒董事，上海卫宁医疗软件
•原台湾兴奇科技公司董事, 大朋電子副董事長
•原Pine Photonics共同創辦人（2005OPXT購并後上市）
•原美国矽谷Acorn Campus，Acorn Angels 橡子园创投合伙创办人
•2003 年度排行畅销书"成功还不够,快乐才是至宝"作者
•2004 金书奖得主 "创造价值, 脱颖而出"作者 – 创业投资宝典
•2005 畅销书"百战百胜商职场, 8+12 突破原则"作者
•2007年暢銷書"超快乐，其实很容易"作者
•经济日报,工商时报, 上海居, 投资有道，及多份长期文字漫画专栏
•百场美洲与亚洲大型创投与激励大型会议演说家
•70年代摇滚乐"南方血统"主钢琴师与吉他手, 今天还在Rock!
•原新加坡国立大学 (NUS) 创业投资中心客座教授
