Frank Meehan is a Co-Founder & Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures and a Partner atSparkLabs, Asia’s premier accelerator based in Seoul. Frank is also the co-found of SmartUp.io. He was selected as part of the 2012 Wired UK Top 100 in tech, and Vanity Fair's The Next Establishment list 2010. Previously Frank was with Horizons Ventures (HK), representing them on the boards of Spotify, Siri, Summly, Affectiva, Bitcasa, Fixmo, DoubleTwist, Ginger, Desti and Magisto. He also is the founder of Kuato Studios, a leading educational games studio, and INQ Mobile, an early pioneer in mobile internet.

Frank started with Ericsson in 1994 as a coder and troubleshooter, lived in Singapore and HK, and then joined Hutchison Whampoa in 2001 and was responsible for the technical integration of the first 3G(WCDMA) networks around the world. He then ran the Three Groups’ global handset business, and developed and launched a range of products (Skypephone and INQ1, which pioneered mobile and internet communications). Frank represented Zenefits in press interviews with leading publications such as the New York Times, Techcrunch, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg, Wired, PC Magazine and others. He keynoted multiple company launch events.

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Event Info | 活动信息

English for the fireside chat（Chinese translation will be provided during the whole session), Chinese &English for networking

Time: May 11 (Thursday), 2017, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Location: Guanghualu SOHO, 3Q, Reporting Hall, Guanghua Rd. No. 22, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Agenda | 活动安排

7:00pm 签到 & 茶歇 Sign-in, Welcome Drink & Food
7:30pm 炉边谈话 Fireside Chat with Frank Meehan
8:30pm 自由讨论 & 社交环节 Drinks, Food & Networking

CHEERS are kindly offering a free flow of wines during the event to help get those creative minds flowing.

Admission | 费用

早鸟票：80元（截止至5月5日） | Early bird: 80RMB (Available until May 5th)

普通票：100元（截止至5月10日） | Regular: 100RMB (Available until May 10th)

现场票（活动当日购买）：150元 | At-the-door: 150RMB

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We offer free tickets(only 3) to founders of startups and free entrance for media, please apply for that via email jelte@startupgrind.com or WeChat(jeltew).

About Startup Grind

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 400,000 founders in over 200 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 85 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 2,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and employees, pursue funding, and reach new users.

Our Values | 我们的价值理念

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself. We are truly passionate about helping founders, entrepreneurs and startups succeed. We intend to make their startup journey less lonely, more connected and more memorable.

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