關於 valley of the giants ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

Walk through the towering giants and it will be one of your top highlights of adventure in the entire Borneo.

Before Danum Valley became a conservation area, there were no human settlements within the area. Hunting, logging and other human interference were non-existent - one of the planet’s few remaining untouched forests.

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Interview with a Founder: Beryl Liu (Co-founder of Matters Lab)

By Norman Chi, Analyst

Beryl Liu is the co-founder and COO of Matters Lab and was previously the Operations Director of Initium Media. An experienced startup operator, Beryl once led the global operations of Aivvy, a music-tech startup which won the innovation award at CES. She was involved in running a Hong Kong-based NGO in Greater China.

1. What early experience shaped who you are?

I am always passionate about the media because it can bring social value to the public, it’s THE thing I value most and deeply rooted in my heart. But I will say other than my passion, the sum of my experiences also is a big part of who I am now.

After graduating from college, I chose to become an editor in Hong Kong's first all-electronic media as my first job. Before starting Matters, I’ve joined several different groups and startups, including one NGO, one silicon valley startup and Initium Media which allows me to step out of my comfort zone, broaden my horizons, know more about new disruptive technologies like blockchain and learn how startups work. All these unique experiences and passion for media shaped who I am now.

2. Who is your role model as a founder?

I will say there are two types of role models I look up to. One is successful and inspiring entrepreneurs, the other is someone who you are close to and can resonate with.

For the first type of role model, there are too many entrepreneurs I look up to. Among these successful stories, one key thing I will particularly be inspired by is how these entrepreneurs find a breakthrough and identify the right path to stand out. Like Stewart Butterfield’s founding journey of Flickr, even though the original online game idea wasn't working, he had the crazy vision and quickly learned and found out the true needs of users: real-time interaction around photos, and then based on the findings, he launched Flickr and turned it into a success. This type of founders are the role models I would especially look up to and want to share the same vision as they do.

But these great entrepreneurs are too far from our life and work, you can’t fully resonate with these entrepreneurs. So my mom became one of the role models I look up to since I can relate to her story more easily even though she’s not a founder. For the past 10 years, she had a relatively weak physical condition and underwent several severe surgeries which often left patients in pain and despair. But she kept fighting and fighting with a positive attitude, dealing with the pain and pressure, and always looked on the bright side, which really inspired me at my darkest moments, this is the kind of story you can always keep in mind and gather momentum from.

3. What is the biggest mistake and takeaway in your founder journey so far?

The entire entrepreneurship is the endless journey of trial and error until you find PMF (Product Market Fit), so before that, don’t rush to do premature scaling with limited resources. We tried to do too many things in 2018 because back at that time we thought we were ready to scale up, but actually we weren't, and we didn’t allocate the resources properly, leading to a bunch of conflicts both internally and externally. It was a costly lesson we learned after these series of poor decisions we made.

As a result, if you figure out you’ve made a bad decision, founders must learn how to set a stop-loss. Admitting and giving up on one decision you made is difficult, but when you admit something is wrong, it helps you to redirect to the right direction and potentially lower future costs. What’s more, it’s the failure that allows you to rethink and reflect on your goals.

About Matters Lab

Matters Lab is a decentralized content publishing platform for creators to publish, manage, license, and enable content providers to be paid for their content, rather than to have their content and revenue opportunities taken hostage by advertising algorithms and social media giants.


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🏠 Tech Giants Aim to Solve West Coast Housing Shortage
科技巨頭砸重金 盼解決美西住房問題

🚧 New investments from Alphabet Inc.’s Google and from Apple Inc. offer the first detailed look at how the big technology companies are following through on their pledges to help ease the West Coast’s shortage of affordable housing.

為減輕美國西岸平價住宅短缺問題，谷歌和蘋果公司的投資計畫首度揭開了這些大科技公司如何兌現承諾的方案細節。

⚒ Major tech corporations have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the past year to increase the supply of affordable housing in their backyards, after years of criticism that the booming tech sector was partly to blame for housing shortages in Silicon Valley and Seattle.
在過去一年內，這些大科技公司拿出數億美元在其土地上興建平價住宅。矽谷和西雅圖是高科技產業發展重鎮，而蓬勃發展的高科技公司長年以來被批評為這些地區住房短缺的元兇。

📈 Google said Thursday that it has deployed the first $115 million of the $1 billion commitment it made last year to affordable housing. Its investments so far have included $100 million in low-cost funding for housing developers and an investment in a modular-housing company, Factory_OS, to help it build a second housing factory. Google said it expects its investments to create about 24,000 new units of affordable housing by 2029.

谷歌於週四宣布已將去年承諾的10億美元投資計畫中的第一筆1.15億美元兌現，用以開發可負擔住宅。截至目前，谷歌的投資計畫包括為房產開發商提供1億美元的低成本資金，並且投資Factory_OS這間模組化住宅公司，助其興建第二座住房工廠。預計到2029年，谷歌的住宅投資計畫將帶來約24,000套全新平價住宅。

🍎 Apple said last week that it has allocated the first $400 million of the $2.5 billion investment it made in 2019. In addition to loans to affordable-housing developments, Apple has worked with the California Housing Finance Agency to provide down-payment and mortgage assistance for hundreds of first-time home buyers.

蘋果在上週表示，已兌現2019年宣布的25億美元投資計畫中的第一筆4億美元，將其用於可負擔住宅。除了提供貸款給可負擔住房開發案之外，蘋果還與加州住宅金融局（California Housing Finance Agency）聯手合作，為數百名首購族提供頭期款和房屋抵押貸款協助。


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In this hiking vlog I hike to hidden caves found in a beautiful part of the UK boarding Wales and England called The Wye Valley.

This was my first time hiking in the Wye Valley, UK so I wanted to explore the hidden gems that could be found in this beautiful nature filled area of the UK. I began my hiking adventure by exploring Goodrich Castle, a stunning medieval castle found in the countryside. Next I went hiking around King Arthur's Cave, exploring the multiple hidden caves found in this area. After this I hiked to Devil's Pulpit which is a viewing point which gives an amazing view overlooking Tintern Abbey. Finally I went to another hidden in the Wye Valley called Giants Cave.

I did this hike as part of my training for the Lejog. In June I will be walking the length of the UK for the mental health charity mind. During the build up to this hiking challenge I have been doing walks every other day in England to prepare. If you would like to support my fundraiser for the charity here is the link:
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