Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
마틸다 호(Matilda Ho): 좋은 식품으로 가득할 미래의 중국
TED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China. Full bio
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to learn what patience means.
제가 여섯 살 때였어요.
as a birthday present,
마술 상자를 주셨어요.
would become a gift for life.
줄은 결코 몰랐어요.
지내게 되었지요.
an amateur dove magician.
비둘기 마술사가 되었어요.
requires that I train my doves
비둘기를 훈련시켜야했죠.
이런 것을요.
in a rush to make them appear,
때마다 매번 다급했어요.
말씀하셨어요.
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
턱시도에서 꺼내주는 것이라고요.
있어야 해요.
some years to master.
세월을 견디도록 말이에요.
seven years ago,
상하이에 갔습니다.
became almost impossible to practice.
찾아보기란 거의 불가능해졌어요.
and everything is in a hurry,
모든 것들이 바삐 움직여요.
over 1.3 billion other people
경쟁해야만 해요.
규칙들은 변칙 적용되죠.
결과를 가져오게 됩니다.
in a country of rich natural resources
of chemicals and pesticides.
발표했습니다.
in just nine months.
50만여 건이라는 거예요.
diabetics in the world
4명 가운데 1명은
거대하게 느껴져요.
a mindful patience into the impatience.
라고 제 스스로에게 말했어요.
말하는 것이 아니에요.
아는 것을 말합니다.
becomes a reality in China,
중국에서 자리잡는 그 날을 말이에요.
online farmers market
가게인데 중국에서 처음이에요.
produce to families.
가정에 가져다 주는 거예요.
되었을 때 일이에요.
was somewhat dismal.
왠지 모르게 질이 낮았어요.
and hardly any meat to sell,
팔 만한 고기도 거의 없었죠.
passed our zero tolerance test
것은 아무것도 없었죠.
antibiotics and hormones.
항생제, 호르몬제 사용여부였어요.
every local farmer in China.
결코 포기하지 말자고 말이에요.
농산물은 240종입니다.
바나나 재배지는 바로
of villagers on Hainan Island.
does not have coordinates for,
나오지 않는 그런 섬이었죠.
많은 공을 들이고 있습니다.
in as fast as three hours
세 시간 이내에 배달하는데
흔적을 최소화했어요.
will continue to grow,
것은 의심하지 않지만
to shape the future of good food.
사람들이 필요하다는 것을 알게 되었죠.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
개발에 쓰일 벤쳐 자금 플랫폼을 열었어요.
the future of good food
시작단계에 도움이 될 거예요.
as a more sustainable source of protein
식용 곤충을 사용해 본다거나
to keep food fresh for longer.
지속하기 위해 오일을 쓰는 거예요.
a sustainable food system
만들어내려고 애쓰는가
a crime to take it slow?
나라에서 말이에요. 왜냐고요?
how to act while waiting,
그것을 아는 게 필요한 거죠.
with my grandmother's magic box.
그것으로 부터 배운 인내 말이에요.
the earth from our ancestors.
물려받은 것이 아닙니다.
빌려온 것일 뿐입니다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matilda Ho - Serial entrepreneur, investorTED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China.
Why you should listen
Matilda Ho is the founder and managing director of Bits x Bites, China's first food tech accelerator and VC fund that invests in entrepreneurs tackling global food system challenges.
With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites is a big step forward to inspire China’s entrepreneurial community to bring new ideas to solve global issues. It also serves as a critical catalyst to give startups the confidence and connections to prosper and make a meaningful and scalable impact. Bits x Bites has invested in companies that include a silkworm-based snack food startup, a drinkable salad CPG startup and a young company building weatherproof, cloud-connected farms to enable local food production by anyone anywhere.
In addition to Bits x Bites, Ho has founded Yimishiji, one of China's first online farmers markets to bring organic and local produce to families. Yimishiji stands alone as a farm-to-table e-commerce platform that has engineered food education and transparency into the entire supply chain and customer experience, effectively reshaping the relationship between Chinese consumers and farmers.
Prior to entrepreneurship, she filled leadership roles at IDEO and BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) in both Shanghai and Washington DC. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She currently serves as an advisor on the board of Shinho, China’s first and largest organic condiment company.
Ho is an emerging voice on food sustainability and entrepreneurship. She has been featured in articles by Fast Company, South China Morning Post and Inc. In 2017, she was named a TED Fellow and a GLG Social Impact Fellow.
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