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TTH · 2026FOUNDING TERMS
Founding Member core terms
Membership feeNT$35,000
Membership term18 months
Membership dates2026-11-01 → 2028-04-30
Gift points20,000 (1-yr validity)
AvailabilityLimited to 100
On sale until2026-12-31
RefundsNon-refundable; transfers allowed
Founding spots · scarcity0%
Founding members are being confirmed · on sale until 2026-12-31, no restock once sold out
Founding wall · Seats 001–100
Contents
Start with how you would use it
Check everyday use first, then review cost, dates and conditions.
Why now · 04
Start date and location background
Membership starts on November 1, 2026. If the start is delayed, membership begins on the actual start date without shortening the term.
Digital nomadism is now a structural trend, and a high-spending one at that, which is exactly Taiwan Talent Hub's core audience. More and more international talent, remote workers, founders and freelancers are looking for a long-term base in Asia.
Taiwan is not short of cafés, nor of coworking spaces. What it lacks is an integrated venue that combines a curated talent network with rest, food and drink, learning, events, startup matchmaking and international connections, all in one place.
Global digital nomads: scale and spending power
40M+
Global digital nomad population (2024); on track for 60 million by 2030
$235B
Projected digital nomad services market by 2034 (CAGR ~21.3%)
38yrs
Average age; median annual income around US$85,000
11%
of the U.S. workforce self-identify as digital nomads, up over 147% since 2019
Taiwan's visa tailwind (a strong following wind)
Taiwan's digital nomad visa launched in January 2025 (an initial 6-month grant), and was extended in 2026 to a maximum of 2 years, adding spousal work rights and a fast track to permanent residency for those earning over NT$6 million a year. The government's goal is to "draw 100,000 of the world's 35 million digital nomads to Taiwan and have 10,000 stay," with Tainan as the first policy stop.
Officials have openly admitted that early results fell short of expectations (hence the visa extension), which only underlines one thing: the market still needs a physical base plus a community to catch these people, and Taipei still has no clear digital nomad hub.
Taipei's strengths, and one weakness to shore up
Taipei has been ranked the world's number-one city for U.S. remote workers (July 2025) and is among the safest cities for women digital nomads. Its one clear weakness is a lower-rated internet speed (around 22 Mbps by platform data), which is why this project treats high-speed internet as core infrastructure.
Location: a high-footfall node by Taipei Main Station
Location
No. 11, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei (diagonally across from Exit Z10 of the station-front underground mall)
Taipei Main Station
About 301,000 passengers a day (official July 2025 figures), Taiwan's busiest station
Taipei Metro
About 1.99 million average daily rides in 2024
Café density
Taipei cafés account for 48.4% of Taiwan's café revenue
Surroundings
Chongqing South Road's former bookstore district, now transformed into a business-travel and dining district
That is "why now": the space is under contract and operations begin on November 1, 2026. The Founding Members are the first 100 people we want to invite in.
Market figures are range estimates from public sources (MBO Partners, market.us, CNA, United Daily News and others); please verify before citing.
About the steward · 05
Operator and relevant experience
Kai Hsu (KK) initiated the Founding Membership. Current roles, relevant experience and verifiable links are listed below.
Kai Hsu (KK)
Digital Nomad & Global Talent Ecosystem Advisor Digital Nomad & Global Talent Ecosystem Strategist
I'm Kai Hsu (KK). An engineer by training and a Computer Science graduate of National Taiwan University, I've worked as a web engineer and systems architect, all the way up to VP of Engineering at a startup; from 2018 I started my own companies as a CTO and co-founder, and that same year I began living as a digital nomad, taking my work through more than 20 countries.
What I do best, and enjoy most, is turning a concept into an event, an event into a community, a community into an international network, and that network into projects governments and companies want to build together.
Over time I turned digital nomadism from a lifestyle into a whole body of work around talent, cities and policy. Taiwan Talent Hub is the next step on that path: bringing together the community, brand, government partnerships and business opportunities I've built up over the years into a physical base that can operate for the long term. And I've always had one habit in how I work: laying everything out in the open. That is exactly the design principle behind this project.
Current roles
Chair
Taiwan Digital Nomad Association (TDNA)
Executive Director
Nomad Taiwan Office (National Development Council)
Co-operator
Kolable (SaaS startup)
Principal
Nomad Explore LLC (Wyoming, USA)
Operations
Hualien Cloud Base (digital nomad coworking space)
Professional background
More than 15 years in technology: from web engineer and systems architect to VP of Engineering at MoBagel (2015–2018), then out on my own from 2018 as a CTO and technical advisor. I hold a degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from National Taiwan University (2012–2016) and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification; my core strengths span technical consulting, technical leadership, AI productivity, solution architecture and systems design. Chinese is my native language, I work professionally in English, and I regularly work across Japanese and Korean contexts.
Selected projects and results
Type
Details
Community
Founded and run TDNA, the Taiwan Digital Nomad Association (about 2,500 on Facebook, about 3,900 on Instagram)
Flagship event
Chairperson of Taiwan Digital Fest 2026, moving it to Taitung and Hualien and expanding it into a month-long event
Event curation
Taiwan Digital Night, the Taiwan Digital Nomad Conference, and the Digital Nomad Summit at Expo Osaka
Government partnerships
Digital nomad demonstration sites, international lounges and platform operations in Taitung, Hualien, Tainan and elsewhere
International connections
Digital nomad and startup organizations across Japan (Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kobe, Osaka, Okinawa), Korea (Jeju, Incheon, Busan), Southeast Asia and Europe
Talks and sharing
In June 2026 I gave a talk, "Building AI Agents in the Real World," proposing a Prompt → Context → Harness (point → line → plane) engineering framework, and developed an AI curriculum for TDNA covering LLMs, prompt engineering, agent architecture and the MCP/A2A protocols. Incidentally, the very website you're looking at is one I built by hand using this agentic development approach.
Lately
These days I'm pretty much wrapped up in all things AI and digital nomad: whatever costs money, energy or connections, I've probably had a round of it. So if I'm slow to reply to a message or email, that's just the natural order of things; I'll do my best, promise XD.
On the association side, this year we passed on the National Development Council work and took on projects in Hualien and Taitung instead; as a kid from the east coast, I head back to Hualien and Taitung almost every two weeks, and I moved Taiwan Digital Fest out of Taipei to Taitung entirely. On the company side, we help enterprises with digital transformation and government tenders, and I unexpectedly picked the editor back up (VS Code → Cursor → Claude Code), solving quite a few problems for companies and the association within half a year, like this travel-expense reporting tool. In Taipei, 言文字 has had my renewed attention this year too, building up the community atmosphere together with our regulars (Threads). For corporate training, consulting, startups or digital transformation, you're always welcome to reach out. I'm rather good at handling complicated things in simple ways.
And if we run into each other one day and I don't recognize you right away, it's most likely my memory and CPU running low. Come reintroduce yourself and let me reload :)
Why it's worth trusting
This isn't my first time starting from zero, and every previous time was done somewhere everyone could see: event after event, community after community, government and international partnership after partnership, all on the record.
For this project, I've set transparency as the default: you get your own dashboard showing your membership dates, gift points and payment status; you'll receive monthly and quarterly operational and financial updates; and once things are settled you'll receive a Founding Member certificate spelling out the terms. Whatever needs to be said plainly, I've written honestly on the Honest notes page. No gloss, no exaggeration.
This is a small circle, limited to 100. What you hand over is a membership fee; I hope it also carries a trust that will be taken seriously, and I'll answer it in ways you can see.
For any questions about the project or joining, feel free to reach me directly.
The project · 03
Three floors and services
Dining on 1F, rest on 2F, and work and events on 3F. 2F services open only after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed.
Taiwan Talent Hub is a physical hub that brings together food and drink, rest, coworking, community events, talent exchange and international connections. It lets founders, freelancers, digital nomads, international talent, local-revitalization teams and corporate innovation units meet, work, exchange, learn and create together in one place.
Dining, work and events can fit into one building; 2F rest services are conditional.
How to use your membership
01
Coworking & event space
A timber-beamed floor on 3F with a 6-meter ceiling, for work, meetings, exchange and events, with high-speed internet as core infrastructure.
02
A membership community
Bringing together founders, freelancers, consultants, digital nomads and international talent.
03
Events & gatherings
Monthly talks, workshops, mixers, Talent Salons and Founder Dinners.
04
Advisory services
Helping companies, governments and local teams bring in talent and innovation strategy.
05
International exchange
Connecting Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the global digital nomad network.
06
Project incubation
Backing startups, communities and local-revitalization projects with company registration, real-world product validation and advisory & consulting, on top of space and community, to get off the ground.
By day, 在咖啡 (at cafe) serves Japanese set meals and coffee for working; after dark it switches into 三點水 (3AM), a late-night eatery and bistro. It turns passers-by into a doorway to the community, and it's the hub's day-to-day cash flow. Open to the public 08:00–17:30 (at cafe) and 18:00–03:00 (3AM).
2FSTAY SQUARE
等等空間 (Stay Square) · 24-hour reading & rest lounge + game & manga room (members only; opens after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed)
The 2F 24-hour rest service is conditional and will open only after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed. Once active, it includes private capsule rest seats, a game & manga room and showers managed by face-recognition entry; rest is charged by the hour and members with a valid membership may redeem points (100 points per hour for capsule rest seats / social room; list price NT$100 per hour).
3FSTAY SQUARE
等等空間 (Stay Square) · Coworking + event space
A 6-meter ceiling and timber beams, three projector screens plus a 100-inch big screen, for work, courses, community gatherings, office hours and Demo Nights.
How one day can work
Breakfast / meeting on 1F→Work on 3F→Rest on 2F (conditional)→Event on 3F→Dinner on 1F
Dining, work and events can be planned in one building. 2F 24-hour rest opens only after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed.
Membership · 01
How Founding Members use the space
Work regularly on 3F, join member events and use points on 2F after those services open.
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Access to the members-only spaces on 2F and 3F (face-recognition entry)
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Free use of the 3F coworking and event space
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Access to community events and the mutual-aid network
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2F showers: 70 points per visit; capsule rest seats & social room: 100 points per hour each (requires a valid membership; 2F 24-hour services open after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed)
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Founding-only: your name on the 3F founding wall
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Founding-only: an invitation to the founders' dinner
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Founding-only: renewal price lock (future list-price increases won't affect your first renewal price)
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Priority sign-up for member events · introductions to partners and corporate resources
Cost and term comparison
Founding Member
18 months of membership + 20,000 gift points, at the price of a standard annual membership
Membership dates: 2026-11-01 → 2028-04-30 (if the start is delayed, it shifts to the actual start day, with no reduction in duration)
Plan
One-time total
Term
Gift points
Standard annual
NT$35,000
12 months
10,000 points
Founding Member
NT$35,000
18 months
20,000 points (valid for one year)
Founding memberships are non-refundable but transferable. The 2F 24-hour services open after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed. See “Honest notes” next for the full conditions.
Who is this plan for?
This plan suits people who expect to use the 3F workspace regularly, join member events, or redeem points for 2F rest facilities after those services open.
Founding and standard annual membership both cost NT$35,000. Founding membership extends the term from 12 to 18 months and increases gift points from 10,000 to 20,000 (valid for one year), plus the founding wall, founding dinner and first-renewal price lock.
Honest notes · 02
Cost, dates and transfer terms
This is a non-refundable membership pre-sale that may be transferred. Check dates, point expiry and conditional services before joining.
The Founding Member program is a membership pre-sale: you pay a membership fee, and what you receive is membership and gift points: those are the benefits, all laid out in the open.
Start date: membership starts on November 1, 2026. If the start is delayed, your membership begins on the actual start day, and the 18 months and 20,000 gift points won't be shortened.
2F rest is a conditional service: the capsule rest seats, game & manga room and shower services on 2F open only after regulatory and safety requirements are confirmed; until then, gift points can be used on already-available redemption items, or adjusted per the membership rules.
Non-refundable; transfers allowed: once you join, a founding membership is non-refundable; if you can no longer use it later, the membership may be transferred to someone else (the organizer must be notified to update the records). Before joining, please make sure you understand what the membership covers, the rules on points and the points above. The membership rules are being finalized with lawyer approval, targeted for completion by 2026-09-15; formal rights and obligations follow the approved membership rules.
Membership pre-saleBenefits laid out in the openHonest disclosure of conditional servicesMonthly transparent updates
Conditions to check before joining
Situation
How we'll handle it
Start delayed
Membership starts from the actual start day, with no reduction in duration or hours; the reason and the new timeline are announced in the project updates
2F rest pending regulatory and safety confirmation
Until those requirements are confirmed, gift points can be used on already-available redemption items or adjusted per the membership rules
Founding spots don't sell out
This affects none of the benefits of those who've already joined; operations proceed as planned
Operations fall short of expectations
We disclose the operational and financial situation honestly; memberships are non-refundable but may be transferred to others, with transfer rules set out in the membership rules
Over-reliance on the founder
We build manager SOPs and systems, and the space's own capacity for membership and events, to reduce single-point dependence
Transparency mechanism
Monthly: operational progress, use of pre-collected membership fees, member data, milestones and risk notes. Quarterly: quarterly revenue and spending, cash position, membership growth, event results and partnership progress. Annually: an annual operations report and the strategy for the coming year.
