In this opening speech from Taiwan Tech Day: From Lab to Market, Quei-hua Yang sets the stage for a powerful conversation on how Taiwan’s breakthrough research can move from the lab into real-world markets. The event connects Taiwan’s deep tech innovation with Silicon Valley’s startup, investment, and technology transfer ecosystem.

In this talk, Andy Lombard, Founder and Managing Partner of Tesoro Venture Capital, shares a candid look at what it truly takes to scale AI and semiconductor startups. Drawing on decades of experience as a serial founder, investor, and former Motorola executive, he explains why deep-tech companies face fundamentally different challenges than software startups—and how global supply chains, capital strategy, and cross-border partnerships, especially between Silicon Valley and T