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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us.

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Twitter Link Roundup #93 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Social Media Revolution – Facts and Figures (Updated) - [link]. Related posts: Twitter Link Roundup #92 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More.

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Why we expanded our startup to South Korea

The Next Web

Expanding to a new country can lead to a larger client base, a foothold in another market, more media exposure, and more investors. Regardless of where your startup resides, you should always monitor where else in the world your product is gaining traction. So when your later stage startup is ready to expand, where should you go?

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Korea – Asia’s Startup Powerhouse

YoungUpstarts

by Jun Byongnam, Regional Director of the Korea IT Cooperation Center in Singapore. In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea has been lauded in the speed and clarity of their response. We will take a look at what those steps have done for South Korea and the possible projections.

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Why we expanded our startup to South Korea

The Next Web

Expanding to a new country can lead to a larger client base, a foothold in another market, more media exposure, and more investors. Regardless of where your startup resides, you should always monitor where else in the world your product is gaining traction. So when your later stage startup is ready to expand, where should you go?

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Rethinking The Words You Should Lose For Those to Use

Duct Tape Marketing

Well, especially when you see the multiplication of that kind of activity on social media, that's, you know, I've, I don't know about you, but I mean it's kind of soured me on even wanting to pay attention to it because there's so much of that, Sam Horn (02:49): You know, there's research. Yeah, yeah. John Jantsch (02:35): Wrong.

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Ticketbis, An Online Event Ticket Trading Platform

YoungUpstarts

Sure, you could spam messages on your social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, or on classified ads sites such as Craiglist to find someone willing to buy them at a decent price, but surely there’s a better way. Its success speaks for itself – it achieved 1 million euros in revenue even in its first year, and hit 5.5