Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Looxid Labs aims to integrate biometrics into the VR/AR/MR platform. When I took an entrepreneurship course at graduate school, I have received the best advice from a successful Korean entrepreneur. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s very easy in venture capital when you’ve seen thousands of companies have read thousands of decks and spreadsheets and been to numerous conferences and exchanged ideas with other investors and entrepreneurs to feel like “you know better” and that’s precisely what we try to encourage Team Upfront not to feel or how not to behave.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 8, 2011

America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work – [link]. America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work – [link]. South Korea continues to impress with their innovative use of technology – grocery shopping on subway – [link]. How to Get Creative: Stop Trying – [link].

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2015

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

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 18, 2023

We have people, you know, in fact Tung Fu was the number three ranked book in South Korea, you know, almost 20 years after it was published. Sam Horn (19:12): What a great idea is that what actually I do certi, just like you certified people, I certified people in tongue fu and talking on eggshells. It was the most checked out book.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 1, 2019

South Korea is one of the world’s technological powerhouses, home to giants such as Samsung, LG, and Kia. The small Asian country truly punches above its weight as it’s starting to rival the digital prowess of its much bigger neighbors, China and Japan.

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The Next Web

JUNE 6, 2018

Even though some people might have a hard time pointing out South Korea on a map, almost everybody knows South Korean companies like Samsung and LG — but they aren’t the only noteworthy companies in the country.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If there are two things that South Korea should be known for, it’s tech innovation and delicious food. Seoul houses giants such as Samsung and LG, and its startup ecosystem is seeing amazing growth. The city’s food culture is also to die for (I mean, who doesn’t love kimchi?),

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

South Korea and its capital Seoul are best known for cutting-edge tech giants like Samsung and LG, but now there’s a big push to put its startups in the spotlight. One way the country is doing this is through events, specifically Start-Up Seoul: Tech-Rise 2019 — Seoul city government’s flagship event.

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Agile VC

JUNE 24, 2014

Picture I took in 2002 of WC stadium Daegu, South Korea. Success in the World Cup, just like success as an entrepreneur, depends on a mix of skill, hard work, and luck. As a tech entrepreneur you know that the odds are long from the outset, that most startups are ultimately unsuccessful.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As an entrepreneur in the crowded craft brewing business, his company’s dedication to quality has fostered its popularity among the beer-drinking public. During the festival, beers are shipped overseas to South Korea, Japan, Norway, Belgium, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 2, 2023

Interestingly, this weight loss journey is similar to the entrepreneur’s strategy for building and growing a lean business. Through this refine and test approach, entrepreneurs minimize wasting resources – like time and money – and continue to improve their products and services while increasing efficiencies and decreasing cycle times.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

entrepreneurs targeting U.S. In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. based opportunities. Not anymore. So from 95%+ U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur. Then everyone just started calling me a serial entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur you have to suspend disbelief.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2016

That’s opening up opportunities for smaller entrepreneurs unheard of in the past. For example, New Zealand and South Korea have 94 and 92 percent Internet penetration respectively, but Thailand is struggling to get to 30 percent [3].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2018

In the last few days of 2018, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I fully immersed myself in industry conversations, met ecosystem partners, and participated in social media discussions with next-generation entrepreneurs. 1- Launching our first collection.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2015

So, as an intercultural communication and international etiquette expert, I can be certain of one thing: executives, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders, whether they presently do business in Asia or not, would be well served to appreciate Asian business cultures. Loose cultures, on the other hand, are at ease with informalities.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

A perfect example: Bill Gates once shook hands with the President of South Korea (pictured above) and he absent-mindedly kept his left hand in his pocket. See Also From Problem Solving to Organic Pickles: 7 Startup Lessons from an Inspiring Entrepreneur. Beyond that, what is your left hand doing while your right is shaking?

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Replicate what I was doing for others. We saw that many food entrepreneurs had these same problems. I graduated college during the 2008 financial crisis and took a career ‘gap year’ to head to South Korea and teach English.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

But then a family emergency struck – Michael Plummer Senior suffered a major heart attack, and Junior was called home from his station in South Korea. Instead Junior decided to carve out his own life by joining the military as an army nurse, putting his life at risk on the front lines to help save the lives of others.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

So much of the challenge that both entrepreneurs and investors face in earning return on time and capital is driven by the low growth rate of the economy as a whole. Here are actions that smart entrepreneurs and investors can take today to “break out” and attain well above average results and returns: Think and Act Globally.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2015

A perfect example: Bill Gates once shook hands with the President of South Korea and he absent-mindedly kept his left hand in his pocket — as he commonly does because, as you can see in the media, Gates always has his hands in his pockets. Beyond that, what is your left hand doing while your right is shaking? Never thought about it?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Also, if you are an entrepreneur, check out all the cool panels and presentations in the Entrepreneurship and Startups Track , which runs March 8–12 at SXSW. Read interview here MIRO?—?Human Human Body AI , Hong Kong, Hong Kong Learn2Play , Limassol, Cyprus? Orlando, FL Click here to browse the full lineup of startups for SXSW Pitch 2019.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But for us that can’t be the goal at the outset and we try to be up front with entrepreneurs that we meet that we’re not the right investment partner if that’s what they’re looking for. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Filed under Uncategorized.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Hang out in tech entrepreneur rich communities. Perhaps the easiest way to find potential technical co-founders is to hang out in both online and offline communities where technical entrepreneurs gather. Quora - Increasingly becoming a popular online hangout for tech people and entrepreneurs. just an example)). New Web Order.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Having more great investors is critical to more entrepreneurs staying in LA, which is critical to my long-term success!” They always ask whether I see this as threatening as Upfront Ventures. Are you kidding me? And this is true. larger than the San Francisco Bay Area, whom we also love :)) and also the Northern capital of Latin America.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 12, 2011

Pros, in the sense of potential markets in which to sell goods far beyond any one entrepreneur’s national boundaries; cons, in the sense of a global, 24×7 competitive environment, prohibiting you from counting on any region as a safe harbor for cornering a sale. Examples that Anonen cites?

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Start Up Blog

JULY 8, 2010

I got through a computer science degree without a computer, can juggle, have tutored maths, and have watched more professional Starcraft than just about anyone outside of South Korea. Tags: entrepreneurship career cubical escape entrepreneurs experience expertise Ideas Jobs Journey leaving work Life living startups value.

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K9 Ventures

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Sooinn had over a decade of experience working in the game industry in South Korea. Sooinn is one of the most driven and determined entrepreneurs that I have had the pleasure of working with. Yet she doesn’t fit the Silicon Valley stereotype of an entrepreneur.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 21, 2011

From my preliminary research, its appears there are many high impact student entrepreneurs coming out of leading research universities. Add to this the fact that the new world-class universities, whether in Chile, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, and the United States, also serve as hubs for new thinking in the humanities and social sciences.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. The point is clear, we need more entrepreneurs with the ambition to build large lasting companies. Insufficient social capital.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

But places like Brazil and India are estimated at 20-30% and Japan and South Korea at <15%. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. In fact penetration in Chile, Turkey, and Venezuela is estimated at >80% which is astonishing. Read More ».

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

” And yet we entrepreneurs who will sign up for the journey accept that failure is a possibility and the true entrepreneurs know that they must stick with the ship even if it’s sinking. First time entrepreneurs can fall prey to hubris. But markets don’t generally love failure. Yet failure smells.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

This is even before serial entrepreneur Liad Agmon joins as partner. In Pitchbook’s 2021 Ranking of the 50 Leading undergraduate programs that produce the most VC-backed entrepreneurs, 4 Israeli universities were ranked with Tel Aviv University in the top 10, and the Technion placed #12. K-12 education is where the real challenges are.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 30, 2023

#19- Experimented with combinations Photo Credit: Anne Sutherland-Smith Our business name is Ryokomun Pty Ltd, which reflects the fact that our travel blogging business focus is to help people to plan their trips to Japan and South Korea. In Japanese, Ryoko means to travel, and in Korean, mun means gate.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

As European talent in the form of startups and entrepreneurs continue to flock towards the USA, the question remains: why? Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. But it stifles those with the potential to be great entrepreneurs. Is it attitude or is it money?

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

SparkLabs , an accelerator program in South Korea that is bringing a Silicon Valley-like approach to the Asian country’s startup ecosystem, showcased its second batch of startups to investors at Demo Day today. Asia Entrepreneur News Roundups South Korea startups'

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