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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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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 Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons.

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Elon Musk’s new startup xAI seeks to raise $6 billion to challenge OpenAI

ReadWriteStart

With several investors handing sizable checks to startups to profit from what has attracted Silicon Valley’s attention in the past year — the race to create more and better AI has been escalating. The post Elon Musk’s new startup xAI seeks to raise $6 billion to challenge OpenAI appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Why we expanded our startup to South Korea

The Next Web

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? 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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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

It takes a LOT of courage to say no to potential revenue, especially in the very early stages of a startup. This confidence allowed her to say “ no ” to a brand if it is not a fit with the company’s values and strategy. Avoiding saying no is a mistake I made as an entrepreneur and one I have seen many other founders make frequently.

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My First Trip to South Korea

Austin Startup

My first time to Asia, specifically South Korea, happened two days after Thanksgiving. Navy Reserves has it’s perks… Continue reading on Austin Startups ». Being in the U.S.