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Korean Conglomerates Invest in the US Market
This is not the best news for the Korean startup scene. Korean conglomerates like Samsung, SK, Lotte, LG, and others have already started building plants in the United States and have started investing in US companies. This plan is to expand into the world's biggest customer market. Since Donald…
Entrepreneurs in Korea First Need to Learn How to Fail
Entrepreneurs in Korea have a larger fear of failure than those in the western world. That might be mainly because of the strict standards set by their parents. In Silicon Valley, it is expected that you fail when starting a startup. Through failure, you can learn from your mistakes. However for…
SEA Anchor – Helps Korean Startups Enter Southeast Asia
SEA Anchor is a premium Southeast Asia Anchoring program, strategic venture builder, and early-stage investor. They work closely with startups that are aligned with their investment thesis. They focus on key growth strategy development, opportunity maximization, business advisory, and connections…
Smartphone Use in Korea is Getting Out of Hand
Smartphone use is increasing everywhere in the world. However, smartphone use in Korea is increasing at an alarming rate. South Korea ranks at the top for smartphone ownership at 95%. The other 5% have a mobile phone. Therefore in South Korea, smartphone or mobile phone ownership is at 100%.…
Batoners helps the Visually Impaired Read E-Books
Batoners is one of the most innovative startups in Korea that is addressing meaningful social issues by developing technologies and services for children, the disabled, and the underprivileged. The startup has created social impact products such as E-Books for the visually impaired. They offer a…
NextRise – Global Startup Conference in Seoul – Complete Review
The Korean government is taking an active role in trying to grow the Korean startup ecosystem. The NextRise 2020 Seoul is a global startup conference and exhibition to connect Korean startups with the global startup ecosystem. After a successful NextRise 2019, NextRise 2020 continued its quest to…
