Startup Seoul (and my time here)
Ommgaawwd!! I forgot my Startup Seoul a first “real” job outside the hospital.
Here is where I work,
STARTUP SEOUL
International, boutique, accelerator and coworking powerhouse of innovation for startups in “Garosugil”, Seoul, Korea.
We got the “Garosugil” (the tree-lined road) in Sinsa-dong (it’s international fashion street in Gangnam area).
We got Mentors (International Mentor and local Mentor. It’s really, really good!!), we got Partners, and powerhouse team good guys, Andrew Kim, former Head of Oculus Korea (which was bought out by Facebook) and, like, me, for example. 🙂
We got International flava… Korean and English as standards, and multiple languages all in there (Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc.)
Our current batch, looks like this…
- Jin Irons Seo, CEO of Travel dNation,
- Jusung Eric Lee, CEO of ArchiDraw
- Steve Kim, CEO of XYZ Entertainment
- Richard Kim, CEO of Defy Labs
- George Park, CEO of IDPMC
- Stuart Schechter, CEO of Dice Keys
And here is my location, sexy, I know. Heehee!
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Could you introduce me about yourself and Startup Seoul?
“GRIT UNLIMITED. Being grateful for the ride, no matter the ups and downs.”
That’s my saying.
Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. Have a Legacy. Have fun and enjoy the ride.
The currently, I am the Executive Partner of Startup Seoul. Previously, Manager Director of the Fashion Technology Accelerator, Seoul (Silicon Valley, Seoul, Milan) and Cofounder of Seoul Space and Kstartup (the first Asian accelerator funded by Google). And Founder and CEO of +822 (on hold). And way back when, I was CEO of Zingu, first Pay-Per-Click search engine and advertising in Korea — that was the year of 2000! Yikes!
I love BIG thinking that moves big pieces on the board, creates value, and pushes the human condition forward. I build ecosystems that bridge Asia to the world through Korea (or) innovation platforms (or) work with and/or invest in companies that do so.
Innovations and startup. That’s where I’m at… I love it!
I am also on a whole foods plant-based lifestyle (NEW! ). It started when I had my stroke, and I keep it up in honor of my Mom… and I love it! (Aphasia and Stroke (Argh!). Slowly, starting get better. RaaawwwrrrrRRR!!! Read it here: Health…I never knew.)
That when I got into to Startup Seoul in “Garosugil”, Sinsa (Gangnam area).
Andrew Kim made the transition a breeze even considering my post-stroke-ness. You rock, Andrew! I have been friends for a while (6 years?). We teamed up as Executive Partners as the whole thing over: Startup Seoul, as a re-doing my Seoul Space as a boutique style accelerator and coworking center.
It was perfect!
Take a look: www.StartupSeoul.com
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vsdr4EryzV4AVyHNA
Loads of stuff we want to show you…
Come on down!
He is my address:
Startup Seoul
Seoul Gangnam-gu, Sinsa-dong, Dosan-daero , 120
3rd floor, “Garosugil” (Tree-lined Street)
Zip Code: 06036
(541-17 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
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02-544-0918
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JGvJk
