Startups

Startup Seoul and University of Colorado Denver

April 9, 2019 Innovation Startups

Startup Seoul was pleased to have a visit from the University of Colorado Denver. “It is a learning expedition for the Masters in Management program. They are traveling to Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong. All of the students work for leading brand names like Chanel, Shiseido, LVMH and others. My…

TechStars Detroit in Startup Seoul

March 29, 2019 Innovation Startups

Kelly Kang TechStars Detroit visiting Startup Seoul. Yah! From the left: Stuart Schechter , Andrew Kim, George Park, Stanley Oh, Kelly Kang and Richard Min Welcome to Startup Seoul! (I just realized, ah, f#ck it! I’ve just have to post stuff in the meantime on the blog first. Whatever that…

VC and shoes, you gotta love it.

March 20, 2019 Innovation Startups

Maybe I should get some… ha How Shoes Became Venture Capital’s Favorite Accessory Online shoe brands like Allbirds, Rothy’s and Birdies are growing sales by developing one really popular style and pushing it hard. Is this business model sustainable?Birdies, Allbirds, Rothy’s, Greats | Source: Facebook, Courtesy NEW YORK, United States…

L’Oreal acquisition of Style Nanda. Niiiice!!

March 15, 2019 Innovation Startups

It’s old (6 months?), but it relevant and it’s Korea, so I will post it. Ha. L’Oreal purchases Nanda, one of the Korean startups in the fashion space. Could this be a trend? I hope so. L’Oreal completes acquisition of Style Nanda French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said on June…

Ep. #4: Andrew D. Kim, CEO of Startup Seoul

February 6, 2019 Innovation Startups

Andrew D. Kim, CEO of Startup Seoul: Accelerator, coworking and innovation center of “Garosugil”, Seoul. He is the former Head of Oculus Korea (acquired by Facebook) and former CEO of Happy Interactive (Beijing) Network (www.87870.com), and now he is CEO of Startup Seoul, which have joined as a Partner. Woohoo!…

A Standard and Clean Series A Term Sheet by Y Combinator

February 6, 2019 Innovation Startups

Yay! A standard “Series A” term sheet…. It’s by Y Combinator… I am definitely keeping that! Ha! A Standard and Clean Series A Term Sheet By Jason Kwon and Aaron Harris While working with companies in YC’s Series A program, we’ve noticed a common problem: founders don’t know what “good” looks like in a…

Ep. #3: Stanley Oh (and Andrew Kim) Podcast

January 29, 2019 Innovation Startups

My first podcast interview one! Haha! (And I updated my profile.) It is a interview with Stanley Oh (LinkedIn), he is a VC (Venture Capital) of Capital One Korea and Andrew Kim (LinkedIn), formerly Head of Oculus Korea (bought out by Facebook), and now he is a Startup Seoul, the…