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…

Frozen Shoulder After a Stroke

March 17, 2019 Health Personal
I have this frozen shoulder BEFORE the stroke (skateboarding, swimming, baseball, etc), and the stroke made it worse. 🙁 Several studies suggest that Frozen Shoulder may be one of the most significant causes of shoulder pain after stroke. It can occur in up to 25% of individuals suffering a stroke within 6 months. Here is what helps…

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…

 Marshall and Me and BIRDING!

March 13, 2019 Personal
 Richard Min Marshall and me going birding again… in Korea! Oh daaam, I am excited. Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, by listening for bird sounds,[1][2] or…

Chanel Korea

February 19, 2019 Innovation
Stephane Blanchard (Managing Director/CEO, Chanel Korea), Andrew Kim (CEO, Startup Seoul), John Park (CIO, Chanel Korea), Richard Min (MD, Fashion Technology Accelerator), John Whang (CFO, Chanel Korea) (in the main picture one) and Andrew Junhoe Ku, CEO of Ada, giving a presentation. The meeting with Chanel Korea was 3 hours about innovation,…

Shoulder Exercises for Stroke Patients

February 18, 2019 Health Personal
I love this site! It has the stuff I need to now about, basically, stroke and post-stroke therapy at home or physical therapist and occupational therapist office. This is exactly what I needed: therapeutic shoulder exercises for stroke patients at home (with shoulder pain). It’s blog and it’s great. I…