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Re-Generate: China, Japan, S. Korea (Workshop Tutorial)

September 6, 2018 Innovation Startups

I went to a workshop… and it was great. “CAMPUS Asia Alumni Workshop: Re-Generate China Japan ROK” China, Japan flew in and joined Korea and all got together and did a workshop, sponsored by TCS. (I forget what is actually was called… …Secretaries…. some government title. <argh!> Aphasia: 1, Richard: 0…

I love this city.

I love this city, Seoul… and surrounding Korea… what the heck, I love it all For all it ups and downs: Ups: Innovation and startups, connection to my roots and Korea, and legacy. Downs: No access to nature (not compare to New England and California, etc), access to Asia, and…

Micro and Macro

August 5, 2018 Editorial Innovation Startups

Changes [I’m going through this internal thing, so bear with me.] Korea is constantly changing. It’s what drove me here in the first place. Vast potential. Now, I know what you are going to say: Conglomerates never change, rote repetition, and a small country (Korea, UK, SE Asia, etc.) and…

Oh! I get it! It’s the same thing, only with “cryptocurrencies” (blockchain).

July 23, 2018 Innovation Startups

Daam, I wanted to be first write you (the reader) and ‘Oh! I get it!’. I agree totally (with the crypto craze). (Article here: VentureBeat) I was wondering as well, South Korea is solid leader in the blockchain community… huh???? When the hell became number leader in the blockchain community. I’m slowly…

Google is preparing to launch Google Shopping in South Korea. I say, “Eh.”

July 16, 2018 Editorial Innovation News

[External] Things are really heating up in Korea. Google is preparing to launch Google Shopping in South Korea. A big move, and who knows? Google can finally shake things up for Naver and Kakao… haha! I jest. Mobile and website? I say…”Not.” Shopping ads account for 50% of revenues for both Naver and…

World’s Most Innovative Economies: Korea Takes The #1 Spot

July 2, 2018 Innovation

Bloomberg rates the South Korea number 1 (one) for innovation economies. In fact, Korea has been one for a while… you are talking about 5 years. Yeeaa, baby! (I can use in my podcast. Ha!) Nordic nations come out on top with Sweden rising to the second place spot and Finland also earning a coveted…

Sparklabs Demo Day 2018

June 25, 2018 Innovation Startups

John Chi, VC (Venture Capital, iDream Ventures) and Sam Baik, Director, Pacific-Asia New Business Dev. at Meizler UCB Biopharma S/A , I met them there and we went the Sparklabs demo day. (John Chi and I go way back into the Seoul Reservoir Dogs and, basically, just hang out. Ha.). 🙂 I went…